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This issue features new work by Alberto Manguel, poetry for Chekhov's sister, a look at the Artist As a Fraud, and more. Get a copy from this limited print run today! more »

May 8, 2013

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Maria Chekhova

Chekhov’s Sister, 1873

A series of poems dedicated to Maria Chekhova, sister of the famed writer. Read the first poem, Chekhov's Sister, 1873. more »

May 15, 2013 by in Poetry

Dear Patient

A woman, hoping to find peace, seeks her birth mother in By Blood by Ellen Ullman. more »

May 15, 2013 by in Reviews (1 Comments)

Licorice Roots

A writer uncovers a family connection with a sweet English confection. more »

May 8, 2013 by in Dispatches

Award Nominations

Geist and our contributors have been recognized by both the National Magazine Awards and the Western Magazine Awards. Congrats to all! more »

May 8, 2013 in GEIST NEWS

Next Door Café: The Poem

A poem "with cautious, slightly energy-sapped enjambments" recreates a bar's atmosphere and patrons. more »

Mar 28, 2013 by in Poetry (1 Comments)

Anakana Schofield wins First Novel Award

Many congratulations to Geist contributor Anakana Schofield on her win! more »

Apr 25, 2013 in GEIST NEWS (1 Comments)

Video: Outside the Digital World

Ink, metal type and time: Watch an 1850 Albion super royal handpress in action. more »

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