Emma Kent-Abate

Emma Kent-Abate is a writer and folklorist from New Hampshire. Her debut short story collection, Curators of Absence, is out now with Flooded Pine Press. Her short fiction has been featured in Underbelly Press, Necksnap Magazine, Folklore Review, and elsewhere. A graduate of Kenyon College and a 2025 Munson Institute Fellow, her fiction takes inspiration from her research in maritime history, folk song, and ecocriticism. She writes album reviews and essays about the literary impact of lyrics on her blog Strawberry Revue. She can be found getting lost in the woods.

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strawberry revue

Strawberry Revue is a blog that explores folk songs of the past and present by analyzing them as unique pieces of literature and engaging them with literary theory. The website is frequently updated with album reviews, reflections on songs, and research-driven essays. Check it out below.

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