Kestrel: A Journal of Literature & Art Impact

Kestrel: A Journal of Literature & Art

Mission

Kestrel’s Mission is to explore the human condition and to share a vision of the human experience with readers in West Virginia, Appalachia, the United States, and abroad, and to bring together contributors and audiences for Kestrel Celebrations that foster appreciation for and inquiry into the humanities.

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Current Issue

Cover of Kestrel Issue 52 Winter 2024-2025 featuring Tensile by Michael Moreth

Cover Art:
Tensile by Michael Moreth
Gouache on Bristol board 4.5"x6"

  • Sharon Perkins Ackerman
    Jay Aelick
    Decimus Magnus Ausonius
    Jan Beatty
    Jay Brecker
    Marion Brown
    Erika Brumett
    Rick Campbell
    Andrea Janelle Dickens
    Juditha Dowd
    Shelley Girdner
    Danielle Hanson
    Suzanne Heagy
    Scott T. Hutchison
    Jen Karetnick
    Gunilla T. Kester
    Sally Rosen Kindred
    Alyse Knorr
    Bob Kunzinger
    Sydney Lea
    Bruce Lowry
    Anne Marie Macari
    Nathan Manley
    Marie Manilla
    Marcus Valerius Martialis
    Robert McNamara
    Michael Moreth
    Clara Mundy
    C. S. Nelson
    Elaine Fowler Palencia
    Rebecca Pyle
    Dean Rader
    Michael Robins
    Lora Robinson
    Richard Ryal
    Elizabeth Savage
    Harvey Silverman
    James Sutherland-Smith
    Nancy Takacs
    Matt Yurdana

New Publications

Congratulations, Ethel Rackin, on your new poetry book, In Time, hot off the press from Word Works Books. Rackin's new book is available for preorder and will debut on May 1st, 2025.

Save the Date!

Join us for the Kestrel 52 Celebration on April 4th and 5th.