The Hyacinth Review https://hyacinthreview.org/ Literary Arts Journal Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:12:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/hyacinthreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-Hyacinth-H-Favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 The Hyacinth Review https://hyacinthreview.org/ 32 32 199531397 approach of the magician https://hyacinthreview.org/allison-anne-approach-of-the-magician/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=allison-anne-approach-of-the-magician Wed, 06 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://hyacinthreview.org/?p=8101 The post approach of the magician appeared first on The Hyacinth Review.

]]> 8101 What I Took From The Tideline https://hyacinthreview.org/jackie-mcclure-what-i-took-from-the-tideline/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jackie-mcclure-what-i-took-from-the-tideline Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://hyacinthreview.org/?p=7883 The post What I Took From The Tideline appeared first on The Hyacinth Review.

]]> 7883 The Hinges on the Barn Door are Singing Again: On the Lyric Essay https://hyacinthreview.org/chila-woychik-the-hinges-on-the-barn-door-are-singing-again-on-the-lyric-essay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chila-woychik-the-hinges-on-the-barn-door-are-singing-again-on-the-lyric-essay Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://hyacinthreview.org/?p=7882 … the heart of the lyric essay is not reality, not nature, but the music of reality, the music of nature as conceived in the mind of the essayist—the music of beautiful untrue things, which, as Wilde says, is the proper aim of art. ~ Joey Franklin, TriQuarterly Journal, 2014 ‘Til the cows come home,…

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]]> 7882 The Law Of Resonance And Condensed Milk https://hyacinthreview.org/lia-d-elen-the-law-of-resonance-and-condensed-milk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lia-d-elen-the-law-of-resonance-and-condensed-milk Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://hyacinthreview.org/?p=7881 A manifold of frequency, woven from every mind that has ever parsed the world’s hidden patterns, waits by a pillar of translucent sapphire. Their hands leave trails of phosphorus in the air, a phantom mimicry of the bioluminescence at Falmouth, tracing the invisible seams where thought condenses into matter. I arrive always as if crossing…

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]]> 7881 The End Of The Hyacinth Review https://hyacinthreview.org/terri-pinyerd-the-end-of-the-hyacinth-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=terri-pinyerd-the-end-of-the-hyacinth-review Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:12:20 +0000 https://hyacinthreview.org/?p=8114 After five years, the Hyacinth Review will be put on an indefinite hiatus. As many of you know, the website has been a labor of love and the hosting costs have been paid out of my own pocket supplemented by donations from our generous readers. Unfortunately, I was recently let go from my job and…

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]]> 8114 Dryadic Dreams  https://hyacinthreview.org/clarabelle-fields-dryadic-dreams/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clarabelle-fields-dryadic-dreams Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://hyacinthreview.org/?p=7880 The post Dryadic Dreams  appeared first on The Hyacinth Review.

]]> 7880 Book Review: Lap Cat by Joren Cull https://hyacinthreview.org/terri-pinyerd-book-review-lap-cat-by-joren-cull/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=terri-pinyerd-book-review-lap-cat-by-joren-cull Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://hyacinthreview.org/?p=8092 The editors at the Hyacinth Review were given a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. If you’ve ever encountered a cat, chances are you’ve gotten the impression that they’re in the middle of something more important; a quest, perhaps. That’s the story behind Joren Cull’s latest release, Lap Cat, which follows its titular…

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]]> 8092 Childhood Photography https://hyacinthreview.org/clarabelle-fields-childhood-photography/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clarabelle-fields-childhood-photography Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://hyacinthreview.org/?p=7879 The post Childhood Photography appeared first on The Hyacinth Review.

]]> 7879 Pear https://hyacinthreview.org/james-moran-pear/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=james-moran-pear Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://hyacinthreview.org/?p=7874 On their way to the first day of school after summer break Scott and Alex decided they would find the juiciest pear in the orchard. A trail of pears, each missing a bite, followed them through the rows of trees. They trotted out onto the field with pears piled in their shirts. At the school…

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]]> 7874 Station Hill https://hyacinthreview.org/chloe-eathorne-station-hill/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chloe-eathorne-station-hill Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://hyacinthreview.org/?p=7873 The post Station Hill appeared first on The Hyacinth Review.

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