The Reaper was a United States literary periodical which played an important role in establishing the poetry movements of New Narrative and New Formalism. It was founded in 1980 and ran until 1989; a double issue of numbers 19 and 20 was the last.
The Reaper, an American literary journal, contributed substantially to the development of two prominent poetry movements: New Narrative and New Formalism. Founded in 1980, it continued until 1989, with its last issue being a double number combining numbers 19 and 20.