Hanya Yanagihara’s 2015 novel A Little Life can be briefly summarized as the story of four college roommates, their enduring friendship and soaring careers, but it…
On Tallulah Bankhead by Augustus Edwin John (1930)
I first saw her at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., having a few minutes to spare before scurrying off to a panel at…
Endnotes on Pale Fire
Azure adj. blue, bright, cloudless; (of love) cloudless: The false azure of cloudless love. And when a noun – heaven, palate, the roof of one’s…
V-Sides and Rarities
I. Entomology It is in rare circumstances that the etymology of the word is as fascinating as the definition of the word itself. In the…
Announcement: The Columbia Review’s 100th Volume Literary Prizes!
The Columbia Review is excited to announce that we are offering one-time prizes to celebrate the first issue in our 100th Volume during the Fall…
Claiming Holiday Supremacy: A Halloween Blog
October is upon us, and we all know what that means; it’s finally time for Halloween. On the list of the top ten best holidays,…
Water Lilies after Monet
And light— my paint liquid light— the pale flush of rose lustrous daffodil yellow lilac blue and soft electric silver warm blaze colored oil glowing…
Read Our Spring 2018 Issue!
The Columbia Review is proud to announce the second installment of our 99th Volume. We would like to thank all of our wonderful contributors, our…
Eating Bread is Wooden Ships Crashing on the Shore
There is a dial tone in the mirror. In a single room, blue invents a forest, and when the light arrives, it arrives like milk,…
Anatomy of Absence
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Photo by Brad Javernick of Home Oomph There was a hole at the table where her son used to be. Once he had sat across…