Issue 16
Includes: Sherman Alexie, Dick Allen, Rick Barot, Bruce Bond, Michael Chitwood, Alan Feldman, Carol Frost, Pamela Germin, Vona Groarke, Philip Gross, Brenda Hillman, Richard Jones, Laura Kasischke, Wayne Miller, A.E. Nielsen, Mary Quade, James Richardson, David Rivard, Sappho, Alan Shapiro, Chase Twichell, Leslie Ullman and more!
- » Beheading Bacchus by Chad Davidson
- » The Umbrella by Jennifer Grotz
- » Hope is a Thing with Feathers that Smacks Into a Window by Bob Hicok
- » Comparative Fates by David Lehman
Issue 15
Includes: Jim Daniels, Carl Dennis, B.H. Fairchild, Sandra M. Gilbert, Leah Goldberg, Brooks Haxton, Bob Hicok, David Kirby, John Koethe, David Lehman, Gail Mazur, Campbell McGrath, Gregory Orr, Lia Purpura, Jacques Reda, Reginald Shepherd, Elizabeth Spires, Diane Wakoski and many more.
- » The Fox Explains the Dream of Foxes by Hannah Craig
- » Black Running from the Faucet by Mary Crow
- » Begin in Gladness by James Harms
Issue 14
Includes: Aliki Barnstone, Claire Bateman, Adrian Blevins, Mary Crow, James Galvin, Linda Gregerson, Alex Lemon, Phillis Levin, Lisa Lewis, Joanie Mackowski, Maurice Manning, D.A. Powell, Alberto Rios, Rosanna Warren, Terence Winch, Robert Wrigley, Contemporary Indian translations, and more.
- » Short Lyrics by Scott Cairns
- » Pure Love by Tony Hoagland
- » Song for Eight Aprils by Peter Kline
- » Floating Hearts by R.M. Ryan
Issue 13
Includes: Scott Cairns, C.P. Cavafy, Nicole Cooley, Tony Hoagland, Susan Howe, Christopher Howell, Timothy Liu, Shara McCallum, Medbh McGuckian, Liam Rector, R.M. Ryan, A.E. Stallings, Marilyn L. Taylor, Charles Harper Webb and more.
- » Hockey Haikus by Chad Davidson
- » Forecast by Julie Hanson
- » A Glimpse of Alaska by John Kinsella
- » Tiepolo in Venice by Molly McQuade
- » Clouds by Greg Williamson
- » Snow by Greg Williamson
Issue 12
Includes: Betty Adcock, Stephen Cushman, Jim Daniels, Denise Duhamel, Lola Haskins, Bob Hicok, John Kinsella, Jerzy Kronhold, Molly McQuade, Eric Pankey, Giovanni Pascoli, Arthur Rimbaud, Joan Swift, Jordan Smith, Henry Taylor, Susan Thomas, Lee Upton, Nance Van Winckel, William Wenthe, Greg Williamson and more.
- » Tijuana Clinic by Dorothy Barresi
- » A Stranger Here Myself by Daniel Groves
- » Three Poems of Sulpicia by John Hollander
- » The Deer Bride by Ted Kooser
Issue 11
Includes: Dorothy Barresi, Daniel Groves, John Hollander, Ted Kooser and more.
- » Bravo by Dick Allen
- » The Publisher Calls It Quits by Bruce Bennett
- » Four Aunts by Frederick Buechner
- » I Must Admit by Clarinda Harriss
- » Consequence 895-3333 by Claudia Keelan
Issue 10
Includes: Dick Allen, Bruce Benett, Frederick Buechner, David Citino, Patricia Clark, Peter Cooley, Mark Cox, Chard deNiord, Carl Dennis, Stephen Dunn, Claudia Emerson, Ray Gonzalez, Allen Grossman, Mark Halliday, Mark Halperin, Richard Jones, Claudia Keelan, XJ Kennedy, David Kirby, William Logan, Campbell McGrath, David Middleton, Ed Pavlic, Lawrence Raab, Sherod Santos, Maurya Simon, Deborah Tall, Diane Thiel, Henry Weinfield, William Wenthe, Stephen Yenser and more.
- » Jacopone: House by David Gewanter
- » A Premise from the Morning Paper by Andrew Hudgins
- » The Abominable Snowman by Ron Koertge
- » Poem Beginning with a Line by Rumi by Alicia Ostriker
Issue 9
Includes: Dick Allen, Gaylord Brewer, Joel Brouwer, Maxine Chernoff, Mark Cox, Tony Curtis, Stephen Cushman, Gary Fincke, Mark Halliday, Allison Joseph, Joanna Klink, Ron McFarland, Paul Muldoon, Ed Pavlic, Duncan Primeaux, Katrina Roberts, Barry Spacks, Lisa Russ Sparr, Elizabeth Spires, William Wenthe, David Young.
- » The Last Place on Earth by Gaylord Brewer
- » Bioluminescence is a Big Word by Stephen Cushman
- » For Here by Duncan Primeaux
Issue 8
Includes: Gaylord Brewer, Joel Brouwer, Stephen Cushman, Duncan Primeaux.
- » Big Screen by Pamela Alexander
- » The Green Grass of the Wind by Michael Burkard
- » A Practical Reader by Carl Dennis
- » In Formation by Robert Murphy
- » The Hay of Yesteryear by Marilyn Nelson
- » 49 Views of Childhood by Bin Ramke
- » Six Short Poems by Henry Taylor
Issue 7
Includes: Frederick Buechner, Maxine Kumin, William Logan, David Starkey, and many more.
- » Sumerian Angel Over Iraq by Janet Bowdan
- » On First Looking Into Mazeroski’s Homer by Jim Crenner
- » Milk Train by Stuart Dybek
- » Come Into My Garden by Allen Grossman
- » Dead Whale by Rachel Hadas
- » Song of the Andoumboulou: 55 by Nathaniel Mackey
- » Instruction by Lynne McMahon
- » The Prophets
- » Radiance by Carl Phillips
Issue 6
Includes: Coleman Barks, Jeanne Marie Beaumont, Robin Becker, Janet Bowdan, Rachel Hadas, Allen Grossman, James Harms, Claudia Keelan,X.J. Kennedy, Nathaniel Mackey,Peter Meinke, Carl Phillips, Barbara Ras, Harvey Shapiro, Vivian Shipley, Diane Wakoski.
- » Talk Radio by Michelle Boisseau
- » Jesus Comes to My Hometown by E. Michael Desilets
- » Track by Norman Finkelstein
- » Detour Ahead. Seek Alternate Route by Richard Jackson
- » Music For a While by Mark Jarman
- » Unsolicited by Paul Mariani
- » My Father's Words by Shara McCallum
- » Form Letter by Charles Rafferty
Issue 5
Includes: Gaylord Brewer, Derick Burleson, Susan Cavanaugh, Mark DeFoe,E. Michael Desilets, Irving Feldman, Gary Fincke, Mark Jarman, Julia Kasdorf, Timothy Liu, Demetria Martinez, Sherod Santos, Natasha Trethewey, David Wagoner.
- » Speech is Designed to Persuade by Mary Jo Bang
- » Mrs. Budweiser by David Kirby
- » The Ruin by Cleopatra Mathis
- » In Memory of Brother Dave Gardner by Henry Taylor
- » I'll Always Remember What's-Her-Name by Charles Harper Webb
- » Tenderness by Susan Wood
Issue 4
Includes: Rick Alley, Mary Jo Bang, Coleman Barks, Bruce Bennett, Gaylord Brewer, David Citino, Stephen Cushman, Claudia Emerson, Gayle Elen Harvey, David Kirby, Mary Gilliland, Cleopatra Mathis, Christina Pugh, Timothy Steele, Henry Taylor, Susan Wood, Reetika Vazirani, Charles Harper Webb, David Wagoner.
- » Rule Number 12 by Max Diamond
- » By Design by Stephen Dunn
- » The Guy You Work With by John Grey
- » Barbie by Stella Padnos
- » A Thick Book by Barry Spacks
Issue 3
Includes: Barry Ballard, Richard Broderick, Stephen Dunn, Richard Fein, John Grey, John Hazard, Michael Hettich, Allison Joseph, John McKernan, Barbara F. Lefcowitz, Jacqueline McLean, Martin McGowan, Simon Perchik, S.W. Rickett, Dennis Saleh, Simon Serfozo, Marc J. Sheehan, Adele Steiner, Diane Thiel.
- » Elders of the Sty by Edmund August
- » Driving Through Luckey by Liz Beasley
- » Sex by Joyce S. Brown
- » Fishing by Richard Jones
- » Epicurus in Denver by Burton Raffel
- » Third Avenue by Stephen Sandy
- » Ballade of the Open Mike by Marilyn L. Taylor
Issue 2
Includes: Edmund August, Liz Beasley, Joyce S. Brown, Richard Jones, Burton Raffel, Stephen Sandy, Marilyn L. Taylor.
- » Dancing by Oscar Amaya
- » Questions for Bedlamites by John Ditsky
- » One Short Thought by James Dye
- » Clowns Beside the River of Laughter by Scott Gallaway
- » Mr. Collins Attends the School of Absence by Stuart Lishan
- » Winter in Ylorak by Karoly Sandor
- » The Dance by Tricia Yost
Issue 1
Includes: Oscar Amaya, John Ditsky, James Dye, Scott Gallaway, Stuart Lishan, Caroly Sandor, Tricia Yost.
Poetry News:
The Prophets
Jay Parini
They came to us from elsewhere, false and true, some standing in the park on boxes, shouting, some on buses, rising to declare whatever moves them to their calls for justice, retribution, mercy, common sense. They bear a message from the fourth dimension of their clearest vision, speaking to an age indifferent to reason. It was hard to understand their grief, their anger and their joy. A few disciples carry on behind them, handing out the leaflets, playing tapes, believing in belief. Sad, how few words are true enough to matter, make us willing to attend a meeting, answer calls, or rise above the crowd.
