Below are lists of our published poets from 2009 to present. Click on the Alphabetical List to see an alphabetical listing of all of our published poets, or click a publication year and issue to see a list of the included poets in that particular issue. Clicking on the poet’s name will bring you to their biography page.
Winter 2024
Fall 2023
Summer 2023
Spring 2023
Winter 2023
Fall 2022
Summer 2022
Alice Notley
Andrei Codrescu
Anne Waldman
Bernadette Mayer
Bob Rosenthal
Carter Ratcliff
Clark Coolidge
Ed Sanders
Eileen Myles
Elinor Nauen
Gerard Malanga
Harris Schiff
Iris Rifkin-Gainer
James Sherry
Jeffrey Cyphers Wright
Joel Sloman
John Godfrey
Maureen Owen
Michael Brownstein
Philip Good
Ron Kolm
Ron Padgett
Sotère Torregian
Tom Savage
Valerie Oisteanu
Spring 2022
Bill Nevins
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Charles Brice
Craig Brandis
David Wyatt
Eamonn Wall
Ellen Taylor
Emily H. Axelrod
Eric Forsbergh
Gerald McCarthy
Gloria Frym
Gustavo A. Bécquer
Jason Lynn
Johnny Flaherty
Larry Goodell
Leonore Hildebrandt
Lori Powell
Marie Gray Wise
Martin Vest
Matthew Guennette
Meghan Sterling
Michael Anania
Nathaniel Krenkel
R.S. Mengert
Richard Martin
Ronald Koertge
Thomas Feeney
Yuko Otomo
Winter 2022
Alfredo Zaldivar
Carlos Maria Gutierrez
Claudia Guerra Castillo
Daisy Zamora
Eduardo Bechara Navratilova
Elicura Chihuailaf
Ernesto Cardenal
Fayad Jamis
Gioconda Belli
Jean Jacques Pierre-Paul
Jorgenrique Adoum
Juan Gelman
Livia Natalia
Magda Portal
Mardonio Carballo
Maria Vázquez Valdez
Nancy Morejón
Natasha Felix
Raul Zurita
Reina Maria Rodriguez
Roque Dalton
Sara Vanégas Coveña
Stephanie Borges
Victor Rodriguez Núñez
Yana Lucila Lema
Fall 2021
Akuwuwu
An Wanmei
Bai Hua
Chi Le Chuan
Gao Jiangang
Ging Xuemin
Han Qing
He Xiaozhu
He Zhong
Hei Feng
Hou Ma
Hu Liang
Jimu Langge
Li Wanfeng
Li Yuansheng
Li Yun
Liang Ping
Liu Hongli
Na Ye
Ning Yaoyu
Qimanqul Awut
Wang Ping
Wu Xiangyang
Xi Yongjun
Xiang Yixian
Xiong Yan
Yang Li
Yi Sha
Yu Yan
Yu Yoyo
Yuan Xin
Zhai Yongming
Summer 2021
Andrew Vogel
Austin Veldman
Carl Little
Carol Hamilton
Charles Bernstein
Ciara Shuttleworth
Claire Scott
Clifford Fyman
Cuthbert Pierry
Daniel Lance Patrick
Elizabeth Crowell
George Bowering
Hudson Wyatt
James Sutherland-Smith
Jane E. McCafferty
Jeffery Cyphers Wright
Jeremy Reed
John Baglow
John Yau
Kathleen McCann
Kenneth Lynn Anderson
Kevin McLellan
Kifah Abdulla
Maeve McKenna
Meg Smith
normal
Robert Hogg
Robert Kelly
Ron Kolm
Ron Padgett
Ron Silliman
Sophia Kidd
Stephen Bett
Steve Luttrell
Ted Kooser
Spring 2021
Winter 2021
Aleksandr Skidan
Alexander Stessin
Alexei Parshchikov
Andrey Gritsman
Anna Golubkova
Anton Yakovlev
Bakhyt Kenjeev
Dmitry Kuzmin
Eduard Limonov
Ekaterina Simonova
Elena Mikhailik
Evgeny Stepanov
Gali-Dana Singer
Galina Rymbu
Grigory Starikovsky
Igor Bulatovsky
Igor Satanovsky
Ivan Akhmetyev
Liliya Gazizova
Marina Eskina
Mikhail Aizenberg
Mikhail Eremin
Nina Kossman
Semyon Khanin
Sergej Timofejev
Sergey Stratanovsky
Shamshad Abdullaev
Tatiana Daniliyants
Tatiana Neshumova
Tatiana Shcherbina
Valery Chereshnya
Winter 2021 Translators
Marisa Alvarez Polina Barskova Julia Bloch Wayne Chambliss Catherine Ciepiela Alex Cigale Thomas Epstein Sibelan Forrester Dana Golin Andrei
Fall 2020
Alan Catlin
Bill Griffin
Charles Stein
Clive Matson
Craig Cotter
Dan Gerber
David Lehman
Don Byrd
Elizabeth Ogle
Eric Forsbergh
Gerald McCarthy
James H. Schneider
Kevin Neal
Masaya Saito
Michael Salcman
Peter Kidd
Richard Martin
Richard Taylor
Terence Winch
Tom Veitch
Tony Towle
Vijay Seshadri
Yuyutsu Sharma
Summer 2020
Spring 2020
Winter 2020
Winter 2019
Fall 2018
Angeline Montauban
Anna Halberstadt
Carl Watson
Christina H. Felix
Cynthia Knorr
David Filer
David Jordan
David Stankiewicz
Devon Miller-Duggan
George Bowering
Jim Rioux
Jonathan Bracker
Marie Gray Wise
Martin Steingesser
Mary Bass Poulin
Mary MacGowan
Niall McDevitt
normal
Patricia Carragon
Peter Bushyeager
Richard Taylor
Ron Kolm
Rush Rankin
Vincent Hisock
William Bonfiglio
Summer 2018
Aðalsteinn Ásberg Sigurðsson
Anton Helgi Jónsson
Bragi Ólafsson
Dagur Hjartarson
Einar Már Guðmundsson
Elías Knörr
Fríða Ísberg
Gerður Kristný
Gyrðir Elíasson
Hlín Leifsdóttir
Hrafnhildur Þórhallsdóttir
Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir
Ingunn Lára
Ingunn Snædal
Ísak Harðarson
Jón Örn Loðmfjörð
Kári Tulinius
Kött Grá Pje (Atli Sigþórsson)
Kristín Eiríksdóttir
Kristín Ómarsdóttir
Kristín Svava Tómasdóttir
Linda Vilhjálmsdóttir
Magnús Sigurðsson
Óskar Árni Óskarsson
Ragnar Helgi Ólafsson
Ragnheiður Erla Björnsdóttir
Sigurbjörg Þrastardóttir
Sigurður Pálsson
Sigurlín Bjarney Gísladóttir
Sjón
Soffía Bjarnadóttir
Speak, but be cautious
Vilborg Dagbjartsdóttir
Þorvaldur S. Helgason
Spring 2018
Winter 2018
Adam Valentine
Angela Patten
Anton Yakovlev
Charles Coe
Dave Morrison
Ed Sanders
Elizabeth Garber
Francine Witte
Gary Mesick
Geo. Staley
Gerald McCarthy
Gerard Malanga
James Miller Robinson
Jean Berrett
klipschutz
Linda Lerner
Mark DeCarteret
Mary Warner
Max Hjortsberg
Meg Smith
Michael Estabrook
Michael Mark
Thaddeus Rutkowski
Fall 2017
Summer 2017
Alan Gillis
Alan Gillis: has published four poetry books with The Gallery Press: Scapegoat (2014), Here Comes the Night (2010), Hawks and Doves (2007) and
Andy Jackson
Andy Jackson: is from Salford but has lived in Scotland for 25 years. He has published two collections of poetry via Red Squirrel Press, The
Angus Peter Campbell
Angus Peter Campbell: (Aonghas Phàdraig Caimbeul) is from the island of South Uist. His first collection of poetry, The Greatest Gift, was
Anna Crowe
Anna Crowe: was co–founder and former Artistic Director of StAnza, Scotland’s Poetry Festival. Her work has been translated into several
Anne Frater
Anne Frater: is a poet from the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. She chooses to write in Scottish Gaelic, her first language and the language of the
Christie Williamson
Christie Williamson: is a poet originally from Yell, Shetland who now lives in Glasgow. His poems have appeared in the New Shetlander, Gutter,
Chrys Salt
Chrys Salt: has performed at festivals across the UK, Europe, the USA, Canada, Finland, and India and won numerous awards. In 2012 The Burning
Diana Hendry
Diana Hendry: has published six poetry collections, including The Seed–Box Lantern: New & Selected Poems (Mariscat Press). She’s
Douglas Dunn
Douglas Dunn: was born in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, in 1942. After working as a librarian in Scotland and Akron, Ohio, he studied English at Hull
Gerry Cambridge
Gerry Cambridge: is a poet, essayist, editor, and harmonica player with substantial interest in print design and typography as well as a
Henry Bell
Henry Bell: is a writer and editor from Bristol, working in poetry and theatre. He lives on the Southside of Glasgow and edits Gutter Magazine.
Ian McDonough
Ian McDonough: was brought up in Brora on the East Coast of Sutherland. He has published four collections of poetry, most recently A Witch Among
Iyad Hayatleh
Iyad Hayatleh: is a Palestinian poet and translator who was born and grew up in Syria. He has lived in Glasgow since 2000, and has taken part in
James McGonigal
James McGonigal: is a poet, biographer, and critic, formerly a teacher and teacher educator. He has co–edited anthologies of Scottish
Jane McKie
Jane McKie: her first two collections of poetry were Morocco Rococo (Cinnamon Press) which won the Sundial /Scottish Arts Council award for best
Jim Carruth
Jim Carruth: is the current Glasgow Poet Laureate and his first full collection, Killochries, published in 2015, was shortlisted for the Saltire
John Glenday
John Glenday: is the author of four poetry collections. The Apple Ghost (Peterloo Poets 1989) won a Scottish Arts Council Book Award and Undark
Ken Cockburn
Ken Cockburn: is a poet and translator based in Edinburgh, where he runs Edinburgh Poetry Tours, guided walks in the city’s Old Town. He has
Liz Niven
Liz Niven: is a Scottish poet. Her collections include Stravaigin, Burning Whins, and The Shard Box (Luath Press, Edinburgh). Public art
Michael Pedersen
Michael Pedersen: is an Edinburgh born poet, writer, babbler, etc. He won the Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship and John Mather’s Trust Rising
Miriam Gamble
Miriam Gamble: originally from Belfast in Northern Ireland, has been living in Scotland since 2010; she lectures in Creative Writing at the
Niall Campbell
Niall Campbell: is a poet from Scotland’s Outer Hebrides. His first UK book, Moontide, won the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award and Saltire First Book
Patricia Ace
Patricia Ace: has published First Blood (HappenStance Press, 2006) and Fabulous Beast (Freight Books, 2013). Recent work appears in the
Pippa Goldschmidt
Pippa Goldschmidt: is the author of the novel The Falling Sky and the short story collection The Need for Better Regulation of Outer Space (both
Rab Wilson
Rab Wilson: was born in Ayrshire and has worked in engineering, coal mining, and psychiatric nursing. His first major work as a poet, bringing
Rachel McCrum
Rachel McCrum: is a poet and performer who has worked across Scotland, Montreal, Haiti, South Africa, Greece, and Northern Ireland. She won the
Ron Butlin
Ron Butlin: as well as being a poet, has an international reputation as a prize–winning novelist. He is a former Edinburgh Makar /
Simon W. Hall
Simon W. Hall: is the author of The History of Orkney Literature (Birlinn), which was joint winner of the Saltire Society Prize for Scottish
Stewart Conn
Stewart Conn: was Edinburgh’s inaugural Makar (Poet Laureate) from 2002 to 2005. Latest collections: The Breakfast Room (2011 SMIT Scottish
Tom Pow
Tom Pow: has written across a range of genres, including fiction, non–fiction, drama, and works for children. But he is primarily a poet.
Valerie Gillies
Valerie Gillies: is the author of eight books of poetry. She received the Creative Scotland Award in 2005; she was the Edinburgh Makar from 2005
Vicki Feaver
Vicki Feaver: lives in Dunsyre, South Lanarkshire. Her most recent collection, The Book of Blood (Cape 2006) was shortlisted for the Forward and
Yvonne Gray
Yvonne Gray: is a writer and musician who lives in Orkney. Her poems have been widely published and she has collaborated with visual artists,
Spring 2017
Bryce Milligan
Bryce Milligan has been the publisher, editor, and book designer of Wings Press since 1995. His most recent books of poetry include, Lost and
Carlos Martínez Rivas
Carlos Martínez Rivas (1924—1998), is celebrated throughout the Hispanic world, but still almost unknown to English readers, he was a Nicaraguan
Elizabeth Tibbetts
Elizabeth Tibbetts has had work appear in The American Scholar, The Beloit Poetry Journal, and the Northwest Review. Her book, In the Well, won
Gerald McCarthy
Gerald McCarthy’s his new poems appear in I–70 Review and Full — An Anthology of Moon Poems from Two of Cups Press. An essay,
Joe Richey
Joe Richey is a poet, translator, and musician living in Boulder, Colorado. He is the publisher of the Boulder micropress Selva Editions, and
John Field
John Field is a retired high school English teacher. After he graduated from the University of Iowa, he and his wife lived in Paris and London
Judy Kaber
Judy Kaber has had her work published in both online and print journals, including Off the Coast, The Comstock Review, and The Guardian. She is
Lauren Camp
Leymen Pérez
Leymen Pérez (Matanzas, Cuba, 1976) is a poet, editor, cultural promoter, and teacher. Among his poetry titles are Colonial Corrientes, The book
Margaret Randall
Margaret Randall is a poet, essayist, oral historian, translator, photographer, and social activist. She lived in Latin America for 23 years
Mark Melnicove
Mark Melnicove teaches English and creative writing at Falmouth High School in Falmouth, Maine. His poems have appeared in Gargoyle, Vlak, and
Mary O’Donnell
Mary O’Donnell is a highly regarded poet, novelist, and short-story writer. Her poetry is translated into Hungarian, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Michael Bove
Michael Estabrook
Michael Estabrook is a recently retired baby boomer child-of-the-sixties freed after working 40 years for “The Man” and sometimes “The Woman.”
Michael Mark
Michael Mark is a hospice volunteer and long walker. His poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Bellevue Literary Review, Cimarron Review,
normal
normal has published nearly 600 pieces between 1992 —2015 (without the internet). He has been called “one of the last American primitives” in
Roger Hickin
Roger Hickin was born in New Zealand in 1951, he is a visual artist and poet. He has published translations of Rogelio Guedea, Blanca
Stephen Cramer
Stephen Cramer his books of poems include, Shiva’s Drum and Tongue & Groove, both published by University of Illinois Press. From the Hip,
Susan Sherman
Susan Sherman is the founding editor of IKON magazine and has had thirteen plays produced off-off Broadway. She has published seven collections
Wren Tuatha
Wren Tuatha’s poetry has appeared in Canary, Coachella Review, Baltimore Review, Loch Raven Review, Driftwood Press, and in the anthology
Winter 2017
Fall 2016
Summer 2016
Carolyn Gelland
her poems and essays have recently appeared in The Notre Dame Review, Rosebud, The Bitter Oleander, and other publications. Her collections of
David Stankiewicz
is the author of My First Beatrice (Moon Pie Press, 2013). He lives in Maine with his wife and daughter and teaches at Southern Maine Community
Doug Anderson
is a poet and visual artist living in Massachusetts’ Pioneer Valley. His most recent book is Horse Medicine. His first book, The Moon Reflected
Edward O’Dwyer
from Ireland, has had poetry published in The Forward Book of Poetry, Poetry Ireland Review, The Manchester Review, A Hudson View Poetry Digest,
Gerald Locklin
was called “one of the great undiscovered talents of our time” by Charles Bukowski. He is the author of more than 150 books, chapbooks, and
Helen Reed Lehman
is from Southern California. She studied theater and English at San Diego State University. Her work appears in Catamaran Literary Reader, Quail
Jefferey Cyphers Wright
received his MFA after studying with Allen Ginsberg. From 1987 to 2000 he ran Cover Magazine. In 2014 he won Theater for the New City’s poetry
Jefferson Navicky
his work has appeared, or is forthcoming, in filling Station, Crossborder, Storm Cellar, The Catch, and Smokelong Quarterly. He teaches English
John Sibley Williams
is the editor of the two Northwest poetry anthologies and the author of nine collections, including Controlled Hallucinations and Disinheritance.
John W. Sexton
has published five poetry collections including The Offspring of the Moon (Salmon Poetry, 2013). His sixth book, Futures Pass, is forthcoming
Justin Lowe
spent portions of his childhood on the Spanish island Minorca with his younger sister and artist mother. He learned to write poetry while penning
Lee Sharkey
is as a writer, teacher, and editor. Her publications include six chapbooks and four full–length volumes: Calendars of Fire (Tupelo Press,
Maisie Houghton
grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts and graduated from Radcliffe College in 1962. She published her memoir, Pitch Uncertain (Tidepool Press,
Mark Melnicove
has had poems recently appear in Agni online, Gargoyle, and Otoliths. A 45–year retrospective of his word art was exhibited at Bowdoin
Martín Espada
Martín Espada teaches at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has received the Shelley Memorial Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship as well
Mary O’Connell
was involved in amateur dramatics and did a bit of sailing. She has retired from teaching and has been fortunate enough to have been mentored by
Michael Estabrook
is a retired baby boomer child–of–the–sixties, freed after working 40 years for “The Man” and sometimes “The Woman.” No more
Michelle Lewis
normal
has published nearly 600 pieces between 1992–2015 (without the internet). He has been called “one of the last American primitives” in the
Robert Tremmel
has recently published in Poet Lore, Edge Literary Journal, Santa Fe Literary Review, and Roanoke Review. His chapbook There is a Naked Man was
Spring 2016
Adam White
is from County Cork, in the south of Ireland, but has been living and working in France for six years now. His debut collection, Accurate
Adam Wyeth
is a poet, playwright, and essayist with two books published. His critically acclaimed debut collection, Silent Music was Highly Commended by the
Afric McGlinchey
awards include the Hennessy Poetry award and a Faber Academy fellowship. She has been selected by Poetry Ireland Review as one of Ireland’s
Aideen Henry
lives in Galway and works as a writer and a physician. Her debut collection of poetry, Hands Moving at the Speed of Falling Snow, was published
Brian Kirk
is a poet, short story writer, playwright, and novelist from Dublin, Ireland. His work has appeared in the Sunday Tribune, Crannog, The Stony
Ciaran O’Driscoll
was born in Callan, Co. Kilkenny in 1943, and presently lives in Limerick. He has six collections of poetry to his credit, Gog and Magog (Salmon
Cláir Ní Aonghusa
was born in Dublin, Ireland. Her poems and short stories have been widely published. Her published novels are Four Houses & A Marriage
Doireann Ní Ghríofa
is a bilingual poet writing both in Irish Gaelic and in English. Among her awards are the Ireland Chair of Poetry bursary 2014 –2015. Her most
Dónall Dempsey
was born in the Curragh of Kildare, Ireland, and was Ireland’s first Poet in Residence in a secondary school. He moved to London in the 1980s
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin
born in 1942, is married to Macdara Woods, and they are founder editors of the literary review Cyphers. She was educated at University College
Eileen Sheehan
is from Scartaglin, now living in Killarney, County Kerry. Her collections are Song of the Midnight Fox and Down the Sunlit Hall (Doghouse
Jack Harte
has published two novels, three collections of stories, and the odd poem. His plays, Language of the Mute and Down in History, are playing in
Janice Fitzpatrick-Simmons
was born in 1954, received her MA from The University of New Hampshire and was The Assistant Director of The Robert Frost Place. She was a long
Jessica Traynor
is from Dublin and works as Literary Manager of the Abbey Theatre. Her first collection, Liffey Swim (Dedalus Press, 2014), was shortlisted for
John Liddy
was born in County Cork, Ireland in 1954. He is the founding editor, along with Jim Burke, of The Stony Thursday Book and has published many
John MacKenna
is the author of seventeen books: novels, short–story collections, memoir, and poetry. He is a winner of the Irish Times; C Day Lewis and
John Walsh
is a poet and fiction writer with three poetry collections and one short fiction under his belt. Originally from Derry, he has lived in Connemara
Kevin Higgins
is co–organiser of Over The Edge literary events in Galway. He has published four collections of poems: The Boy With No Face (2005), Time
Kevin Kiely
is a poet, novelist, literary critic, American Fulbright Scholar, and Ph.D. in modernist and postmodernist poetry from University College Dublin.
Lorna Shaughnessy
was born in Belfast and lives in Co. Galway, Ireland. She has published two poetry collections, Torching the Brown River and Witness Trees
Macdara Woods
a poet, editor, and translator, he was born in Dublin in 1942 and has published a number of collections including his Selected Poems, The
Mark Granier
has published four collections of poetry, Airborne (Salmon Poetry, 2001), The Sky Road (Salmon, 2007), Fade Street (Salt, 2010), and Haunt
Michael Durack
grew up on a farm near Birdhill in County Tipperary, Ireland. His poetry has been published in a wide range of literary journals in Ireland and
Noel Duffy
was born in Dublin. His debut collection, In the Library of Lost Objects was published by Ward Wood, London, in 2011 and was shortlisted for the
Órfhlaith Foyle
was born in Africa to Irish parents and now lives in Galway, Ireland. Her first novel Belios was published by The Lilliput Press. Her first full
Pat Boran
was born in Portlaoise, Ireland, in 1963 and currently lives in Dublin. Prior to taking over the running of the press in 2005, he had published
Paul Casey
his début collection is home more or less (Salmon, 2012). His second, Virtual Tides, is due from Salmon Poetry in early 2016. A chapbook, It’s
Paula Meehan
offers these poems from Geomantic a commemorative quilt in 81 nine line, nine syllable verses to be published by Dedalus Press, Dublin, autumn of
Seamus Ruttledge
is an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, broadcaster, and artist who lives in the West of Ireland. In addition to his critically–acclaimed
Stephanie Conn
is a former teacher and graduate of the MA programme at the Seamus Heaney Centre, her poetry has been widely published and has won a range of
Susan Lindsay
has had two collections of poetry published, Whispering the Secrets and Fear Knot (Doire Press, 2011, 2013). She was a founding co–editor
Susan Millar DuMars
has published three collections with Salmon Poetry, the most recent of which, The God Thing, appeared in 2013. Bone Fire will be published by
Theo Dorgan
was born 1953 and is an Irish poet, writer, lecturer, translator, librettist, and documentary screenwriter living in Dublin with his partner, the
Thomas McCarthy
was born in Cappoquin, Co. Waterford, Ireland in 1954. He was educated at University College Cork. He is the winner of the Patrick Kavanagh
Winter 2016
Brian Evans-Jones
recently moved to Maine from the United Kingdom where he was Poet Laureate of Hampshire, England, and taught creative writing. His poems have
Charlene Langfur
is an organic gardener, a southern Californian, and a Syracuse University Graduate Writing Fellow. Her writing has appeared in The Stone Canoe,
Christine De Luca
writes in both English and Shetlandic and is a native Shetlander who lives in Edinburgh where she is the current Makar (poet laureate). She
Daisy Zamora
is one of Nicaragua’s most distinguished poets. She has received several literary awards, among them the Mariano Fiallos Gil National Poetry
David Linebarger
earned a Ph.D. in English at the University of California–Davis after an injury forced him to leave a career as a classical guitarist. He
Douglas K. Currier
is a former college professor who has published previously in The Café Review, as well as in Laurel Review, Black River Review, Mockingbird, Lake
Fern G. Z. Carr
is a member of the League of Canadian Poets and composes poetry in six languages. She has published from Finland to the Seychelles, and her work
Frederick Wilbur
is an architectural wood carver and has authored three dozen articles and three books on architectural and decorative woodcarving. His poems have
George Evans
is the author of five books of poetry published in the United States and England, including his most recent, The New World (Curbstone Press), and
John J. Ronan
was a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow in Poetry (1999 –2000). His poems have appeared in numerous publications, among them: Threepenny
Judy Kaber
has had her work published in both online and print journals, including Off the Coast, The Comstock Review, and The Guardian. She is a retired
Kathleen Ellis
is the author of five poetry collections, the most recent, Narrow River to the North. She has received fellowships from the National Endowment
Keith Dunlap
is a former co–editor of both The Columbia Review and Cutbank. His poems are forthcoming in Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, The Carolina
Kevin Sweeney
has published two books of poems, Rags of Prayer and Ordinary Time, both from Moon Pie Press. He received a master’s of fine arts from the
Kim Addonizio
Born in 1954, Kim Addonizio lived for most of her adult life in California, but is currently based in New York City. Her poetry books include:
Margaret Young
grew up in Oberlin, Ohio, and studied at Yale University and the University of California at Davis. She won a 2005 Individual Artist Grant from
Mark Terrill
shipped out of San Francisco as a deck engineer machinist to Asia, Europe, and North Africa, where he studied and spent time with Paul Bowles in
Megan Grumbling
has been awarded a Ruth Lilly Fellowship, Robert Frost Award, and St. Boltoph Emerging Artist Award. Her Vassar Miller Prize–winning poetry
Peter Bradley
lives in New Hampshire with he wife Janice and their German Shepherd, Zoe the Wonder Dog. His work has appeared in a number of literary journals,
Peter Schireson
lives in California where he writes poetry and teaches Zen. His poems have been published or are forthcoming in Post Road, Quiddity, Hotel
Rochelle Owens
has had her work featured in magazines and journals like First Intensity, Golden Handcuffs, and The Iowa Review. Her latest books are Triptych
Steve Luria Ablon
is an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. He has published four books of
Fall 2015
Carol Bachofner
is the current Poet Laureate of Rockland, Maine. Her poems have appeared in Prairie Schooner, Connecticut Review, Crab Orchard Review, The Cream
Christian Teresi
lives in Northern Virginia and is the Director of Conferences for AWP. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in several literary journals
Clayton Eshleman
poems appearing in this issue are from Penetralia, to be published by Black Widow Press in 2016. This fall, Black Widow will bring out Clayton
Dan Gerber
is the author of Sailing through Cassiopeia (2012) and A Primer on Parallel Lives (2007). He lives in the mountains of Central California.
Diane Wakoski
her work has been published in more than twenty collections and many slim volumes of poetry. Her selected poems, Emerald Ice, won the William
Diane Wald
her latest book is Wonderbender, from 1913 Press. Previous books include The Yellow Hotel and, Lucid Suitcase.
Floyce Alexander
grew up in the lower Yakima valley of Washington state, where his father homesteaded a grape farm after working as a coal miner in Arkansas. His
George Bowering
is a prolific Canadian novelist, poet, historian, and biographer. He is the best-known of a group of young poets including Frank Davey, Fred
George Quasha
is a poet, writer, musician and artist. His honors and awards include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim
Gerard Malanga
is a poet and photographer who has published numerous books of poetry, including No Respect: New and Selected Poems, 1964 –2000. He was the
Jerome Rothenberg
has published over seventy books and pamphlets of poetry. He is probably best known for his work in ethnopoetics, a term he coined, involving
Jim Harrison
is the author of over thirty books of poetry, nonfiction, and fiction. Legends of the Fall, Dalva, and Returning to Earth are among his many
Joseph Bruchac
is a writer and traditional storyteller from the Adirondack Region of northern New York where he lives in the house he was raised in by his
Max Hjortsberg
is a poet living in Livingston, MT. He was born in 1974. He is the author of a chapbook of poetry, Bonnie & Clyde (An American Daydream).
Paul Fericano
is a poet, satirist, social activist, and co-founder of the parody news syndicate, Yossarian Universal News Service (1980). His work has
Paul Pines
has published eleven books of poetry, a novel, and a memoir. He lives in Glens Falls, New York, where he practices as a psychotherapist and
Rebecca Newth
Rebecca Newth: is the author of six collections of poetry. Annie Dillard, Susan Howe, Guy Davenport, and Jim Harrison have praised her work. A
Richard Jarrette
is the author of Beso the Donkey (MSU Press, 2010), Gold Medal Poetry Midwest Independent Publishers Association 2011, and A Hundred Million
Robert VanderMolen
lives and works in Grand Rapids, Michigan, his last collection of poetry was Water, Michigan State University Press, 2009.
Russell Chatham
is a contemporary American landscape artist who spent most of his career living in Livingston, Montana. His work has been exhibited in over 400
Sharon Olinka
is the author of The Good City (Marsh Hawk Press) and her work has appeared in Prairie Schooner, Nimrod, Poetry Wales, New York Quarterly, The
Summer 2015
Bruce Holsapple
works as a Speech–Language Pathologist in Magdalena, New Mexico, where he makes his home. His most recent book of poetry is Wayward Shadow
Ceridwen Hall
has recently completed an MFA at the University of Illinois (Urbana–Champaign) where he served as assistant poetry editor at the Ninth
Eric Forsbergh
won the Poetry Society of Virginia’s premier prize, the Edgar Allen Poe Memorial in 2013 and again in 2014. He won the University of Tennessee
George Repp
is a graduate of Goddard College and Pacifica Graduate Institute who enjoys an interest in psyche, soul, and the expressive arts. He is a
James Rioux
his poems and essays have appeared in such publications as Five Points, the North American Review, Prairie Schooner, and Agenda. He teaches
John Lorence
was raised on the challenging streets of Hartford, Connecticut, and now lives as a “from–away” resident of Portland, Maine with his
Kathleen Clancy
has her MFA from University of Southern Maine–Stonecoast. She most recently placed poems in Cider Press Review and Apalachee Review. In
Marc Swan
lives in Portland, Maine. His third collection, Simple Distraction, selected poems from 1989 to 2009, was published in 2009 by
Mark DeCarteret
his work has appeared in the anthologies American Poetry: The Next Generation (Carnegie Mellon), Place of Passage: Contemporary Catholic Poetry
Mark Parsons
his poems have recently been published or are forthcoming in Curbside Splendor, Smalldoggies, Poetry Quarterly, Heavy Feather Review, Regarding
Michael Biehl
his poetry has appeared in Image, Callaloo, Prairie Fire, and Grain Magazine, among other journals. New work is forthcoming in the Texas Review
Molly M. Caldwell
is a Maine Native and a recent graduate from College of The Atlantic. She works seasonally in Bar Harbor and spends her free time traveling and
Philip Dacey
his latest book is Church of the Adagio and his previous book, Gimme Five, won the 2012 Blue Light Press Award. He appears in Scribner’s Best
Ronald J. Pelias
his poems have appeared in a number of journals, including Small Pond, Yet Another Small Magazine, Out of Line, Midwest Poetry Review, Margie,
S Stephanie
holds an MFA in Creative Writing with a focus in Poetry from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has three chapbooks: Throat (Igneus Press), What
Sarah Anderson
is a poet and high school English teacher. Her poems have appeared in The 2008 Poets Guide to New Hampshire, Currents V: Seacoast Writers
Tim Suermondt
is the author of two full–length collections of poems: Trying to Help the Elephant Man Dance (The Backwaters Press, 2007) and Just
Spring 2015
Donna J. Long
is professor of English at Fairmont State University in West Virginia and editor of Kestrel: A Journal of Literature and Art. Her publications
Gerald Locklin
is a small press legend whom Charles Bukowski once called “one of the great undiscovered talents of our time.” He is the author of more than 150
Gerard Grealish
was the founder of the Mulberry Poets & Writers Association and chaired the editorial board for the anthology Palpable Clock: 25 Years of
Jefferson Navicky
his work has appeared in Hobart, Birkensnake, Helen, Octopus Magazine and Smokelong Quarterly. He teaches English at Southern Maine
Jennifer Raha
earned an MFA in 2013 from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro where she was a Fred Chappell Fellow. She has published poems in
Larry Schug
has retired after a life of various kinds of physical labor. He has published 7 books of poems with At Gloaming from North Star Press being the
Martin Ott
is a former U.S. Army interrogator and the author of six books of poetry and fiction including the forthcoming Underlays (University of Notre
Michael Bove
Michael Estabrook
is a recently retired baby boomer child-of-the-sixties freed after working 40 years for “The Man” and sometimes “The Woman.” No more useless
Mike Pulley
his work is published or forthcoming in Canary, ICON, Cold Mountain Review, South Carolina Review, and California Quarterly among others. He
normal
was raised in post – WWII Passaic, NJ and educated at the city library and Times Square, later reading his poems at the Café Rafio in
Ron Androla
is a poet living in Erie, PA with his wife Ann.
Sandy Weisman
is a poet and visual artist. Her poetry has appeared in Off The Coast, the Aurorean, and Muddy River Review among other journals. She owns 26
Shana Genre
teaches English and creative writing in Portland, Maine and advises the Deering High School literary magazine Breccia. She studied English at
Suzanne Osborne
after an early career in theater and a stint in academia studying comparative literature and teaching literature and German, she now lives in
Winter 2015
Adam Scheffler
grew up in California, received his master of fine arts in poetry from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and is currently finishing his doctorate in
Craig Evenson
is a schoolteacher. He divides his time between the nine-year-old children and the dogs, cats, woman, and parrots with whom he shares a house.
Didi Jackson
has poems that have appeared, or are forthcoming, in Ploughshares, Green Mountains Review, and Passages North, among other publications. Her
Doug Anderson
has had recent work in Prairie Schooner and Cutthroat and work forthcoming in the Massachusetts Review. His most recent book, Keep Your Head
Douglas K. Currier
is a former college professor and poet living in Burlington, Vermont. His work has appeared in the anthology Onion River: Six Vermont Poets and
G. H. Smith
has had work published in The Los Angeles Times, The Atlanta Review, StoryQuarterly, the anthology Husbands and Malfeasant Dogs, and elsewhere.
Greg McBride
is the author of Porthole, winner of the 2012 Liam Rector First Book Prize for Poetry (Briery Creek Press, 2012), and a chapbook, Back of the
John Blair
has published five books, including two poetry collections, The Occasions of Paradise (U. Tampa Press, 2012) and The Green Girls (Pleiades Press,
Kevin Rabas
co-directs the creative writing program at Emporia State University and co-edits Flint Hills Review. He has published five books: Bird’s Horn;
Kevin Sweeney
has published two books of poems, Rags of Prayer and Ordinary Time, both from Moon Pie Press. He received a master’s of fine arts from the
Leonore Hildebrandt
is the author of a letterpress chapbook, The Work at Hand, and a full-length collection, The Next Unknown. She has published poems and
M. P. Jones IV
recently received a master’s in literature from Auburn University where he read for Southern Humanities Review. He is founder and editor-in-chief
Major Jackson
is the author of several volumes of poetry, including Roll Deep, Hoops, and Leaving Saturn, which was awarded the Cave Canem Poetry Prize and was
Marcia F. Brown
is the current Poet Laureate of Portland, Maine. She is the author of four poetry collections, including When We Invented Water (Moon Pie Press,
Mimi White
is the author of two chapbooks of poetry, Into The Darkness We Go and The Singed Horizon, which was selected by Robert Creeley for the 2000
Rachel F. Seidman
is the associate director of the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina, where she also teaches history and women’s
Robert Kennedy
is a retired college lecturer in English living in Scotland. He has published work in numerous anthologies and literary magazines, including
Tom Saya
was educated at Indiana University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has taught English at Miami University of Ohio and is
Wang Ping
is the author of several books of fiction, non -fiction, and poetry. Her writing has won the Eugene Kaden Award, the Asian -American Studies
Fall 2014
Bruce Holsapple
works as a Speech-Language Pathologist in Magdalena, New Mexico. He has published six books of poetry; most recently, Vanishing Act (La Alameda
Carl Little
earned his BA from Dartmouth College, an MFA from Columbia University, and an MA from Middlebury College. He is the author of the poetry
Carolyn Gelland
has published poems in numerous literary journals including The Bitter Oleander, Sou’wester, Iodine Poetry Journal, The Greensboro Review, and
Charter Weeks
is a documentary photographer whose various projects can be seen at, www.charterweeks.com.
Dana Wilde
of Troy, Maine, is an editor and columnist for the local daily newspaper. He has been a Fulbright lecturer of American Literature in China and
David Filer
lives and works in the other Portland. (Oregon.) His most recent books (both in 2012) are The Fear of Love, a full-length collection from Plain
Gary Lawless
has published 16 poetry books, 12 in the United States and 4 in Italy, including Caribouddhism and Poems for the Wild Earth. His writing deals
Hamish Danks Brown
a.k.a. Danksta Downunder is a poet from Sydney, Australia who has been living on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland for the past 10 years. He has
Jack Collom
was born in Chicago. He earned a BA in forestry and English and an MA in English literature from the University of Colorado. He started
Jayne Benjulian
recent work has appeared in, Barrow Street, The Seattle Review, The Ilanot Review, The Delaware Poetry Review, Poet Lore, HowlRound, and The
Jessica Purdy
holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College. She teaches Creative Writing online at Southern New Hampshire University. Her poetry has
Joe Richey
is a poet, translator, and musician living in Boulder, Colorado. He is the publisher of the Boulder micropress Selva Editions, and the bilingual
Justen Ahren
former poet laureate of Martha’s Vineyard, who lives in West Tisbury, Massachusetts. He teaches writing workshops in Martha’s Vineyard and
Justin Patrick Moore
his poetry has appeared in Silk Milk and Milk Money magazines and the essay “The Library Angel and Her Oracle” was published in issue 4 of
Kendall Merriam
was born and raised in Rockland, Maine. He has a history degree from Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts and graduate studies in military and
Klaus Gerken
was born in Germany and lives in Ottawa, Canada. He is a poet, artist, photographer, singer /songwriter, and is the founder and editor of
Kristin Agudelo
grew up in Borneo and exotic New Jersey. She teaches high school English and History at Merriconeag Waldorf High School in New Gloucester,
Marie Harris
her poems appear as a collaborative gesture beneath the artwork of her son, Sebastian Matthews, on each inside art page. She was the New
Mark Melnicove
teaches English and creative writing at Falmouth High School in Falmouth, Maine. His poems have appeared recently in Gargoyle, VLAK, and Agni
Russ Sargent
is the proprietor of Yes Books in Portland, Maine.
Steve Luttrell
was born and continues to live in Portland, Maine. He is a graduate of Franklin Pierce College and is the author of ten books of poetry, the
Steven J. Priestley
practices art in Portland, Maine.
Wesley McNair
is the author of 20 books, including, My Brother Running, which connects his brother’s fatal heart attack with the explosion of the Challenger
William Carpenter
grew up in central Maine, graduated from Waterville High School, got a BA from Dartmouth, and a PhD from the University of Minnesota, where he
Summer 2014
Andy Clausen
was born Andre Laloux in a Belgian bomb shelter in 1943. He was raised in Oakland, California and is the author of 14 books of poetry, including
David Cope
has written seven books of poetry: Quiet Lives, (foreword by Allen Ginsberg), 1983; On The Bridge, 1986; Fragments from The Stars, 1990; Coming
David Meltzer
was born in Rochester, New York, and raised in Brooklyn. He began his literary career during the San Francisco Beat and Berkeley Renaissance
Florence Weinberger
was born in New York City, raised in the Bronx, educated at Hunter College, California State University, Northridge, and UCLA. She is the author
George Economou
was born in Great Falls, Montana, and was educated at Colgate and Columbia Universities. He is the author of 12 books of poetry and
George Lloyd
H. D. Brown
lives and works in Chico, California where he gets by on wine and poetry. He has recent and forthcoming work in The South Dakota Review,
James Reidel
is a poet, translator, editor, and biographer. Over the years, he has published poems in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, TriQuarterly, Verse,
John Michael Mouskos
is an Architect, Chief Executive of Mouskos LLP, and founder of the JM Mouskos Foundation which supports initiatives for young people in the
Julie Rogers
was first anthologized in 1980. Her poetry has appeared in many journals. Her prose includes a Buddhist hospice manual, Instructions for the
Loie Merritt
is a writer and mixed media artist who grew up on Cliff Island, Maine. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in Starvations and Blinders
Neeli Cherkovski
was born in Santa Monica, California in 1945. He is an applauded poet, critic, memoirist, and literary biographer. He has written twelve books of
Oz Hardwick
is a writer, photographer, and musician based in York (UK). He has been published widely in the UK, Europe, and the US. His fifth poetry
Pamela Twining
was always a poet. Her first efforts were published only in elementary school journals, but her sonnet “Neveah,” written at 16, was honored with
Rochelle Owens
is a controversial writer who is considered a pioneer in the experimental Off-Broadway Theatre movement, best known for her avant-garde 1961 play
Stephen Petroff
writes and paints in Sagadahoc County, Maine. He has published with Blackberry, Dancing Bear, Dog Ear, and Red Tea. His interests include, The
Spring 2014
Adrian C. Louis
a half-breed Indian, he was born and raised in northern Nevada and is an enrolled member of the Lovelock Paiute Tribe. He is a graduate of Brown
Anne Elezabeth Pluto
earned a doctorate in English Literature, and an M.A. in Humanities from the State University of New York at Buffalo, where she studied poetry
Anselm Berrigan
was born in 1972 in Chicago, Illinois. He received a B.A. from SUNY Buffalo and an M.F.A. from Brooklyn College. He is the son of poets Alice
George Bowering
taught English at Simon Fraser University from 1972 until his retirement in 2001. Canada’s first Poet Laureate, he is an Officer of both the
George Chopping
is a poet from Torquay, England. A few years ago he left a glittering career as a shelf filler for a major supermarket and began to perform his
Gerald Locklin
is an American poet who is a Professor Emeritus of English at California State University, Long Beach and the poetry editor of Chiron Review. He
Grace Andreacchi
is a novelist, poet, and playwright. Her works include the novels, Scarabocchio and Poetry and Fear, Music for Glass Orchestra ( Serpent’s Tail
Jim Daniels
has been teaching creative writing at Carnegie Mellon University since 1981. Recent books include Having a Little Talk with Capital P Poetry;
Matthew Caley
his poetry book, Thirst (Slow Dancer, 1999) was Nominated for The Forward Prize for Best First Poetry Collection. This was followed by The Scene
Michael Boughn
a writer, scholar, and sometime teacher, he was born and raised in Riverside, California. He moved to Canada in 1966 and was introduced to the
Natasha Georgievska
a sensualist writer of martial literature emerging under the alias Lolita Enchanté, she is an eccentric Macedonian bohemian who loves to write
Stephen Ellis
born in 1948. He edited, with Stephen Dignazio, 26 issues of the little magazine :that: (1992–1996), and was the editor and publisher of over
Vanessa Vie
is a visual artist, singer-songsmith, guitarist, harmonica player, and lyricist-poet. Born in Asturias, North Spain, she moved to London in
Xue Di
was born in Beijing. He is the author of three volumes of collected works and one book of criticism on contemporary Chinese poetry in Chinese.
Winter 2014
Danny Caine
hails from Cleveland, Ohio where he lives with his wife, cat, and collection of 1960s soul records. Formerly a rural Ohio high school teacher, he
Dick Allen
his eighth collection of poems, This Shadowy Place (St. Augustine’s Press), won the 2013 New Criterion Poetry Prize. His earlier new poems are
Helene Swarts
her poems have appeared in Poetry International, The Café Review, Christian Century, and The Hartford Current. She taught poetry at the
Howard Winn
has had poetry and fiction published in Galway Review (Ireland), Dalhousie Review, Descant (Canada), Main Street Rag, Caduceus, Burning Word,
Howard Winn
has had poetry and fiction published in Galway Review (Ireland), Dalhousie Review, Descant (Canada), Main Street Rag, Caduceus, Burning Word,
John F. Buckley
lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan and is attending the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan. His second book of poems written in
Joshua Sullivan
lives in central Maine and teaches composition at Thomas College in Waterville. He also works as a farm hand for local businesses. His poems have
Karina Borowicz
has published a collection, The Bees Are Waiting, which was selected by Franz Wright for the Marick Press Poetry Prize and was named a 2013
Leonore Hildebrandt
has published poems in the The Café Review, Cimarron Review, Denver Quarterly, Drunken Boat, Spoon River Poetry Review, and Quercus Review. Her
Mark DeFoe
is professor emeritus of English at West Virginia Wesleyan College where he teaches in the low–residency MFA Writing Program. His tenth
Michael Bove
Mimi White
was awarded the 2009 Jane Kenyon Award for Outstanding Poetry for her first full–length poetry book, The Last Island (Deerbrook Editions).
Paul Pines
grew up in Brooklyn, New York, became a merchant seaman, and spent 1965 – 66 in Vietnam, after which he drove a taxi and tended bar until he
Peter Krok
is the humanities poetry director of the Manayunk Roxborough Art Center where he has been coordinating a literary series since 1990. His poems
Raymond Hall
has published dozens of poems in The Café Review. Three of them won the Helen Williams Award and were published in the Manhattan Mercury,
Roger Camp
lives in Seal Beach, California, where he tends to several hundred plants, is apprenticed to a master mason, plays blues piano evenings, and
S Stephanie
has published poetry and book reviews in literary magazines such as the Birmingham Poetry Review, The Southern Review, and The Sun. She has two
Sydney Lea
is the current Vermont Poet Laureate. He is the author of 10 poetry collections, most recently, I Was Thinking of Beauty (Four Way Books, 2013);
Timothy Gillis
is a freelance writer and photographer whose work has appeared in The Portland Daily Sun, Dispatch Magazine, Magnitude, The Portland Forecaster,
W. E. Butts
Wesley McNair
was recently invited to read his poetry for the second time by the Library of Congress. He is the poet laureate of Maine. The poem in this issue,
Fall 2013
Alessandro Carrera
was born in Lodi, Italy, in 1954. In the 1970s and ’80s he worked in Milan as a music critic, songwriter, and editor of scientific journals. In
Carl Dennis
is the author of eleven books of poetry and a collection of essays, Poetry as Persuasion. He is a recipient of both the Pulitzer Prize in 2002
Dan Alter
lives with his wife and daughter in Berkeley, California and makes his living as an electrician. His poems have appeared or will soon appear in
David Cope
was born in Detroit, Michigan. He has authored six books: Quiet Lives, foreword by Allen Ginsberg, 1983; On The Bridge, 1986; Fragments from The
Gerald George
is a writer and editor in East Machias, Maine. He has published numerous poems in journals, magazines, newspapers, and anthologies, and his
Ivana Rogar
was born in 1978 in Zagreb, Croatia. She is an editor of a literary journal Quorum and a journal for cultural theory Libra Libera. She translated
J. B. Sisson
has published poems, stories, plays, essays, and translations from French, German, and Russian in Poetry, The Paris Review, and Agni as well as
Jefferson Navicky
has had work appear or is forthcoming in Octopus Magazine, Horse Less Review, Smokelong Quarterly, Birkensnake, and Hobart. His essay about
Jeffrey Thomson
is the author of four books of poems, including Birdwatching in Wartime, winner of the 2010 Maine Book Award and the 2011 ASLE Award in
John J. Ronan
is a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow in Poetry, 1999–2000. His book Marrowbone Lane appeared in 2009 (Backwaters Press). He has published
John McKernan
grew up in Nebraska and is now a retired comma herder after teaching at Marshall University for many years. He lives mostly in West Virginia and
Leigh Donaldson
lives in Portland, Maine. His work has appeared in The Montreal Review, the This I Believe website, International Poetry Review, American Legacy
Marcia F. Brown
is the author of the poetry collections, What on Earth, published by Moon Pie Press (2010); Home to Roost, Paintings and Poems of Belfast, Maine
Mark Terrill
shipped out of San Francisco as a merchant seaman to the Far East and beyond, studied and spent time with Paul Bowles in Tangier, Morocco, and
Marko Pogacar
was born in 1984 in Split, Yugoslavia. He is an editor of Quorum, a literary magazine, and Zarez, a bi–weekly for cultural and social
Michael Estabrook
is finally free after 30 years of working for “The Man” and sometimes “The Woman.” No more useless meetings under fluorescent lights in stuffy,
Michael Palma
was born in the Bronx, New York. He has published one full–length collection of poems, A Fortune in Gold (Gradiva, 2000), and two poetry
Myronn Hardy
is the author of three books of poems: Approaching the Center, Headless Saints, and Catastrophic Bliss. He divides his time between Morocco and
Nancy Jean Hill
is a grandmother from Stratham, New Hampshire. She is an active participant in the Seacoast poetry community and the author of a chapbook,
Patrick Doyle
is twenty–three and lives in Durham, Maine with three cats who put up with him with varying success. He writes for the Southern Maine
Petar Matovic
was born in 1978, Serbia. He graduated in Serbian Literature at the University of Belgrade. He has published three poetry collections: Cameral
Roger Hickin
is a New Zealand visual artist and poet. His books, Waiting for the Transport and The Situation & Other Poems appeared in 2009. His Cold Hub
Ron Salutsky
is a native Kentuckian who lives in Tallahasse, Florida. A Ph.D. candidate in English at Florida State, he works with the UFF–FSU
Sara Toruño – Conley
lives in San Francisco. She is the Poetry Review Editor for Boxcar Poetry Review, and her poetry has appeared in Ginosko, Temenos, Monday Night,
Sergio Badilla Castillo
practices a poetic “transrealism,” merging reality and myth. Born in Valparaíso in 1947, he studied journalism at the University of Chile and
Victoria Surliuga
is an Associate Professor of Italian at Texas Tech University. She is a scholar of modern and contemporary Italian poetry and Italian cinema, a
Summer 2013
Anne Britting Oleson
is a writer and teacher who lives in the mountains of Central Maine with her family. She has published two chapbooks, The Church of St. Materiana
Baron Wormser
is the author /co–author of twelve full–length books and a poetry chapbook. His titles include The Road Washes Out in Spring: A
Betsy Sholl
has published seven collections of poetry, most recently Rough Cradle ( Alice James Books, 2009). Don’t Explain won the 1997 Felix Pollak Prize
Catherine Fisher
lives in Freeport, Maine with her dog, Happy.
Erika Butler
is a writer, artist, and mediator who lives in Central Vermont. She is a member of the Writer’s Hotel Workshop, where she and Michael met for
Gerard Grealish
is the founder of the Mulberry Poets & Writers Association, practices criminal defense law, and writes both poetry and prose in northeastern
Gibson Fay-LeBlanc
his first collection of poems, Death of a Ventriloquist, was chosen by Lisa Russ Spaar for the Vassar Miller Prize and published in 2102. His
John W. Hoy
is a teacher at Waynflete School in Portland, Maine. His first published poem was in 1972. He is also a story delver, a genealogist and
Kathleen Sullivan
has been a practicing psychotherapist for forty years, a poet for only a quarter of that time. She believes there are many similarities between
Kevin Sweeney
has degrees from California (PA) State College and the University of Massachusetts. He is the chair of the English Department at Southern Maine
Marita O’Neill
has an M.F.A. from Vermont College. Her first chap book of poetry is Love Dogs. She teaches at Scarborough High School in Scarborough, Maine.
Martin Steingesser
is author of two books of poems: Brothers of Morning and The Thinking Heart: the Life and Loves of Etty Hillesum. His poems have appeared in The
Megan Grumbling
her work has appeared in Poetry, The Iowa Review, Crazyhorse, The Southern Review, Seneca Review, Passages North, the Indiana Review, and other
Melissa Crowe
was born and raised in Presque Isle, Maine. She received her Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Maine in 1996, her M.F.A. in
Michael Macklin
1949 – 2012
Molly McGrath
worked with Michael Macklin on the literary magazine Bananafish and shared with him stories of their sons, hers yet unborn and his already a man.
Nadell Fishman
her first poetry collection is Drive. Her poems have been published in journals such as Poet Lore, The Café Review and Hunger Mountain. She has
Naomi Shihab Nye
was born to an American mother and a Palestinian father. At the age of 14, her family moved to Jerusalem. Upon returning to the U.S., she earned
Philip Levine
lives in New York City and Fresno, California. In New York City, he teaches at New York University and is the Distinguished Poet in Residence for
Ralph Angel
is the author of five books of poetry, most recently Exceptions and Melancholies: Poems 1986 – 2006 (2007 PEN USA Poetry Award), as well as a
Roger Dutton
is the designer /typographer of The Café Review and a student of the poetry of James Douglas Morrison.
Stephen Petroff
writes and paints in Sagadahoc County, Maine. He has published with Blackberry, Dancing Bear, Dog Ear and Red Tea. He was engaged in a
Steve Luttrell
is the founding editor of The Café Review, host of the CTN5 television show The Poets Cafe, and the author of ten books of poetry.
Thomas D. Absher
is a Vermont College professor of liberal studies, has two books of poetry, Forms of Praise, published by Ohio State University Press, and The
Tim Seibles
was born and raised in Philadelphia. He earned a B.A. at Southern Methodist University and an M.F.A. at Vermont College of Norwich University. He
Wayne Atherton
Spring 2013
Celina Villagarcia
her roots are in the Rio Grande Valley, San Benito, Texas. She earned a B.A. in Sociology at Metropolitan State University of Denver and a Master
David Stankiewicz
lives in Cape Elizabeth, Maine with his wife and dog. He has taught at Southern Maine Community College since 2004. He earned an M.F.A. from the
David Wagoner
has published 19 books of poems, most recently After the Point of No Return, (Copper Canyon Press, 2112). He has also published ten novels, one
Donald Crane
is seventy–seven years old and lives in Milbridge, Maine. Since retirement he has been able to pursue a life–long interest in poetry
Elton Glaser
has published eight full–length collections of poetry, including two new books in 2013: Translations from the Flesh (University of
John Macker
lives in Northern New Mexico in an old roadhouse on the Santa Fe Trail. A widely published short story writer and poet for over 20 years, he has
Lee Sharkey
is a long–time contributor to The Café Review. Maine readers will recognize the source of her poems in this issue in Gov. Paul
Nicholas Spengler
is a poet from Burlington, Vermont. He has written freelance pieces for the arts section of the Burlington Free Press, as well as a biography of
Nick Squadere
is a twenty–two year old artist /poet living and working in Glens Falls, NY; a small town in the foothills of the southern Adirondack
Peter F. Murphy
teaches at Murray State University. He grew up in Alexandria Bay, NY, the Heart of the Thousand Islands, where he learned how to shoot pool and
Rich Ives
is the 2009 winner of the Francis Locke Memorial Poetry Award from Bitter Oleander and the 2012 winner of the Creative Nonfiction Prize from Thin
Richard Taylor
75, has been a teacher of German in colleges and Latin and English in private secondary schools. He was a member of the 1964 Olympic Nordic Team
Robbie Sugg
is a native Californian artist, musician, and poet living in San José, California. His work is informed by the diverse and interconnected
Robert Herschbach
is an editor and writer currently based in the metro Washington D.C. area. He completed an English degree at the University of New Hampshire.
Robert Roley
is a mangy old poet with bad teeth living in Ashland, Oregon. A graduate of the Kerouac School, his work has appeared — mysteriously — in various
Susan H. Maurer
has had six little books published and her full length Perfect Dark, Ungovernable Press, was published by Sweden’s Lars Palm. She has had three
Suzannah Gilman
her poetry has appeared in such publications as The Florida Review, Calyx, Pearl, Green Hills Literary Lantern, Family Matters: Poems of our
Trina Gaynon
volunteers with WriteGirl, an organization in Los Angeles providing workshops and mentors for high school girls interested in writing. She also
Winter 2013
Angela Patten
is the author of two poetry collections, Reliquaries and Still Listening, both published by Salmon Poetry, Ireland. Her poems have appeared in
Bill Brown
recently retired as a part–time lecturer at Vanderbilt University. He has authored five poetry collections, three chapbooks, and a
Bill Edmondson
has had work in The Hollins Critic, Confrontation, Redactions, and Canary. He has only recently found time for a pursuit parallel to writing
Bradley Schmidt
grew up in rural Kansas, completed a bachelor’s in German studies at a small liberal arts college there, studied German literature and theology
Daniel Lusk
is author of Lake Studies: Meditations on Lake Champlain (LCMM, 2011), Kissing the Ground: New & Selected Poems (Onion River, 1999), and
David Filer
has published Housekeeping, a chapbook of sonnets (Finishing Line Press, 2012) and The Fear of Love, a full–length collection (Plain View
Iain Galbraith
has published poems in Poetry Review, The Times Literary Supplement, PN Review, New Writing, and elsewhere. His recent publications include
Jake Schneider
holds a degree in writing and languages from Sarah Lawrence College. His translations of Ron Winkler’s work have appeared in numerous literary
Judith Zander
was born in Anklam, Germany, in 1980 and now lives in Berlin. In addition to writing poetry and prose, she translates English literature and is
Kevin Sweeney
has published two books of poems, Rags of Prayer and Ordinary Time, both from Moon Pie Press, with a third collection due out this year. He
Maria DiLorenzo
received her bachelor’s in English from the College of Staten Island and holds a master’s of fine arts in poetry from Hunter College. She
Mariela Griffor
was born in the city of Concepcion in southern Chile. She is the author of Exiliana (2007) and House (2007) and founder of Marick Press. Her work
Nancy Allison
had as poetry teachers Michael Waters and Amy Clampitt and, before them, the woods and waters of the Chesapeake Bay. In the 1990s, she moved to
Philip Arnold
now calls Ohio home after spending most of his life in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Several of his poems have appeared in The Iowa
Polly Giantonio
lives in Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania. Her poems are forthcoming in The Wisconsin Review and have appeared several times in the Aurorean and in
Richard Spilman
is the author of two books of poetry: In the Night Speaking (Winner of the Sacramento Poetry Center Prize) and Suspension (New American Press
Ron Winkler
is a German poet, writer, editor, critic, and translator living in Berlin. Born in 1973, he studied German literature and language and history at
Sarah Wetzel
poet and engineer, is the author of Bathsheba Transatlantic, which won the Philip Levine Prize for Poetry and was published in 2010 by Anhinga
Tom Daley
has poems forthcoming in — or has work previously published in — a number of journals, including, Massachusetts Review, Harvard Review, Prairie
Ulrike Almut Sandig
was born in Großenhain (GDR) in 1979 and now lives in Leipzig and Berlin. She started publishing her poetry by pasting poems onto construction
Ulrike Draesner
has published five books of poetry, four novels, and two volumes of short stories. She is also the author of two collections of essays and has
Fall 2012
Alessandro Spinazzi
Alessandro Spinazzi lives in the Veneto, part of the current Italian bioregional and literary movements. He writes in both Italian & English.
Ava Darling
American Ava Darling has, since the 1960s, lived in central France, publishes here for the first time in her native country.
Bertie Koller
Betta Rouse
is the nom d’plume of an Indiana girl living in Bruxelles.
Clay Caulkins
lives with his youngest daughter in Anost, Burgundy. Born in Alabama, raised in Kansas, for years a barroom piano player, then a projectionist in
Dianella Bardelli
Poet Dianella Bardelli’s recent publications include her poetic fictions based on the lives of Neal Cassady and Lenore Kandel. She lives in the
Duncan McNaughton
Duncan McNaughton, once a student of Charles Olson, has himself been published widely in the US and Europe. He now lives in San Francisco — where
Franco Beltrametti
The poems printed in this issue by painter and poet Franco Beltrametti (1937 – 1995) were never before published, written in Italian, translated
James Koller
James Koller is best known as a poet, has read and published widely in western Europe and America. He has shown his art work in Rome and New
Joanne Kyger
The first edition of Joanne Kyger’s About Now, her collected poems, was published in 2007 by The National Poetry Foundation, Orono, Maine. Born
John Gian
Rita degli Esposti
A native of Bologna, where she was much involved in theater, Rita degli Esposti has long lived and taught in Venezia. Her work has been
Stefan Hyner
Summer 2012
Spring 2012
Alan Elyshevitz
is a poet and short story writer from East Norriton, Pennsylvania. His poems have appeared most recently in Snail Mail Review, Sliver of Stone,
Amalio Madueño
grew up on the borderlands of California and Baja. He organized farm workers with Cesar Chavez, studied poetry in graduate school at the
Andrei Codrescu
a poet, novelist, and essayist born in Transylvania. In 1966, he moved to Detroit. He is the author of dozens of books of poetry, including
Barbara Siegel Carlson
her poems have been published in Hayden’s Ferry Review, Poetry East, Third Coast, Birmingham Poetry Review, Louisville Review, Agni, and others.
David Budbill
is the author of eight books of poems, eight plays, a novel, a collection of short stories, a picture book for children, and dozens of essays,
Etel Adnan
is a poet, painter, and essayist living in Paris and Sausalito, California. She was born in Beirut Lebanon in 1925 to a Syrian father and a
Ewa Chrusciel
won the 2009 Emergency Press International Book Contest for Strata, her first book published in English. Prior to Strata, she released two books
Gerd Stern
is a poet, media artist, and cheese maven. He has published several books of poetry and oral history. From Beat Scene Poet to Psychedelic
Heathcote Williams
a poet, playwright, and actor, he has made a significant contribution to many fields. He is best known for his extended poems on environmental
Ivanov Reyez
is a retired professor of English from Odessa College. His poetry is included in Eclipse, The Mayo Review, Pinyon Poetry, The Temple, Poetica:
Jack Foley
is a poet and critic who, with his wife, Adelle, performs his work frequently in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was born in Neptune, New Jersey
Jake Berry
is a poet, musician and visual artist. His work has appeared in magazines, anthologies, online publications, and books for almost three decades.
Kimberly Cloutier Green
lives in Kittery Point, Maine. Her chapbook What becomes of Words was published by the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art in Connecticut, and
Leah Twitchell
lives in Brunswick, Maine. This is her first appearance in The Café Review.
Michael Lee Phillips
publications include The Antioch Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, The Literary Review, New York Quarterly, The Stinging Fly (Ireland), Poetry
Michael McClure
at the age of 22 he gave his first poetry reading at the legendary Six Gallery event in San Francisco, where Allen Ginsberg first read “Howl.”
Neeli Cherkovski
was born in Santa Monica, California in 1945. While in high school he edited The Black Cat Review, a poetry journal and began to publish in small
Norbert Hirschhorn
is an international public health physician, commended by President Bill Clinton as an “American Health Hero.” He lives in London and Beirut.
Paul Nelson
is a poet, teacher, broadcast interview host, and a charter e – poets.net site director in Auburn, Washington. He is director of the
Russell Rowland
born in Connecticut, he has spent the past quarter century in New Hampshire. His poetry appears in over a hundred journals. He was the 2007
Winter 2012
Barbara Moraff
known as “the baby of the Beat generation” because she was just 18 and had already being published by Leroi Jones (Amiri Baraka) in Evergreen
Clark Coolidge
is an American poet born in Providence, Rhode Island. He was, perhaps more than any other person, responsible for inspiring the entire
Clayton Eshleman
over the past decade, five collections of his translations, five collections of his poetry, and two collections of essays have been published.
Daphne Marlatt
lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. She was born in 1942 in Melbourne, Australia, and immigrated to Canada in 1951 from Malaysia. She studied
David Antin
is a poet, critic, and performance artist, whose books include Definitions (1967), Autobiography (1967), Code of Flag Behavior (1968),
George Economou
was born on September 24, 1934, in Great Falls, Montana. He attended Colgate University, where he majored in English, graduated cum laude, and
Gerrit Lansing
was born in Albany, New York and grew up in Northern Ohio. A friend of poet Charles Olson, he edited SET in the 1960s, a literary journal that
Hugh Seidman
was born in Brooklyn, New York. His poetry has won several awards including the 2004 Green Rose Prize from New Issues Press for his sixth poetry
Jerome Rothenberg
began his literary career in the late 1950s working primarily as a translator. He is responsible for the first English appearances of Paul Celan
Kenneth Rosen
has been a Professor of English at the University of Southern Maine since 1981. He spent a sabbatical semester as Balkan Scholar at the American
Larry Fagin
born in Far Rockaway, New York City, he grew up in New York, Hollywood, and Europe. He received a B.A. from the University of Maryland in 1960
Maxine Chernoff
born in 1952, she is an American novelist, writer, poet, academic, and literary magazine editor. She is a Professor and Chair of the Creative
Nathaniel Tarn
was born in 1928 in Paris and educated in France, Belgium, and England, obtaining degrees from Cambridge, the Sorbonne, and Chicago. He
Rochelle Owens
is the author of twenty books of poetry, plays, and fiction, the most recent of which are Solitary Workwoman, (Junction Press, 2011), Journey to
Ron Padgett
was born in 1942 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His father was a bootlegger who also traded cars, his mother a housewife who also helped with the
Steve Luttrell
was born and continues to live in Portland, Maine. He is a graduate of Franklin Pierce College and is the author of ten books of poetry; the
Thomas Meyer
began writing as a teenager in Seattle, Washington. At that age, he was already a veteran of the arts, having been a child actor, beginning at
Fall 2011
Amiri Baraka
born in 1934, in Newark, New Jersey, is the author of over 40 books of essays, poems, drama, and music history and criticism, a poet icon and
Anne Waldman
an internationally recognized and acclaimed poet, she has been an active member of the “Outrider” experimental poetry community. She is the
Bill Berkson
his most recent books include Portrait and Dream: New & Selected Poems; a collection of art writings, For the Ordinary Artist; Not an Exit,
Charles Plymell
was born in 1935 in Kansas, involved in the Beat scene in New York in the 1950s, and was a notable figure in the San Francisco literary scene in
Charles Stein
a poet and independent scholar, he is the author of eleven books of poetry including, The Hat Rack Tree (Station Hill Press) and From Mimir’s
David Meltzer
a poet at age eleven and child performer on radio and television, he began his literary career during the Beat heyday in San Francisco and
Diane di Prima
born in Brooklyn, New York, she is, undeniably, the most well – known female Beat poet. She attended Swarthmore College, then moved to
Edward Sanders
achieved fame in the countercultural world of the 1960s as poet, magazine founder, bookstore owner, publisher, journalist, anti – war
George Quasha
is an artist, a poet, and a musician working across mediums to explore principles in common within language, sculpture, drawing, video, sound,
Gerard Malanga
is a poet and photographer born in 1943. He was the chief assistant for artist Andy Warhol in the mid –1960s, with whom he founded the
Hettie Jones
her twenty – four books include her Beat memoir, How I Became Hettie Jones; Drive, which won the Poetry Society of America’s Norma Farber
Ilya Kaminsky
was born in Odessa, former Soviet Union in 1977, and came to the United States in 1993, when his family was granted asylum by the American
Jen Hofer
is a Los Angeles based poet, translator, interpreter, teacher, knitter, bookmaker, public letter – writer, and urban cyclist. Her most
Joanna McClure
was born in the desert foothills of the Catalina Mountain Ridge near Oracle, Arizona, in 1930. She attended the University of Arizona, majoring
Joe Richey
is a poet, journalist, and researcher. He has produced reports for alternative media from Maine to Argentina. With support from The Nation
Jonathan Greene
born in New York City in 1943 he earned his B.A. in literature from Bard College and went on to study poetry with Robert Lowell and folklore with
Julie Rogers
began writing at age twelve and reading her poetry in San Francisco cafes in the late 1970’s. She has self – published five chapbooks, and
Lewis MacAdams
is a poet, activist, journalist, and author of a dozen books and tapes of poetry. His poems have appeared in many anthologies over the last
Lewis Warsh
was born in the Bronx, New York, and has lived in New York City for most of his life. He graduated from City College of New York with a B.A. in
Margaret Randall
is a poet, essayist, photographer, feminist, and social activist, born in New York City (1936). She lived for many years in Mexico, Cuba, and
Mei – Mei Berssenbrugge
was born in Beijing, China in 1947 and grew up in Massachusetts. Among her books are The Heat Bird (Burning Deck 1983) and Random Possession,
Robert Kelly
after receiving an undergraduate degree in 1955 from the City College of the City University of New York, he studied for three years at Columbia
Robert Ronnie Branaman
Will Staple
born in 1945 in Colusa, California, he attended Berkeley during the Free Speech Movement. He worked as a carpenter on both the Gary Snyder and
Summer 2011
Ainsely Morse
at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University, he is a Ph.D. Candidate in Slavic Languages and Literatures: 19th and
Aleksey Porvin
is a contemporary Russian poet born in Leningrad. His poems can be found in Fogged Clarity, World Literature Today, SUSS, Cyphers, Action Yes,
Alexander Mironov
is a prominent Russian poet, the author of three books of poetry, and in 1981 was awarded the Andrey Bely Prize.
Alicia Fisher
resides in the Portland, Maine area with her husband and two children. Most recently, she won a full scholarship to attend the Stonecoast
Andrei Sen-Senkov
is a Russian poet and writer, born in Tajikistan in 1968. He received a degree in medicine from Yaroslavl State Medical Academy. He has
Andrew Wachtel
is Bertha and Max Dressler Professor in the Humanities at Northwestern University, where he serves as dean of the Graduate School and director of
Anzhelina Polonskaya
was born in Malakhovka, a small town near Moscow. Since 1998, she has been a member of the Moscow Union of Writers and in 2003, became a member
Bill Edmondson
continues to teach for City College of San Francisco and has had poems recently published in, Fugue Literary Journal, Field Magazine, Margie: The
Harvey J. Baine
has spent his adult years bouncing between Mississippi, Virginia, and Florida; currently residing in St. Augustine. At the University of North
Harvey Mudd
is an American poet, writer, and self taught painter who left the U.S. for France in 2005 after becoming disillusioned with American culture and
Jack Hirschman
born in 1933. Lives in the North Beach district of San Francisco, where he is a member of the Union of Street Poets, a group that distributes
Kendall Merriam
was born and lives in Rockland, Maine where he is Poet Laureate.
Laura Behr
lives in Montgomery, Alabama. She is a psychotherapist, partner in HKM a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Neuroscience based consulting group to
Leo Yankevich
is an American poet and Translator and is the editor of New Formalist. He is a prolific translator, having rendered into English poems by
Lidija Dimkovska
was born in 1971 in Skopje, Macedonia. She attained a doctoral degree in Romanian literature in Bucharest where she worked as a lecturer of
Ljubica Arsovska
born in 1950 in Macedonia, she is editor – in – chief of the quarterly Kulturen zivot, the leading cultural magazine in Macedonia.
Peggy Reid
was born in Radstock, England. She has worked on translations of a variety of texts from history and the history of art to medical papers, from
Richard Jackson
teaches creative writing and poetry and humanities in the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga’s interdisciplinary honors program. He is the
Tom Pickard
was born in Newcastle, England in 1946, left school at 14, and in 1964 co – organized the Morden Tower poetry readings, “a Golden Bloomsday
Tony Brinkley
has taught at the University of Maine since 1983. He is a graduate of Yale University (BA) and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Ph.D.).
Wayne Atherton
Spring 2011
Agha Shahid Ali
was born on February 4, 1949 in New Delhi and grew up Muslim in Kashmir. He earned a Ph.D. in English from Pennsylvania State University and an
Andrea L. Watson
has published poetry in Runes, Cream City Review, The Dublin Quarterly, International Poetry Review, Nimrod, and other journals. Her show,
Caroline Adams
attends Kent Denver School in Colorado (Class of 2012). The 16 – year – old has been writing poetry since the age of 7. She enjoys
Christopher Merrill
has published four collections of poetry, including Brilliant Water and Watch Fire, for which he received the Peter I. B. Lavan Younger Poets
D.K. McCutchen
earned an MFA at the University of Massachusetts — Amherst when Shahid ruled poetry. Lack of poetic – DNA led to a Pushcart nomination and
Dean Kostos
has published in Barrow Street Boulevard, Chelsea, Cimarron Review, The Cincinnati Review, Southwest Review, Western Humanities Review, among
Douglas “Woody” Woodsum
met Shahid when they were both on staff at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference in the 1980s. The first line of Woody’s poem alludes to “Mending
Eric Torgersen
has completed a book – length collection of ghazals to be called In Which We See Our Selves: American Ghazals. His two poems entitled “Of
Forrest Gander
is a poet, novelist, essayist, and translator. His recent books include the novel As a Friend; the book of poems Core Samples from the World;
Hena Ahmad
is a professor of English in the Department of English and Linguistics at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri, where she teaches post
Hugh Coyle
has published in The Boston Review, New England Review, Green Mountains Review, American Authors, Christopher Street, Bay Windows, Art and
Jim Davis
is a graduate of Knox College and now lives, writes, and paints in Chicago. His poetry and short fiction have appeared or are forthcoming in
Jon Wilkins
is a professor at the Santa Fe Institute, where he studies theoretical evolutionary biology. His poems have appeared in the Colorado Review,
Lorri Centineo
teaches in the Stardome Theater at the Southworth Planetarium in Portland, Maine and writes content for online science and ecology venues. In
Martín Espada
has published 17 books as a poet, editor, and translator. His collection of poems entitled The Republic of Poetry (Norton, 2006) received a
Michelle Demers
holds an MFA in poetry from Vermont College of Fine Arts and an MA in professional writing. She has previously published in The Café Review, as
Peggy O’Brien
is a member of the English Department at the University of Massachusetts — Amherst. She formerly taught at Trinity College, Dublin. She has
Peter Marcus
has recently had poems published in Boulevard, The Southern Review, and I Go To The Ruined Places, a human rights anthology. His poems have also
Stacey Chase
is a poetry editor at The Café Review and the editor of this issue. An award – winning journalist, Chase has published in The Boston Globe
Susie Meserve
is the author of the chapbook Faith (Finishing Line Press, 2008). Her writing has appeared in Gulf Coast, Cimarron Review, Indiana Review, and
Tony Hoagland
is the author of several poetry collections, including last year’s Unincorporated Personas in the Late Honda Dynasty; What Narcissism Means to
Victoria Zak
is a writer, painter, and sculptor living in Holliston, Massachusetts. She met Shahid on a path at night at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference,
Yehudit Ben-Zvi Heller
is a poet and translator who holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature. Born and raised in Israel, Heller lives in Amherst, Massachusetts with her
Zilka Joseph
teaches in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and in Kolkata, India. Her work has appeared in Review Americana, Gatronomica, Rattle, and The MacGuffin. She
Winter 2011
Alan Holder
was born in Brooklyn, New York and educated at Columbia University. He taught at a number of colleges and universities over a forty year period,
David Sloan
a graduate of the University of Southern Maine Stonecoast MFA Creative Writing Program, he helped to found, and currently teaches English and
G. H. Smith
has published in The Atlanta Review, Wild Goose Poetry Review, Red Wheelbarrow, Quarry West, Chicago Quarterly Review, StoryQuarterly, previously
Gabor G. Gyukics
is a Hungarian-American poet and literary translator presently residing in Budapest, Hungary. He has been writing poetry in English and
Geoffrey Gaddis
his poems have appeared in Hunger Mountain, Aethlon, and The Healing Muse. He lives in Putney, Vermont.
Gerard Grealish
his poetry has appeared in Poet Lore, Free Lunch, The Sow’s Ear, The Connecticut River Review, Parting Gifts, The Ontario Review, The Bad Henry
Giovanni Raboni
(1932 – 2004) was the author of many volumes of poetry and criticism. He also translated widely from French literature, including an
J. B. Sisson
has published poems, stories, plays, essays, and translations in magazines such as Poetry and The Paris Review and in anthologies such as The
James Koller
is a poet, novelist, photographer, painter, publisher, and editor. He obtained his BA from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois in
Kathleen Balma
is a Fulbright Fellow and graduate of Indiana University’s MFA program. Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Mid–American Review,
Kevin Rabas
co – directs the Creative Writing Program at Emporia State University, is managing editor of Flint Hills Review, and writes regularly for
Kevin Sweeney
is the author of two poetry books from Moon Pie Press, Rags of Prayer and Ordinary Time. His poems have appeared in a number of literary
Manoli Kouremetis
earned his MFA from Old Dominion University. His fiction and poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in The Southeast Review, Boxcar Poetry
Maurizio Cucchi
was born in 1945 in Milan, where he continues to live. In addition to his poetry, he has published a novel and a book of essays. His most
Michael Palma
will publish a new book of poems, Begin in Gladness (Star Cloud Press), this spring. Along with his translations of Raboni and Cucchi, he will
Nancy A. Henry
her poems have appeared in Rattle, Southern Humanities Review, The Hollins Critic, The Café Review, and many other publications, as well as being
normal
cut his teeth wailing poesy in Greenwich Village, circa 1962 – 64, at the legendary Rafio Cafe. He has dwelled in 47, not so exotic, ports
Paul Pines
grew up in Brooklyn around the corner from Ebbets Field and spent the early sixties on the Lower East Side of New York. In 1970, he opened The
Russell Evatt
recently lived in Krakow, Poland, where he studied the Polish language. His work has appeared in Iron Horse Literary Review, Prism Review, Specs
Fall 2010
Allen Fowler
is an Adult Education Instructor working for a non-profit agency in Western Massachusetts where he lives with his twelve year old daughter. In
Anele Rubin
poetry has appeared in Amoskeag, Great River Review, The Midwest Quarterly, River Styx, Bitter Oleander, Rhino, Potomac Review, Paterson Literary
David Budbill
newest book of poems, Happy Life, will be published by Copper Canyon Press in September of 2011. He is the author of two other Copper Canyon
David McCann
is the Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, and director of the Korea
Ethan Stebbins
his poetry has appeared in Best New Poets 2008, Poetry, The Hudson Review, The Dark Horse and others. In 2007 – 08 he served as the New
Glenn Morazzini
won the 2007 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Prize, the 2008 Paumanok Poetry Award, A Martin Dibner Poetry Fellowship, and a 2011 Amy Clampitt Residency
Helene Swarts
is a former teacher. She believes that poetry can help us find ourselves and each other. The idyll of Peaks Island, Maine, where she lives, is
Hope Coulter
a native of New Orleans, she grew up in Alexandria, Louisiana, graduated from Harvard University, and now lives in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her
Matt W. Miller
is a former Wallace Stegner Fellow in Poetry and has published work in Harvard Review, Memorious, Third Coast, and DMQ Review. His first book,
Matthew M. Cariello
is a writer and teacher originally from New Jersey, currently living in Columbus, Ohio, where he is on the faculty of the English Department at
Michael Danahy
with the British Petroleum disaster in the Gulf of Mexico this past summer, he decided to revisit “The Fugitive Oil,” written after a mere one
Padma Thornlyre
resides in the canyon village of Kitteredge, Colorado. His long poem, Mavka, in 51 parts, will appear in 2011.
Renée Hearrin
traded red clay for rocky coast eleven years ago when she moved from North Carolina to Maine. After a twenty-three year career as a professional
Richard Taylor
was educated at Dartmouth College, Kiel University (Germany), and Yale. He was a member of the 1964 Olympic Nordic Ski Team. For many years he
Sally Molini
is co-editor for Cerise Press (www.cerisepress.com), an international online journal based in the US and France. Her work has appeared or is
Wade Linebaugh
earned his B.A. in English at the University of Southern Maine in 2009 and is currently teaching and pursuing his M.A. at Lehigh University in
Zara Raab
poems and reviews appear (or will soon) in Poetry Flash, West Branch, Arts & Letters, Nimrod, Spoon River Poetry Review, Valparaiso Poetry
Summer 2010
Andrea L. Watson
her poetry has appeared in Runes, The Comstock Review, Room of One’s Own, Earth’s Daughters, and Georgetown Review, among others. Her show,
Annie Seikonia
Benjamin Aleshire
his poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Green Mountains Review, Connecticut River Review, Seven Days, and Vermont Literary Review. His play,
Daniel Hales
his ghazal “Dear Shahid” was published in The Massachusetts Review and his ghazal “The Red Dress Of Poetry” was published in Ravishing
Daniel Lusk
his books include Kissing the Ground: New & Selected Poems and Onion River: Six Vermont Poets. His poems have appeared in Poetry, New
Douglas Woody Woodsum
is a high school teacher in rural Maine. His poetry, prose, and cartoons have appeared in many publications, including the New England Review,
E. Michael Desilets
was born and raised in Framingham, Massachusetts. He earned his M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Columbia University in New York under the
Elizabeth Hoover
her poetry has appeared in The Hoyden’s Ferry Review, The Atlanta Review, New Letters, and is forthcoming in Natural Bridge. She is the associate
Elly Bookman
is a recent graduate of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. She lives and writes in Eugene, Oregon, but will be attending the M.F.A. program at
Franz Wright
the son of poet James Wright, was born in Vienna, Austria in 1953. During his youth, his family moved to the Northwest United States, the
Jonathan Skinner
his poetry collections include With Naked Foot (Little Scratch Pad, 2008) and Political Cactus Poems (Palm Press, 2005). He founded and edits
Karina Borowicz
has recent work in AGNI Online, New Ohio Review, and Rattle. Her translations have appeared on Poetry Daily. She lives in Western Massachusetts.
Matthew M. Cariello
is a writer and teacher originally from New Jersey, currently living in Columbus and teaching in the English Department at the Ohio State
Michael David Madonick
is an associate professor at the University of Illinois. His poems have most recently appeared in Iron Horse, Redivider, New Ohio Review /
Michael Palma
was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1945. He has published one full–length collection of poems, A Fortune in Gold (Gradiva, 2000), and two
Russ Sargent
is the owner of Yes Books in Portland, Maine. These poems were written while traveling Europe in 1991 –1992. Other poems, including
Steve Luttrell
was born and continues to live in Portland, Maine. He is a graduate of Franklin Pierce College and is the author of ten books of poetry. His
Victoria Livingstone
lives in Boston, Massachusetts, where she spends her time writing and translating poetry, teaching Spanish, and working towards her Ph.D. in
Spring 2010
Alice Bolstridge
has published stories, poems, and essays in many magazines and anthologies including Cimarron Review (Oklahoma State University Short Fiction
Bill Edmondson
is a poet living in Santa Rose, California, who teaches at City College of San Francisco. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Fugue,
Christopher Seid
lives with his family in Yarmouth, Maine. He is poetry editor for Maine: The Magazine.
David Filer
lives and works in the other Portland, in Oregon. Other poems have been published recently in Free Lunch, The Tule Review, Off the Coast, Third
David Moreau
is the author of a chapbook, Sex, Death, and Baseball (Moon Pie Press, 2004), subjects he considers “the three greatest subjects of poetry.”
Erica Goss
is a writer from Los Gatos, California. Her poems, reviews, and essays have appeared or are forthcoming in Caveat Lector, Zoland Poetry, Main
Henry Rappaport
received his bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University and his master’s degree from the University of Washington. He co – founded
J. B. Sisson
has published poems, stories, plays, essays, and translations in magazines such as Poetry and The Paris Review and in anthologies such as The
James K. Zimmerman
is a clinical psychologist, and was a songwriter and performer in a previous life. He is the winner of both the 2009 and 2010 Hart Crane
Jeff Hardin
is a data analyst for a health management company in Phoenix, Arizona. He graduated from San Jose State University (B.A. 1994, M.A. 1996) with
Jeff Hardin
teaches at Columbia State Community College in Columbia, Tennessee. His poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in The Gettysburg Review, The
Larry Dyhrberg
had a long career as a high – school history teacher. He now divides his time between part – time teaching at Southern Maine
Leonore Hildebrandt
grew up in Germany and lives “off the grid” in Harrington, Maine. At home in two languages, she teaches writing at the University of Maine.
Lynn Levin
is the author of three collections of poems, Fair Creatures of an Hour (2009), Imaginarium (2005), and A Few Questions about Paradise (2000).
Marija Sanderling
is a professional librarian and genealogist who has practiced creative writing since making her home in Maine 15 years ago. She devotes a great
Megan Grumbling
has had poems published in many journals and was awarded a Ruth Lilly Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation. She teaches at Southern Maine
Preston Hood
has published in Michigan Quarterly Review, Rattle, Hayden’s Ferry Review, and other literary journals. His book, A Chill I Understand (2006),
Renée Olander
has published poems in Artword Quarterly, Verse and Universe — Poems About Science & Mathematics, Margie, 5am, Hawai‘i Pacific Review,
Susanna Lang
a collection of her poems was published in 2008 by The Backwaters Press. More recently, her poem “Condemned” won the Inkwell competition. Her
Winter 2010
Alexander Etheridge
“I knew Jack Myers for years. I’ve also been writing poems for a good while — and if I’ve had any success with it, much of the credit is
Andrea Blancas
Beltran: graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2003 with a BA in Sociology and a Minor in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis.
Ariana Nash
teaches creative writing in Wilmington, North Carolina. She has published poetry in Xenith and 2River View. She owes a great debt of gratitude
B.Z. Niditch
is a poet, playwright, fiction writer, and teacher, as well as founder and artistic director of The Original Theatre in Boston. His work is
Betsy Sholl
is the current Poet Laureate of Maine. She has published seven books of poetry, most recently Rough Cradle (Alice James, 2009) and Late Psalm
Brad Davis
earned an MFA from Vermont College. Jack Myers was one of his four advisors. A poem he began while working with Jack won an AWP Intro Journal
Bruce Spang
is a teacher and writer. He has published two chapbooks and two books of poems, the latest from Moon Pie Press. He is an avid and somewhat
Carol Westberg
her first collection of poems, Slipstream, will be published in 2010. A former teacher and editor, she currently directs communications at
Christopher Russell
was born in Concord, New Hampshire in 1974. He currently lives in Concord, New Hampshire, where he helps support emotionally handicapped
Christopher Soden
is a native Texan, writer, teacher, critic, lecturer, and performer, who received his MFA in Writing (Poetry) from Vermont College. He currently
Daniel Nathan Terry
is a former landscaper and horticulturist. His debut full–length poetry collection, Capturing the Dead, won the Stevens Poetry Prize and
Daryl Morazzini
has a BA from the University of Southern Maine in Philosophy and History, an MAR from Yale Divinity in Religion and Literature, and an MFA from
Harriet Sohmers Zwerling
is an eighty year old woman, fifties expatriate, writer, translator, teacher, and mother of the funk musician, MiloZ. Her collection of stories,
Jack Myers
professor of English and creative writing atSouthern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas was the author of eighteen books of and about poetry.
Jim McGarrah
poems, essays, and stories have appeared in many literary magazines over the past decade, most recently in After Shocks: Poems of Recovery, Bayou
Joanne Lowery
her poems have appeared in many literary magazines, including Birmingham Poetry Review, Eclipse, Smartish Pace, Cimarron Review, roger, Atlanta
Leslie Ullman
her latest book, Slow Work Through Sand, winner of the 1997 Iowa Poetry Prize, came out in 1998. Her first collection of poems, Natural
Marian Aitches
teaches in the History Department at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her first collection of poems, Fishing for Light, won the Wings
Mark Cox
professor of creative writing at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, has received many prominent honors and awards. He is the author
Michael Macklin
is an associate editor with The Café Review. Lately, he has been working with local poets and police officers to produce The Portland Police
Naomi Shihab Nye
her books of poetry include, 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East , A Maze Me: Poems for Girls , Red Suitcase, Words Under the
Norbert Hirschhorn
is a physician in international public health, commended by President Bill Clinton as an “American Health Hero.” He lives in London and Beirut.
Patrick Dillon
was born in 1956 in County Louth, Ireland. In 1997, he received a scholarship for a summer workshop at the Poet’s House in Donegal. In 2002, he
Paul Christensen
his latest book of poems, On Being Human, is due from Wings Press this spring. He has published seven other collections, and the memoirs, West
Ralph Angel
books include Neither World, winner of the 1995 James Laughlin Award of the Academy of American Poets, and Exceptions and Melancholies: Poems
Richard Jackson
is the author of nine books of poems, most recently, Half Lives: Petrarchan Poems (Autumn House, 2004), Unauthorized Autobiography: New and
Robin Behn
is the author of three books of poetry, Paper Bird (Texas Tech), which won the AWP Award Series in Poetry, The Red Hour (HarperCollins), and
Sandee Lyles
is a Registered Nurse, poet, freelance writer, and Publishing Editor of Oak Bend Review. She lives with a houseful of teens, animals, and Jack
Suzanne Rhodenbaugh
won the Marianne Moore Poetry Prize for Lick of Sense, published by Helicon Nine Editions in 2001. Her book, The Whole Shebang, will be published
Sydney Lea
has published eight collections of poetry, most recently Ghost Pain (Sarabande, 2005); two collections of nonfiction, the latest A Little
W.E. Butts
is the 2009 –2014 New Hampshire Poet Laureate, and the author of Sunday Evening at the Stardust Café, winner of the 2006 Iowa Source
Fall 2009
Adam J. Sorkin
Adam J. Sorkin recent books of translation include Memory Glyphs, a volume of three Romanian prose poets (Twisted Spoon, 2009); Ruxandra
Cory McClellan
was born in Casa Grande, Arizona. He received his M.F.A in Creative Writing Poetry from the University of Massachusetts–Amherst in 2004.
Dan Murphy
received the Academy of American Poets Prize in 2006 for the poem, “Faithless 11,” and recently graduated with a Master’s degree in English from
Dan Sociu
was born in 1978 in Botoêani in the north of Romania. His first book, borcane bine legate, bani pentru înc² o s²pt²mîn², came out in 2002 (jars
David J. Rothman
is co–founder of the Crested Butte Music Festival ( www.crestedbuttemusicfestival.com,) Founding Editor and Publisher of Conundrum Press,
David McCann
is the Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, and director of the Korea
Gibson Fay-LeBlanc
his poems, interviews, and reviews have appeared in magazines including Boston Review, The New Republic, and Tin House and in anthologies
J.B. Sisson
has published poems, short stories, plays, essays, and translations from French, German, and Russian in magazines such as Poetry, The Paris
Jami Macarty
lives on the coast of British Columbia and in the desert of Arizona. When a desert dweller, she teaches therapeutic movement and skeletal
Janice Miller Potter
is the author of Psalms in Time, Finishing Line Press, 2008. She was the 2005 recipient of The Sara Henderson Hay Poetry Prize, given by The
Jody Gladding
is a poet and translator living in East Calais, Vermont. Her most recent poetry collection is Rooms and Their Airs. She has translated many
John Driscoll, M.D.
practiced cardiology in Portland, Maine for thirty years after receiving degrees at Yale University and Tufts University Medical School. He is
John Harris
is very active in the literary community of Los Angeles, California. He was owner of the legendary bookstore, Papa Bach’s, and in 1972 founded
Kathleen Ellis
is the author of four poetry collections, Vanishing Act, Entering Earthquake Country, Red Horses, and The Calamity Jane Poems. (The latter two
Laura Delia Quintero Garcia
is a poet from Sonora, Mexico where she has taught literature in the secondary school system for 35 years. She has received a variety of
Mark Hedden
lives with his wife Carol at the end of a dirt road in Vienna, Maine. She weaves and he writes; writes mostly about prehistoric petroglyphs in
Mihaela Niţă
a friend of Dan Sociu who is a student in Bucharest.
Oliver Rice
has received the Theodore Roethke Prize and twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. His poems have appeared widely in journals and
Paul Muldoon
was born in 1951 in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, and educated at the Queen’s University of Belfast. Since 1987 he has lived in the United
Paula Cisewski
is the author of two books: Ghost Fargo (selected by Franz Wright for the Nightboat Prize and forthcoming early 2010) and Upon Arrival (Black
Richard Martin
poetry books include White Man Appears on Southern California Beach and Modulations. His poems have appeared in ACM, The Café Review, Exquisite
Russ Sargent
is the proprietor of Yes Books in Portland, Maine. His translations of Venezuelan poet Manuel Ruano have previously appeared in The Café Review.
Simon Pettet
is an English–born poet, long–time resident of New York’s Lower East Side. His newest title, Hearth, is available from Talisman
Steven R. Weiner
is a nurse, nurse practitioner, hospital administrator, a father, and a poet. He studied poetry at Binghamton, the New School, and in workshops,
Taylor Mali
was one of the original poets to appear on the HBO series Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry. His work has appeared in anthologies and other
Thomas R. Moore
lives in Brooksville, Maine. He taught English for forty years, most recently at Maine Maritime Academy. His poems have appeared in Worcester
Summer 2009
Asa Zatz
during a visit to Mexico that lasted thirty–three years, he learned the translator’s craft and dealt with material in practically any
Claribel Alegría
was born in Estelí, Nicaragua in 1924 and grew up in El Salvador. She has published over forty books, ten of which have been translated into
Daisy Zamora
was honored as 2006 Woman Writer of the Year by the National Association of Artists in her native Nicaragua, was a combatant for the Frente
David Unger
is a Guatemalan–born writer and translator. He is the author of the novel Life in the Damn Tropics (Wisconsin University Press, 2004).
Doug Anderson
most recent book is Keep Your Head Down: Vietnam, The Sixties, and a Journey of Self–Discovery. His book of poems, The Moon Reflected
Ernesto Cardenal
was born in 1925 in Granada, Nicaragua. He is a Revolutionary activist, disciple of Thomas Merton, Roman Catholic priest, ambassador for the
George Evans
is the author of five books of poetry published in the United States and England, including The New World (Curbstone Press) and Sudden Dreams
Gioconda Belli
is one of Nicaragua’s most highly regarded writers. Her first novel, La Mujer Habitada, sold over 500,000 copies in Germany. The Inhabited Woman
Hardie St. Martin
in his long and distinguished career as an editor and translator, he translated work by Vincente Aleixandre, Roque Dalton, Enrique Lihn, Nicanor
Ilan Stavans
is Lewis–Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. His books include The Hispanic Condition (1995), On
Jonathan Cohen
has been translating Cardenal since 1970: With Walker in Nicaragua and Other Early Poems, 1949–1954 and From Nicaragua, With Love: Poems
Jorge Boccanera
lived in exile in Mexico from 1976 until the fall of the dictatorship, when he returned to Argentina. In 1976 he won the esteemed “Casa de las
Juan Daniel Perrotta
was born in Argentina in 1953. He is a poet and a writer. Most of his work can be founded in Spanish on the Internet.
Juan Gelman
was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina May 3, 1930. He has published more than twenty books of poetry since 1956. He won the Cervantes Prize in
Martín Espada
has published sixteen books as a poet, editor, and translator, including The Republic of Poetry (a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize), Alabanza:
Mónica Bruno Galmozzi
has translated several books of poetry, including Melodious Women by Marjorie Agosin. She is currently a medical interpreter at Shriners
Paul Pines
is the author of the novel, The Tin Angel (Wm. Morrow, 1983) and the memoir, My Brother’s Madness (Curbstone, 2007). His seventh book of poems,
Robert Arnold
taught Spanish for thirty–one years at the Belmont Hill School in Boston, Ma. He currently is living in Queensbury, NY.
Sabeli Ceballos Franco
is a Mexican poet and works full time at the Foreign Language Department of the University of Campeche, in the South East of Mexico.
Sam Hamill
is the author of fourteen books of poetry, three collections of essays, and two–dozen volumes translated from ancient Greek, Latin,
Sergio Ramírez
born in Masatepe, Nicaragua in 1942, Ramírez was Vice President of Nicaragua during the Sandinista regime and later a member of Parliament, until
Stephen Vincent
is an artist and poet who lives in San Francisco. Walking Theory ( Junction Press, 2007) is his most recent book. Previous titles include
Susan Sherman
is the founding editor of IKON magazine. She has had twelve plays produced off–off–Broadway and published four collections of
Spring 2009
Andrei Guruianu
is a Romanian–born author living in Vestal, N.Y. His first book of poetry is Days When I Saw the Horizon Bleed (FootHills Publishing,
Beverly McFarland
is senior editor of Calyx: A Journal of Art and Literature by Women and a member of Calyx Journal’s editorial collective. She has bachelor’s
Bruce Guernsey
is native New Englander, A distinguished Professor Emeritus at Eastern Illinois University, his poems have appeared in Poetry, The Atlantic,
Caroline Mercurio
is the founder and, until recently, managing editor of Hunger Mountain, an arts journal published by the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She
Daniel Kerwick
a poet and playwright, is also editor of Simpatico Poets Press in New Orleans. He is a frequent contributor to Yawp: A Journal of Poetry and Art,
Don Wentworth
is the editor of Lilliput Review, which marks its 20th year of publication in 2009. A poet and reviewer, Wentworth’s work has appeared in two
Keith Flynn
www.keithflynn.net, is the author of five books, including four collections of poetry: The Talking Drum (1991), The Book of Monsters (1994), The
Lee Sharkey
in addition to co–editing the Beloit Poetry Journal, with which she has been affiliated since 1987, she has published three
Rob Griffith
originally from Memphis, he is currently an associate professor at the University of Evansville–Indiana, where he is the editor of Measure:
Ron Offen
has had poems published in more than 100 poetry journals, including The Ledge, Poetry, and Slant. His five books of poetry include Poet As Bad
Sandee Lyles
is a registered nurse for the Lewisville Independent School District in Texas and publishing editor of Oak Bend Review, a bimonthly journal out
Steve Luttrell
born and raised in Portland, Maine, continues to live just outside the city with his wife, Catherine, and their dog, Digger. He is a graduate of
Tim Monaghan
is the editor and publisher of The Ledge Poetry & Fiction Magazine, which he founded in 1988 at the age of 19. “The Ledge” was the name given
Timothy Green
lives in Los Angeles with his wife, the poet Megan O’Reilly Green, and works as editor of the poetry journal Rattle, www.rattle.com. His poems
Alphabetical List
A.M. Juster
Adam J. Sorkin
Adam J. Sorkin recent books of translation include Memory Glyphs, a volume of three Romanian prose poets (Twisted Spoon, 2009); Ruxandra
Adam Scheffler
grew up in California, received his master of fine arts in poetry from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and is currently finishing his doctorate in
Adam Valentine
Adam White
is from County Cork, in the south of Ireland, but has been living and working in France for six years now. His debut collection, Accurate
Adam Wyeth
is a poet, playwright, and essayist with two books published. His critically acclaimed debut collection, Silent Music was Highly Commended by the
Adrian Blevins
Adrian C. Louis
a half-breed Indian, he was born and raised in northern Nevada and is an enrolled member of the Lovelock Paiute Tribe. He is a graduate of Brown
Aðalsteinn Ásberg Sigurðsson
Afric McGlinchey
awards include the Hennessy Poetry award and a Faber Academy fellowship. She has been selected by Poetry Ireland Review as one of Ireland’s
Agha Shahid Ali
was born on February 4, 1949 in New Delhi and grew up Muslim in Kashmir. He earned a Ph.D. in English from Pennsylvania State University and an
Aideen Henry
lives in Galway and works as a writer and a physician. Her debut collection of poetry, Hands Moving at the Speed of Falling Snow, was published
Ainsely Morse
at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University, he is a Ph.D. Candidate in Slavic Languages and Literatures: 19th and
Alan Elyshevitz
is a poet and short story writer from East Norriton, Pennsylvania. His poems have appeared most recently in Snail Mail Review, Sliver of Stone,
Alan Gillis
Alan Gillis: has published four poetry books with The Gallery Press: Scapegoat (2014), Here Comes the Night (2010), Hawks and Doves (2007) and
Alan Holder
was born in Brooklyn, New York and educated at Columbia University. He taught at a number of colleges and universities over a forty year period,
Alan Shapiro
Alberto Zayden
Aleksey Porvin
is a contemporary Russian poet born in Leningrad. His poems can be found in Fogged Clarity, World Literature Today, SUSS, Cyphers, Action Yes,
Alessandro Carrera
was born in Lodi, Italy, in 1954. In the 1970s and ’80s he worked in Milan as a music critic, songwriter, and editor of scientific journals. In
Alessandro Spinazzi
Alessandro Spinazzi lives in the Veneto, part of the current Italian bioregional and literary movements. He writes in both Italian & English.
Alexander Etheridge
“I knew Jack Myers for years. I’ve also been writing poems for a good while — and if I’ve had any success with it, much of the credit is
Alexander Mironov
is a prominent Russian poet, the author of three books of poetry, and in 1981 was awarded the Andrey Bely Prize.
Alice Bolstridge
has published stories, poems, and essays in many magazines and anthologies including Cimarron Review (Oklahoma State University Short Fiction
Alicia Fisher
resides in the Portland, Maine area with her husband and two children. Most recently, she won a full scholarship to attend the Stonecoast
Allen Fowler
is an Adult Education Instructor working for a non-profit agency in Western Massachusetts where he lives with his twelve year old daughter. In
Amalio Madueño
grew up on the borderlands of California and Baja. He organized farm workers with Cesar Chavez, studied poetry in graduate school at the
Amiri Baraka
born in 1934, in Newark, New Jersey, is the author of over 40 books of essays, poems, drama, and music history and criticism, a poet icon and
Amy Barone
Andrea Blancas
Beltran: graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2003 with a BA in Sociology and a Minor in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis.
Andrea L. Watson
her poetry has appeared in Runes, The Comstock Review, Room of One’s Own, Earth’s Daughters, and Georgetown Review, among others. Her show,
Andrea L. Watson
has published poetry in Runes, Cream City Review, The Dublin Quarterly, International Poetry Review, Nimrod, and other journals. Her show,
Andrei Codrescu
a poet, novelist, and essayist born in Transylvania. In 1966, he moved to Detroit. He is the author of dozens of books of poetry, including
Andrei Guruianu
is a Romanian–born author living in Vestal, N.Y. His first book of poetry is Days When I Saw the Horizon Bleed (FootHills Publishing,
Andrei Sen-Senkov
is a Russian poet and writer, born in Tajikistan in 1968. He received a degree in medicine from Yaroslavl State Medical Academy. He has
Andrew Hoyem
was born in South Dakota in 1935 and has lived in California since 1946. After Pomona College and three years as a naval officer, he became a
Andrew Wachtel
is Bertha and Max Dressler Professor in the Humanities at Northwestern University, where he serves as dean of the Graduate School and director of
Andy Clausen
was born Andre Laloux in a Belgian bomb shelter in 1943. He was raised in Oakland, California and is the author of 14 books of poetry, including
Andy Jackson
Andy Jackson: is from Salford but has lived in Scotland for 25 years. He has published two collections of poetry via Red Squirrel Press, The
Anele Rubin
poetry has appeared in Amoskeag, Great River Review, The Midwest Quarterly, River Styx, Bitter Oleander, Rhino, Potomac Review, Paterson Literary
Angela Patten
is the author of two poetry collections, Reliquaries and Still Listening, both published by Salmon Poetry, Ireland. Her poems have appeared in
Angela Patten
Angus Peter Campbell
Angus Peter Campbell: (Aonghas Phàdraig Caimbeul) is from the island of South Uist. His first collection of poetry, The Greatest Gift, was
Anna Crowe
Anna Crowe: was co–founder and former Artistic Director of StAnza, Scotland’s Poetry Festival. Her work has been translated into several
Anne Britting Oleson
is a writer and teacher who lives in the mountains of Central Maine with her family. She has published two chapbooks, The Church of St. Materiana
Anne Elezabeth Pluto
earned a doctorate in English Literature, and an M.A. in Humanities from the State University of New York at Buffalo, where she studied poetry
Anne Frater
Anne Frater: is a poet from the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. She chooses to write in Scottish Gaelic, her first language and the language of the
Anne Waldman
an internationally recognized and acclaimed poet, she has been an active member of the “Outrider” experimental poetry community. She is the
Annie Seikonia
Anselm Berrigan
was born in 1972 in Chicago, Illinois. He received a B.A. from SUNY Buffalo and an M.F.A. from Brooklyn College. He is the son of poets Alice
Anton Helgi Jónsson
Anton Yakovlev
Anzhelina Polonskaya
was born in Malakhovka, a small town near Moscow. Since 1998, she has been a member of the Moscow Union of Writers and in 2003, became a member
Ariana Nash
teaches creative writing in Wilmington, North Carolina. She has published poetry in Xenith and 2River View. She owes a great debt of gratitude
Asa Zatz
during a visit to Mexico that lasted thirty–three years, he learned the translator’s craft and dealt with material in practically any
Ava Darling
American Ava Darling has, since the 1960s, lived in central France, publishes here for the first time in her native country.
B.Z. Niditch
is a poet, playwright, fiction writer, and teacher, as well as founder and artistic director of The Original Theatre in Boston. His work is
Barbara Moraff
known as “the baby of the Beat generation” because she was just 18 and had already being published by Leroi Jones (Amiri Baraka) in Evergreen
Barbara Siegel Carlson
her poems have been published in Hayden’s Ferry Review, Poetry East, Third Coast, Birmingham Poetry Review, Louisville Review, Agni, and others.
Baron Wormser
is the author /co–author of twelve full–length books and a poetry chapbook. His titles include The Road Washes Out in Spring: A
Benjamin Aleshire
his poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Green Mountains Review, Connecticut River Review, Seven Days, and Vermont Literary Review. His play,
Bertie Koller
Betsy Sholl
is the current Poet Laureate of Maine. She has published seven books of poetry, most recently Rough Cradle (Alice James, 2009) and Late Psalm
Betsy Sholl
has published seven collections of poetry, most recently Rough Cradle ( Alice James Books, 2009). Don’t Explain won the 1997 Felix Pollak Prize
Betta Rouse
is the nom d’plume of an Indiana girl living in Bruxelles.
Beverly McFarland
is senior editor of Calyx: A Journal of Art and Literature by Women and a member of Calyx Journal’s editorial collective. She has bachelor’s
Bill Berkson
his most recent books include Portrait and Dream: New & Selected Poems; a collection of art writings, For the Ordinary Artist; Not an Exit,
Bill Brown
recently retired as a part–time lecturer at Vanderbilt University. He has authored five poetry collections, three chapbooks, and a
Bill Edmondson
continues to teach for City College of San Francisco and has had poems recently published in, Fugue Literary Journal, Field Magazine, Margie: The
Bill Edmondson
has had work in The Hollins Critic, Confrontation, Redactions, and Canary. He has only recently found time for a pursuit parallel to writing
Bill Edmondson
is a poet living in Santa Rose, California, who teaches at City College of San Francisco. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Fugue,
Brad Davis
earned an MFA from Vermont College. Jack Myers was one of his four advisors. A poem he began while working with Jack won an AWP Intro Journal
Bradley Schmidt
grew up in rural Kansas, completed a bachelor’s in German studies at a small liberal arts college there, studied German literature and theology
Bragi Ólafsson
Brandon Lewis
Brian Evans-Jones
recently moved to Maine from the United Kingdom where he was Poet Laureate of Hampshire, England, and taught creative writing. His poems have
Brian Kirk
is a poet, short story writer, playwright, and novelist from Dublin, Ireland. His work has appeared in the Sunday Tribune, Crannog, The Stony
Bruce Guernsey
is native New Englander, A distinguished Professor Emeritus at Eastern Illinois University, his poems have appeared in Poetry, The Atlantic,
Bruce Holsapple
works as a Speech–Language Pathologist in Magdalena, New Mexico, where he makes his home. His most recent book of poetry is Wayward Shadow
Bruce Holsapple
works as a Speech-Language Pathologist in Magdalena, New Mexico. He has published six books of poetry; most recently, Vanishing Act (La Alameda
Bruce Spang
is a teacher and writer. He has published two chapbooks and two books of poems, the latest from Moon Pie Press. He is an avid and somewhat
Bryce Milligan
Bryce Milligan has been the publisher, editor, and book designer of Wings Press since 1995. His most recent books of poetry include, Lost and
Carl Dennis
is the author of eleven books of poetry and a collection of essays, Poetry as Persuasion. He is a recipient of both the Pulitzer Prize in 2002
Carl Little
earned his BA from Dartmouth College, an MFA from Columbia University, and an MA from Middlebury College. He is the author of the poetry
Carlos Martínez Rivas
Carlos Martínez Rivas (1924—1998), is celebrated throughout the Hispanic world, but still almost unknown to English readers, he was a Nicaraguan
Carol Bachofner
is the current Poet Laureate of Rockland, Maine. Her poems have appeared in Prairie Schooner, Connecticut Review, Crab Orchard Review, The Cream
Carol Hamilton
Carol Westberg
her first collection of poems, Slipstream, will be published in 2010. A former teacher and editor, she currently directs communications at
Caroline Adams
attends Kent Denver School in Colorado (Class of 2012). The 16 – year – old has been writing poetry since the age of 7. She enjoys
Caroline Mercurio
is the founder and, until recently, managing editor of Hunger Mountain, an arts journal published by the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She
Carolyn Gelland
has published poems in numerous literary journals including The Bitter Oleander, Sou’wester, Iodine Poetry Journal, The Greensboro Review, and
Carolyn Gelland
her poems and essays have recently appeared in The Notre Dame Review, Rosebud, The Bitter Oleander, and other publications. Her collections of
Carolyn Locke
Catherine Fisher
lives in Freeport, Maine with her dog, Happy.
Celina Villagarcia
her roots are in the Rio Grande Valley, San Benito, Texas. She earned a B.A. in Sociology at Metropolitan State University of Denver and a Master
Ceridwen Hall
has recently completed an MFA at the University of Illinois (Urbana–Champaign) where he served as assistant poetry editor at the Ninth
Charlene Langfur
Charlene Langfur
is an organic gardener, a southern Californian, and a Syracuse University Graduate Writing Fellow. Her writing has appeared in The Stone Canoe,
Charles Bernstein
Charles Coe
Charles Plymell
was born in 1935 in Kansas, involved in the Beat scene in New York in the 1950s, and was a notable figure in the San Francisco literary scene in
Charles Plymell
was born in 1935 in Kansas, involved in the Beat scene in New York in the 1950s, and was a notable figure in the San Francisco literary scene in
Charles Stein
a poet and independent scholar, he is the author of eleven books of poetry including, The Hat Rack Tree (Station Hill Press) and From Mimir’s
Charlotte F. Otten
Charter Weeks
is a documentary photographer whose various projects can be seen at, www.charterweeks.com.
Chris Souza
Christian Teresi
lives in Northern Virginia and is the Director of Conferences for AWP. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in several literary journals
Christie Williamson
Christie Williamson: is a poet originally from Yell, Shetland who now lives in Glasgow. His poems have appeared in the New Shetlander, Gutter,
Christine De Luca
writes in both English and Shetlandic and is a native Shetlander who lives in Edinburgh where she is the current Makar (poet laureate). She
Christopher Merrill
has published four collections of poetry, including Brilliant Water and Watch Fire, for which he received the Peter I. B. Lavan Younger Poets
Christopher Russell
was born in Concord, New Hampshire in 1974. He currently lives in Concord, New Hampshire, where he helps support emotionally handicapped
Christopher Seid
lives with his family in Yarmouth, Maine. He is poetry editor for Maine: The Magazine.
Christopher Soden
is a native Texan, writer, teacher, critic, lecturer, and performer, who received his MFA in Writing (Poetry) from Vermont College. He currently
Chrys Salt
Chrys Salt: has performed at festivals across the UK, Europe, the USA, Canada, Finland, and India and won numerous awards. In 2012 The Burning
Ciaran O’Driscoll
was born in Callan, Co. Kilkenny in 1943, and presently lives in Limerick. He has six collections of poetry to his credit, Gog and Magog (Salmon
Cláir Ní Aonghusa
was born in Dublin, Ireland. Her poems and short stories have been widely published. Her published novels are Four Houses & A Marriage
Clara Hsu
Claribel Alegría
was born in Estelí, Nicaragua in 1924 and grew up in El Salvador. She has published over forty books, ten of which have been translated into
Clark Coolidge
is an American poet born in Providence, Rhode Island. He was, perhaps more than any other person, responsible for inspiring the entire
Clay Caulkins
lives with his youngest daughter in Anost, Burgundy. Born in Alabama, raised in Kansas, for years a barroom piano player, then a projectionist in
Clayton Eshleman
poems appearing in this issue are from Penetralia, to be published by Black Widow Press in 2016. This fall, Black Widow will bring out Clayton
Clayton Eshleman
over the past decade, five collections of his translations, five collections of his poetry, and two collections of essays have been published.
Cormac Lally
Cory McClellan
was born in Casa Grande, Arizona. He received his M.F.A in Creative Writing Poetry from the University of Massachusetts–Amherst in 2004.
Craig Evenson
is a schoolteacher. He divides his time between the nine-year-old children and the dogs, cats, woman, and parrots with whom he shares a house.
D. J. Archer
D. Walsh Gilbert
D.K. McCutchen
earned an MFA at the University of Massachusetts — Amherst when Shahid ruled poetry. Lack of poetic – DNA led to a Pushcart nomination and
Dagur Hjartarson
Daisy Zamora
is one of Nicaragua’s most distinguished poets. She has received several literary awards, among them the Mariano Fiallos Gil National Poetry
Daisy Zamora
was honored as 2006 Woman Writer of the Year by the National Association of Artists in her native Nicaragua, was a combatant for the Frente
Dan Alter
lives with his wife and daughter in Berkeley, California and makes his living as an electrician. His poems have appeared or will soon appear in
Dan Gerber
is the author of Sailing through Cassiopeia (2012) and A Primer on Parallel Lives (2007). He lives in the mountains of Central California.
Dan Murphy
received the Academy of American Poets Prize in 2006 for the poem, “Faithless 11,” and recently graduated with a Master’s degree in English from
Dan Sociu
was born in 1978 in Botoêani in the north of Romania. His first book, borcane bine legate, bani pentru înc² o s²pt²mîn², came out in 2002 (jars
Dana Wilde
of Troy, Maine, is an editor and columnist for the local daily newspaper. He has been a Fulbright lecturer of American Literature in China and
Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore
born in 1940 in Oakland, California, his first book of poems, Dawn Visions, was published by Lawrence Ferlinghetti of City Lights Books, San
Daniel Hales
his ghazal “Dear Shahid” was published in The Massachusetts Review and his ghazal “The Red Dress Of Poetry” was published in Ravishing
Daniel Kerwick
a poet and playwright, is also editor of Simpatico Poets Press in New Orleans. He is a frequent contributor to Yawp: A Journal of Poetry and Art,
Daniel Lusk
his books include Kissing the Ground: New & Selected Poems and Onion River: Six Vermont Poets. His poems have appeared in Poetry, New
Daniel Lusk
is author of Lake Studies: Meditations on Lake Champlain (LCMM, 2011), Kissing the Ground: New & Selected Poems (Onion River, 1999), and
Daniel Lusk
Daniel Nathan Terry
is a former landscaper and horticulturist. His debut full–length poetry collection, Capturing the Dead, won the Stevens Poetry Prize and
Danny Caine
hails from Cleveland, Ohio where he lives with his wife, cat, and collection of 1960s soul records. Formerly a rural Ohio high school teacher, he
Daphne Marlatt
lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. She was born in 1942 in Melbourne, Australia, and immigrated to Canada in 1951 from Malaysia. She studied
Daryl Morazzini
has a BA from the University of Southern Maine in Philosophy and History, an MAR from Yale Divinity in Religion and Literature, and an MFA from
Dave Morrison
David Antin
is a poet, critic, and performance artist, whose books include Definitions (1967), Autobiography (1967), Code of Flag Behavior (1968),
David Budbill
is the author of eight books of poems, eight plays, a novel, a collection of short stories, a picture book for children, and dozens of essays,
David Budbill
newest book of poems, Happy Life, will be published by Copper Canyon Press in September of 2011. He is the author of two other Copper Canyon
David Cope
has written seven books of poetry: Quiet Lives, (foreword by Allen Ginsberg), 1983; On The Bridge, 1986; Fragments from The Stars, 1990; Coming
David Cope
was born in Detroit, Michigan. He has authored six books: Quiet Lives, foreword by Allen Ginsberg, 1983; On The Bridge, 1986; Fragments from The
David Filer
lives and works in the other Portland. (Oregon.) His most recent books (both in 2012) are The Fear of Love, a full-length collection from Plain
David Filer
has published Housekeeping, a chapbook of sonnets (Finishing Line Press, 2012) and The Fear of Love, a full–length collection (Plain View
David Filer
lives and works in the other Portland, in Oregon. Other poems have been published recently in Free Lunch, The Tule Review, Off the Coast, Third
David Filer
David J. Rothman
is co–founder of the Crested Butte Music Festival ( www.crestedbuttemusicfestival.com,) Founding Editor and Publisher of Conundrum Press,
David Lawton
David Linebarger
earned a Ph.D. in English at the University of California–Davis after an injury forced him to leave a career as a classical guitarist. He
David McCann
is the Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, and director of the Korea
David McCann
is the Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, and director of the Korea
David Meltzer
a poet at age eleven and child performer on radio and television, he began his literary career during the Beat heyday in San Francisco and
David Meltzer
was born in Rochester, New York, and raised in Brooklyn. He began his literary career during the San Francisco Beat and Berkeley Renaissance
David Meltzer
a “second generation Beat writer,” he came to San Francisco in 1957. During the late 1950s period of the San Francisco renaissance, his personal
David Moreau
is the author of a chapbook, Sex, Death, and Baseball (Moon Pie Press, 2004), subjects he considers “the three greatest subjects of poetry.”
David Sloan
a graduate of the University of Southern Maine Stonecoast MFA Creative Writing Program, he helped to found, and currently teaches English and
David Stankiewicz
lives in Cape Elizabeth, Maine with his wife and dog. He has taught at Southern Maine Community College since 2004. He earned an M.F.A. from the
David Stankiewicz
is the author of My First Beatrice (Moon Pie Press, 2013). He lives in Maine with his wife and daughter and teaches at Southern Maine Community
David Unger
is a Guatemalan–born writer and translator. He is the author of the novel Life in the Damn Tropics (Wisconsin University Press, 2004).
David Wagoner
has published 19 books of poems, most recently After the Point of No Return, (Copper Canyon Press, 2112). He has also published ten novels, one
Dean Kostos
has published in Barrow Street Boulevard, Chelsea, Cimarron Review, The Cincinnati Review, Southwest Review, Western Humanities Review, among
Deirdre Kessler
Diana Hendry
Diana Hendry: has published six poetry collections, including The Seed–Box Lantern: New & Selected Poems (Mariscat Press). She’s
Diane di Prima
born in Brooklyn, New York, she is, undeniably, the most well – known female Beat poet. She attended Swarthmore College, then moved to
Diane di Prima
born in Brooklyn, New York, she is, undeniably, the most well – known female Beat poet. She attended Swarthmore College, then moved to
Diane Wakoski
her work has been published in more than twenty collections and many slim volumes of poetry. Her selected poems, Emerald Ice, won the William
Diane Wald
her latest book is Wonderbender, from 1913 Press. Previous books include The Yellow Hotel and, Lucid Suitcase.
Dianella Bardelli
Poet Dianella Bardelli’s recent publications include her poetic fictions based on the lives of Neal Cassady and Lenore Kandel. She lives in the
Dick Allen
his eighth collection of poems, This Shadowy Place (St. Augustine’s Press), won the 2013 New Criterion Poetry Prize. His earlier new poems are
Didi Jackson
has poems that have appeared, or are forthcoming, in Ploughshares, Green Mountains Review, and Passages North, among other publications. Her
Doireann Ní Ghríofa
is a bilingual poet writing both in Irish Gaelic and in English. Among her awards are the Ireland Chair of Poetry bursary 2014 –2015. Her most
Don Wentworth
is the editor of Lilliput Review, which marks its 20th year of publication in 2009. A poet and reviewer, Wentworth’s work has appeared in two
Donald Crane
is seventy–seven years old and lives in Milbridge, Maine. Since retirement he has been able to pursue a life–long interest in poetry
Donald Guravich
is a writer and illustrator. He has been a frequent guest faculty member at Naropa University’s Summer Writing Program, in Boulder, Colorado. His
Dónall Dempsey
was born in the Curragh of Kildare, Ireland, and was Ireland’s first Poet in Residence in a secondary school. He moved to London in the 1980s
Donna J. Long
is professor of English at Fairmont State University in West Virginia and editor of Kestrel: A Journal of Literature and Art. Her publications
Doug Anderson
is a poet and visual artist living in Massachusetts’ Pioneer Valley. His most recent book is Horse Medicine. His first book, The Moon Reflected
Doug Anderson
has had recent work in Prairie Schooner and Cutthroat and work forthcoming in the Massachusetts Review. His most recent book, Keep Your Head
Doug Anderson
most recent book is Keep Your Head Down: Vietnam, The Sixties, and a Journey of Self–Discovery. His book of poems, The Moon Reflected
Douglas “Woody” Woodsum
met Shahid when they were both on staff at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference in the 1980s. The first line of Woody’s poem alludes to “Mending
Douglas Dunn
Douglas Dunn: was born in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, in 1942. After working as a librarian in Scotland and Akron, Ohio, he studied English at Hull
Douglas K. Currier
is a former college professor who has published previously in The Café Review, as well as in Laurel Review, Black River Review, Mockingbird, Lake
Douglas K. Currier
is a former college professor and poet living in Burlington, Vermont. His work has appeared in the anthology Onion River: Six Vermont Poets and
Douglas Woody Woodsum
is a high school teacher in rural Maine. His poetry, prose, and cartoons have appeared in many publications, including the New England Review,
Duncan McNaughton
Duncan McNaughton, once a student of Charles Olson, has himself been published widely in the US and Europe. He now lives in San Francisco — where
E. Michael Desilets
was born and raised in Framingham, Massachusetts. He earned his M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Columbia University in New York under the
Ed Sanders
Edward O’Dwyer
from Ireland, has had poetry published in The Forward Book of Poetry, Poetry Ireland Review, The Manchester Review, A Hudson View Poetry Digest,
Edward Sanders
achieved fame in the countercultural world of the 1960s as poet, magazine founder, bookstore owner, publisher, journalist, anti – war
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin
born in 1942, is married to Macdara Woods, and they are founder editors of the literary review Cyphers. She was educated at University College
Eileen Sheehan
is from Scartaglin, now living in Killarney, County Kerry. Her collections are Song of the Midnight Fox and Down the Sunlit Hall (Doghouse
Einar Már Guðmundsson
Elías Knörr
Elizabeth Garber
Elizabeth Hoover
her poetry has appeared in The Hoyden’s Ferry Review, The Atlanta Review, New Letters, and is forthcoming in Natural Bridge. She is the associate
Elizabeth Tibbetts
Elizabeth Tibbetts has had work appear in The American Scholar, The Beloit Poetry Journal, and the Northwest Review. Her book, In the Well, won
Elly Bookman
is a recent graduate of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. She lives and writes in Eugene, Oregon, but will be attending the M.F.A. program at
Elton Glaser
has published eight full–length collections of poetry, including two new books in 2013: Translations from the Flesh (University of
Eric Forsbergh
won the Poetry Society of Virginia’s premier prize, the Edgar Allen Poe Memorial in 2013 and again in 2014. He won the University of Tennessee
Eric Torgersen
has completed a book – length collection of ghazals to be called In Which We See Our Selves: American Ghazals. His two poems entitled “Of
Erica Goss
is a writer from Los Gatos, California. Her poems, reviews, and essays have appeared or are forthcoming in Caveat Lector, Zoland Poetry, Main
Erika Butler
is a writer, artist, and mediator who lives in Central Vermont. She is a member of the Writer’s Hotel Workshop, where she and Michael met for
Ernesto Cardenal
was born in 1925 in Granada, Nicaragua. He is a Revolutionary activist, disciple of Thomas Merton, Roman Catholic priest, ambassador for the
Etel Adnan
is a poet, painter, and essayist living in Paris and Sausalito, California. She was born in Beirut Lebanon in 1925 to a Syrian father and a
Ethan Stebbins
his poetry has appeared in Best New Poets 2008, Poetry, The Hudson Review, The Dark Horse and others. In 2007 – 08 he served as the New
Ewa Chrusciel
won the 2009 Emergency Press International Book Contest for Strata, her first book published in English. Prior to Strata, she released two books
Fern G. Z. Carr
is a member of the League of Canadian Poets and composes poetry in six languages. She has published from Finland to the Seychelles, and her work
Florence Weinberger
was born in New York City, raised in the Bronx, educated at Hunter College, California State University, Northridge, and UCLA. She is the author
Floyce Alexander
grew up in the lower Yakima valley of Washington state, where his father homesteaded a grape farm after working as a coal miner in Arkansas. His
Flynn O’Brien
Forrest Gander
is a poet, novelist, essayist, and translator. His recent books include the novel As a Friend; the book of poems Core Samples from the World;
Francine Witte
Franco Beltrametti
The poems printed in this issue by painter and poet Franco Beltrametti (1937 – 1995) were never before published, written in Italian, translated
Franz Wright
the son of poet James Wright, was born in Vienna, Austria in 1953. During his youth, his family moved to the Northwest United States, the
Frederick Wilbur
is an architectural wood carver and has authored three dozen articles and three books on architectural and decorative woodcarving. His poems have
Fríða Ísberg
G. H. Smith
has published in The Atlanta Review, Wild Goose Poetry Review, Red Wheelbarrow, Quarry West, Chicago Quarterly Review, StoryQuarterly, previously
G. H. Smith
has had work published in The Los Angeles Times, The Atlanta Review, StoryQuarterly, the anthology Husbands and Malfeasant Dogs, and elsewhere.
G.H. Smith
Gabor G. Gyukics
is a Hungarian-American poet and literary translator presently residing in Budapest, Hungary. He has been writing poetry in English and
Gary Lawless
has published 16 poetry books, 12 in the United States and 4 in Italy, including Caribouddhism and Poems for the Wild Earth. His writing deals
Gary Mesick
Gary Mesick
Gene Grabiner
Geo. Staley
Geoff Wells
Geoffrey Gaddis
his poems have appeared in Hunger Mountain, Aethlon, and The Healing Muse. He lives in Putney, Vermont.
George Bowering
is a prolific Canadian novelist, poet, historian, and biographer. He is the best-known of a group of young poets including Frank Davey, Fred
George Bowering
taught English at Simon Fraser University from 1972 until his retirement in 2001. Canada’s first Poet Laureate, he is an Officer of both the
George Chopping
is a poet from Torquay, England. A few years ago he left a glittering career as a shelf filler for a major supermarket and began to perform his
George Economou
was born in Great Falls, Montana, and was educated at Colgate and Columbia Universities. He is the author of 12 books of poetry and
George Economou
was born on September 24, 1934, in Great Falls, Montana. He attended Colgate University, where he majored in English, graduated cum laude, and
George Evans
is the author of five books of poetry published in the United States and England, including his most recent, The New World (Curbstone Press), and
George Evans
is the author of five books of poetry published in the United States and England, including The New World (Curbstone Press) and Sudden Dreams
George Lloyd
George Quasha
is an artist, a poet, and a musician working across mediums to explore principles in common within language, sculpture, drawing, video, sound,
George Quasha
is a poet, writer, musician and artist. His honors and awards include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim
George Repp
is a graduate of Goddard College and Pacifica Graduate Institute who enjoys an interest in psyche, soul, and the expressive arts. He is a
George Wallace
Gerald George
is a writer and editor in East Machias, Maine. He has published numerous poems in journals, magazines, newspapers, and anthologies, and his
Gerald Locklin
was called “one of the great undiscovered talents of our time” by Charles Bukowski. He is the author of more than 150 books, chapbooks, and
Gerald Locklin
is a small press legend whom Charles Bukowski once called “one of the great undiscovered talents of our time.” He is the author of more than 150
Gerald Locklin
is an American poet who is a Professor Emeritus of English at California State University, Long Beach and the poetry editor of Chiron Review. He
Gerald McCarthy
Gerald McCarthy’s his new poems appear in I–70 Review and Full — An Anthology of Moon Poems from Two of Cups Press. An essay,
Gerald McCarthy
Gerard Grealish
his poetry has appeared in Poet Lore, Free Lunch, The Sow’s Ear, The Connecticut River Review, Parting Gifts, The Ontario Review, The Bad Henry
Gerard Grealish
is the founder of the Mulberry Poets & Writers Association, practices criminal defense law, and writes both poetry and prose in northeastern
Gerard Grealish
was the founder of the Mulberry Poets & Writers Association and chaired the editorial board for the anthology Palpable Clock: 25 Years of
Gerard Malanga
is a poet and photographer born in 1943. He was the chief assistant for artist Andy Warhol in the mid –1960s, with whom he founded the
Gerard Malanga
is a poet and photographer who has published numerous books of poetry, including No Respect: New and Selected Poems, 1964 –2000. He was the
Gerard Malanga
Gerd Stern
is a poet, media artist, and cheese maven. He has published several books of poetry and oral history. From Beat Scene Poet to Psychedelic
Gerður Kristný
Gerrit Lansing
was born in Albany, New York and grew up in Northern Ohio. A friend of poet Charles Olson, he edited SET in the 1960s, a literary journal that
Gerry Cambridge
Gerry Cambridge: is a poet, essayist, editor, and harmonica player with substantial interest in print design and typography as well as a
Gibson Fay-LeBlanc
his poems, interviews, and reviews have appeared in magazines including Boston Review, The New Republic, and Tin House and in anthologies
Gibson Fay-LeBlanc
his first collection of poems, Death of a Ventriloquist, was chosen by Lisa Russ Spaar for the Vassar Miller Prize and published in 2102. His
Gioconda Belli
is one of Nicaragua’s most highly regarded writers. Her first novel, La Mujer Habitada, sold over 500,000 copies in Germany. The Inhabited Woman
Giovanni Raboni
(1932 – 2004) was the author of many volumes of poetry and criticism. He also translated widely from French literature, including an
Glenn Morazzini
won the 2007 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Prize, the 2008 Paumanok Poetry Award, A Martin Dibner Poetry Fellowship, and a 2011 Amy Clampitt Residency
Grace Andreacchi
is a novelist, poet, and playwright. Her works include the novels, Scarabocchio and Poetry and Fear, Music for Glass Orchestra ( Serpent’s Tail
Greg McBride
is the author of Porthole, winner of the 2012 Liam Rector First Book Prize for Poetry (Briery Creek Press, 2012), and a chapbook, Back of the
Gyrðir Elíasson
H. D. Brown
lives and works in Chico, California where he gets by on wine and poetry. He has recent and forthcoming work in The South Dakota Review,
Hamish Danks Brown
a.k.a. Danksta Downunder is a poet from Sydney, Australia who has been living on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland for the past 10 years. He has
Hardie St. Martin
in his long and distinguished career as an editor and translator, he translated work by Vincente Aleixandre, Roque Dalton, Enrique Lihn, Nicanor
Harriet Sohmers Zwerling
is an eighty year old woman, fifties expatriate, writer, translator, teacher, and mother of the funk musician, MiloZ. Her collection of stories,
Harvey J. Baine
has spent his adult years bouncing between Mississippi, Virginia, and Florida; currently residing in St. Augustine. At the University of North
Harvey Mudd
is an American poet, writer, and self taught painter who left the U.S. for France in 2005 after becoming disillusioned with American culture and
Heathcote Williams
a poet, playwright, and actor, he has made a significant contribution to many fields. He is best known for his extended poems on environmental
Hedwig Gorski
Helen Reed Lehman
is from Southern California. She studied theater and English at San Diego State University. Her work appears in Catamaran Literary Reader, Quail
Helene Swarts
is a former teacher. She believes that poetry can help us find ourselves and each other. The idyll of Peaks Island, Maine, where she lives, is
Helene Swarts
her poems have appeared in Poetry International, The Café Review, Christian Century, and The Hartford Current. She taught poetry at the
Hena Ahmad
is a professor of English in the Department of English and Linguistics at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri, where she teaches post
Henry Bell
Henry Bell: is a writer and editor from Bristol, working in poetry and theatre. He lives on the Southside of Glasgow and edits Gutter Magazine.
Henry Rappaport
received his bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University and his master’s degree from the University of Washington. He co – founded
Hettie Jones
her twenty – four books include her Beat memoir, How I Became Hettie Jones; Drive, which won the Poetry Society of America’s Norma Farber
Hlín Leifsdóttir
Hope Coulter
a native of New Orleans, she grew up in Alexandria, Louisiana, graduated from Harvard University, and now lives in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her
Howard Winn
has had poetry and fiction published in Galway Review (Ireland), Dalhousie Review, Descant (Canada), Main Street Rag, Caduceus, Burning Word,
Howard Winn
has had poetry and fiction published in Galway Review (Ireland), Dalhousie Review, Descant (Canada), Main Street Rag, Caduceus, Burning Word,
Hrafnhildur Þórhallsdóttir
Hugh Coyle
has published in The Boston Review, New England Review, Green Mountains Review, American Authors, Christopher Street, Bay Windows, Art and
Hugh Seidman
was born in Brooklyn, New York. His poetry has won several awards including the 2004 Green Rose Prize from New Issues Press for his sixth poetry
Iain Galbraith
has published poems in Poetry Review, The Times Literary Supplement, PN Review, New Writing, and elsewhere. His recent publications include
Ian McDonough
Ian McDonough: was brought up in Brora on the East Coast of Sutherland. He has published four collections of poetry, most recently A Witch Among
Ilan Stavans
is Lewis–Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. His books include The Hispanic Condition (1995), On
Ilya Kaminsky
was born in Odessa, former Soviet Union in 1977, and came to the United States in 1993, when his family was granted asylum by the American
Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir
Ingunn Lára
Ingunn Snædal
Irving Rosenthal
lives in San Francisco, California.
Ísak Harðarson
Ivana Rogar
was born in 1978 in Zagreb, Croatia. She is an editor of a literary journal Quorum and a journal for cultural theory Libra Libera. She translated
Ivanov Reyez
is a retired professor of English from Odessa College. His poetry is included in Eclipse, The Mayo Review, Pinyon Poetry, The Temple, Poetica:
Iyad Hayatleh
Iyad Hayatleh: is a Palestinian poet and translator who was born and grew up in Syria. He has lived in Glasgow since 2000, and has taken part in
J. B. Sisson
has published poems, stories, plays, essays, and translations in magazines such as Poetry and The Paris Review and in anthologies such as The
J. B. Sisson
has published poems, stories, plays, essays, and translations from French, German, and Russian in Poetry, The Paris Review, and Agni as well as
J. B. Sisson
has published poems, stories, plays, essays, and translations in magazines such as Poetry and The Paris Review and in anthologies such as The
J.B. Sisson
has published poems, short stories, plays, essays, and translations from French, German, and Russian in magazines such as Poetry, The Paris
Jack Collom
was born in Chicago. He earned a BA in forestry and English and an MA in English literature from the University of Colorado. He started
Jack Foley
is a poet and critic who, with his wife, Adelle, performs his work frequently in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was born in Neptune, New Jersey
Jack Foley
Jack Foley
Jack Harte
has published two novels, three collections of stories, and the odd poem. His plays, Language of the Mute and Down in History, are playing in
Jack Hirschman
born in 1933. Lives in the North Beach district of San Francisco, where he is a member of the Union of Street Poets, a group that distributes
Jack Myers
professor of English and creative writing atSouthern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas was the author of eighteen books of and about poetry.
Jack Spicer
January 30, 1925 – August 17, 1965, was an American poet often identified with the San Francisco Renaissance. In 2009, My Vocabulary Did This to
Jake Berry
is a poet, musician and visual artist. His work has appeared in magazines, anthologies, online publications, and books for almost three decades.
Jake Schneider
holds a degree in writing and languages from Sarah Lawrence College. His translations of Ron Winkler’s work have appeared in numerous literary
James K. Zimmerman
is a clinical psychologist, and was a songwriter and performer in a previous life. He is the winner of both the 2009 and 2010 Hart Crane
James Koller
James Koller is best known as a poet, has read and published widely in western Europe and America. He has shown his art work in Rome and New
James Koller
is a poet, novelist, photographer, painter, publisher, and editor. He obtained his BA from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois in
James McGonigal
James McGonigal: is a poet, biographer, and critic, formerly a teacher and teacher educator. He has co–edited anthologies of Scottish
James Miller Robinson
James Reidel
is a poet, translator, editor, and biographer. Over the years, he has published poems in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, TriQuarterly, Verse,
James Rioux
his poems and essays have appeared in such publications as Five Points, the North American Review, Prairie Schooner, and Agenda. He teaches
Jami Macarty
lives on the coast of British Columbia and in the desert of Arizona. When a desert dweller, she teaches therapeutic movement and skeletal
Jane McCafferty
Jane McKie
Jane McKie: her first two collections of poetry were Morocco Rococo (Cinnamon Press) which won the Sundial /Scottish Arts Council award for best
Janice Fitzpatrick-Simmons
was born in 1954, received her MA from The University of New Hampshire and was The Assistant Director of The Robert Frost Place. She was a long
Janice Miller Potter
is the author of Psalms in Time, Finishing Line Press, 2008. She was the 2005 recipient of The Sara Henderson Hay Poetry Prize, given by The
Jayne Benjulian
recent work has appeared in, Barrow Street, The Seattle Review, The Ilanot Review, The Delaware Poetry Review, Poet Lore, HowlRound, and The
Jean Berrett
Jeff Hardin
is a data analyst for a health management company in Phoenix, Arizona. He graduated from San Jose State University (B.A. 1994, M.A. 1996) with
Jeff Hardin
teaches at Columbia State Community College in Columbia, Tennessee. His poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in The Gettysburg Review, The
Jefferey Cyphers Wright
received his MFA after studying with Allen Ginsberg. From 1987 to 2000 he ran Cover Magazine. In 2014 he won Theater for the New City’s poetry
Jefferson Navicky
has had work appear or is forthcoming in Octopus Magazine, Horse Less Review, Smokelong Quarterly, Birkensnake, and Hobart. His essay about
Jefferson Navicky
his work has appeared, or is forthcoming, in filling Station, Crossborder, Storm Cellar, The Catch, and Smokelong Quarterly. He teaches English
Jefferson Navicky
his work has appeared in Hobart, Birkensnake, Helen, Octopus Magazine and Smokelong Quarterly. He teaches English at Southern Maine
Jeffrey Cyphers Wright
Jeffrey Thomson
is the author of four books of poems, including Birdwatching in Wartime, winner of the 2010 Maine Book Award and the 2011 ASLE Award in
Jen Hofer
is a Los Angeles based poet, translator, interpreter, teacher, knitter, bookmaker, public letter – writer, and urban cyclist. Her most
Jennifer Juneau
Jennifer Raha
earned an MFA in 2013 from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro where she was a Fred Chappell Fellow. She has published poems in
Jeri Theriault
Jerome Rothenberg
has published over seventy books and pamphlets of poetry. He is probably best known for his work in ethnopoetics, a term he coined, involving
Jerome Rothenberg
began his literary career in the late 1950s working primarily as a translator. He is responsible for the first English appearances of Paul Celan
Jessica Purdy
holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College. She teaches Creative Writing online at Southern New Hampshire University. Her poetry has
Jessica Traynor
is from Dublin and works as Literary Manager of the Abbey Theatre. Her first collection, Liffey Swim (Dedalus Press, 2014), was shortlisted for
Jim Carruth
Jim Carruth: is the current Glasgow Poet Laureate and his first full collection, Killochries, published in 2015, was shortlisted for the Saltire
Jim Daniels
has been teaching creative writing at Carnegie Mellon University since 1981. Recent books include Having a Little Talk with Capital P Poetry;
Jim Davis
is a graduate of Knox College and now lives, writes, and paints in Chicago. His poetry and short fiction have appeared or are forthcoming in
Jim Harrison
is the author of over thirty books of poetry, nonfiction, and fiction. Legends of the Fall, Dalva, and Returning to Earth are among his many
Jim McGarrah
poems, essays, and stories have appeared in many literary magazines over the past decade, most recently in After Shocks: Poems of Recovery, Bayou
Jim Tilley
Joanna McClure
was born in the desert foothills of the Catalina Mountain Ridge near Oracle, Arizona, in 1930. She attended the University of Arizona, majoring
Joanne Kyger
The first edition of Joanne Kyger’s About Now, her collected poems, was published in 2007 by The National Poetry Foundation, Orono, Maine. Born
Joanne Kyger
born in Vallejo, California in 1934 she is an American poet influenced by her practice of Zen Buddhism and her ties to the poets of Black
Joanne Lowery
her poems have appeared in many literary magazines, including Birmingham Poetry Review, Eclipse, Smartish Pace, Cimarron Review, roger, Atlanta
Jody Gladding
is a poet and translator living in East Calais, Vermont. Her most recent poetry collection is Rooms and Their Airs. She has translated many
Joe Richey
is a poet, journalist, and researcher. He has produced reports for alternative media from Maine to Argentina. With support from The Nation
Joe Richey
Joe Richey is a poet, translator, and musician living in Boulder, Colorado. He is the publisher of the Boulder micropress Selva Editions, and
Joe Richey
is a poet, translator, and musician living in Boulder, Colorado. He is the publisher of the Boulder micropress Selva Editions, and the bilingual
John Blair
has published five books, including two poetry collections, The Occasions of Paradise (U. Tampa Press, 2012) and The Green Girls (Pleiades Press,
John Driscoll, M.D.
practiced cardiology in Portland, Maine for thirty years after receiving degrees at Yale University and Tufts University Medical School. He is
John F. Buckley
lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan and is attending the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan. His second book of poems written in
John Field
John Field is a retired high school English teacher. After he graduated from the University of Iowa, he and his wife lived in Paris and London
John Gian
John Glenday
John Glenday: is the author of four poetry collections. The Apple Ghost (Peterloo Poets 1989) won a Scottish Arts Council Book Award and Undark
John Harris
is very active in the literary community of Los Angeles, California. He was owner of the legendary bookstore, Papa Bach’s, and in 1972 founded
John J. Ronan
is a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow in Poetry, 1999–2000. His book Marrowbone Lane appeared in 2009 (Backwaters Press). He has published
John J. Ronan
was a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow in Poetry (1999 –2000). His poems have appeared in numerous publications, among them: Threepenny
John Liddy
was born in County Cork, Ireland in 1954. He is the founding editor, along with Jim Burke, of The Stony Thursday Book and has published many
John Lorence
was raised on the challenging streets of Hartford, Connecticut, and now lives as a “from–away” resident of Portland, Maine with his
John MacKenna
is the author of seventeen books: novels, short–story collections, memoir, and poetry. He is a winner of the Irish Times; C Day Lewis and
John Macker
lives in Northern New Mexico in an old roadhouse on the Santa Fe Trail. A widely published short story writer and poet for over 20 years, he has
John Macker
John McKernan
grew up in Nebraska and is now a retired comma herder after teaching at Marshall University for many years. He lives mostly in West Virginia and
John Michael Mouskos
is an Architect, Chief Executive of Mouskos LLP, and founder of the JM Mouskos Foundation which supports initiatives for young people in the
John Sibley Williams
is the editor of the two Northwest poetry anthologies and the author of nine collections, including Controlled Hallucinations and Disinheritance.
John W. Hoy
is a teacher at Waynflete School in Portland, Maine. His first published poem was in 1972. He is also a story delver, a genealogist and
John W. Sexton
has published five poetry collections including The Offspring of the Moon (Salmon Poetry, 2013). His sixth book, Futures Pass, is forthcoming
John Walsh
is a poet and fiction writer with three poetry collections and one short fiction under his belt. Originally from Derry, he has lived in Connemara
John Wieners
January 6, 1934 – March 1, 2002. Born in Milton, Massachusetts, he studied at Boston College. In 1954 he heard Charles Olson read at the Charles
John Yau
Joko Dave Haselwood
is a Soto Zen priest and guiding teacher of Empty Bowl Sangha in Cotati, California. A Dharma heir of Jisho Warner –Roshi, he began his Zen
Jón Örn Loðmfjörð
Jon Wilkins
is a professor at the Santa Fe Institute, where he studies theoretical evolutionary biology. His poems have appeared in the Colorado Review,
Jonathan Cohen
has been translating Cardenal since 1970: With Walker in Nicaragua and Other Early Poems, 1949–1954 and From Nicaragua, With Love: Poems
Jonathan Greene
born in New York City in 1943 he earned his B.A. in literature from Bard College and went on to study poetry with Robert Lowell and folklore with
Jonathan Skinner
his poetry collections include With Naked Foot (Little Scratch Pad, 2008) and Political Cactus Poems (Palm Press, 2005). He founded and edits
Jorge Boccanera
lived in exile in Mexico from 1976 until the fall of the dictatorship, when he returned to Argentina. In 1976 he won the esteemed “Casa de las
Joseph Bottone
Joseph Bruchac
is a writer and traditional storyteller from the Adirondack Region of northern New York where he lives in the house he was raised in by his
Joshua Sullivan
lives in central Maine and teaches composition at Thomas College in Waterville. He also works as a farm hand for local businesses. His poems have
Juan Daniel Perrotta
was born in Argentina in 1953. He is a poet and a writer. Most of his work can be founded in Spanish on the Internet.
Juan Gelman
was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina May 3, 1930. He has published more than twenty books of poetry since 1956. He won the Cervantes Prize in
Judith Zander
was born in Anklam, Germany, in 1980 and now lives in Berlin. In addition to writing poetry and prose, she translates English literature and is
Judy Kaber
Judy Kaber has had her work published in both online and print journals, including Off the Coast, The Comstock Review, and The Guardian. She is
Judy Kaber
has had her work published in both online and print journals, including Off the Coast, The Comstock Review, and The Guardian. She is a retired
Jules Nyquist
Julie Rogers
began writing at age twelve and reading her poetry in San Francisco cafes in the late 1970’s. She has self – published five chapbooks, and
Julie Rogers
was first anthologized in 1980. Her poetry has appeared in many journals. Her prose includes a Buddhist hospice manual, Instructions for the
Justen Ahren
former poet laureate of Martha’s Vineyard, who lives in West Tisbury, Massachusetts. He teaches writing workshops in Martha’s Vineyard and
Justin Lowe
spent portions of his childhood on the Spanish island Minorca with his younger sister and artist mother. He learned to write poetry while penning
Justin Patrick Moore
his poetry has appeared in Silk Milk and Milk Money magazines and the essay “The Library Angel and Her Oracle” was published in issue 4 of
Karen Douglass
Kári Tulinius
Karina Borowicz
has recent work in AGNI Online, New Ohio Review, and Rattle. Her translations have appeared on Poetry Daily. She lives in Western Massachusetts.
Karina Borowicz
has published a collection, The Bees Are Waiting, which was selected by Franz Wright for the Marick Press Poetry Prize and was named a 2013
Kathleen Balma
is a Fulbright Fellow and graduate of Indiana University’s MFA program. Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Mid–American Review,
Kathleen Clancy
has her MFA from University of Southern Maine–Stonecoast. She most recently placed poems in Cider Press Review and Apalachee Review. In
Kathleen Ellis
is the author of four poetry collections, Vanishing Act, Entering Earthquake Country, Red Horses, and The Calamity Jane Poems. (The latter two
Kathleen Ellis
is the author of five poetry collections, the most recent, Narrow River to the North. She has received fellowships from the National Endowment
Kathleen Sullivan
has been a practicing psychotherapist for forty years, a poet for only a quarter of that time. She believes there are many similarities between
Keith Dunlap
is a former co–editor of both The Columbia Review and Cutbank. His poems are forthcoming in Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, The Carolina
Keith Flynn
www.keithflynn.net, is the author of five books, including four collections of poetry: The Talking Drum (1991), The Book of Monsters (1994), The
Keith Reid
Ken Cockburn
Ken Cockburn: is a poet and translator based in Edinburgh, where he runs Edinburgh Poetry Tours, guided walks in the city’s Old Town. He has
Kendall Merriam
was born and lives in Rockland, Maine where he is Poet Laureate.
Kendall Merriam
was born and raised in Rockland, Maine. He has a history degree from Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts and graduate studies in military and
Kenneth Rosen
has been a Professor of English at the University of Southern Maine since 1981. He spent a sabbatical semester as Balkan Scholar at the American
Kevin Higgins
is co–organiser of Over The Edge literary events in Galway. He has published four collections of poems: The Boy With No Face (2005), Time
Kevin Kiely
is a poet, novelist, literary critic, American Fulbright Scholar, and Ph.D. in modernist and postmodernist poetry from University College Dublin.
Kevin Rabas
co – directs the Creative Writing Program at Emporia State University, is managing editor of Flint Hills Review, and writes regularly for
Kevin Rabas
co-directs the creative writing program at Emporia State University and co-edits Flint Hills Review. He has published five books: Bird’s Horn;
Kevin Sweeney
is the author of two poetry books from Moon Pie Press, Rags of Prayer and Ordinary Time. His poems have appeared in a number of literary
Kevin Sweeney
has published two books of poems, Rags of Prayer and Ordinary Time, both from Moon Pie Press. He received a master’s of fine arts from the
Kevin Sweeney
has published two books of poems, Rags of Prayer and Ordinary Time, both from Moon Pie Press, with a third collection due out this year. He
Kevin Sweeney
Kevin Sweeney
has published two books of poems, Rags of Prayer and Ordinary Time, both from Moon Pie Press. He received a master’s of fine arts from the
Kevin Sweeney
has degrees from California (PA) State College and the University of Massachusetts. He is the chair of the English Department at Southern Maine
Kim Addonizio
Born in 1954, Kim Addonizio lived for most of her adult life in California, but is currently based in New York City. Her poetry books include:
Kimberly Cloutier Green
lives in Kittery Point, Maine. Her chapbook What becomes of Words was published by the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art in Connecticut, and
Klaus Gerken
was born in Germany and lives in Ottawa, Canada. He is a poet, artist, photographer, singer /songwriter, and is the founder and editor of
klipschutz
Kött Grá Pje (Atli Sigþórsson)
Kristin Agudelo
grew up in Borneo and exotic New Jersey. She teaches high school English and History at Merriconeag Waldorf High School in New Gloucester,
Kristín Eiríksdóttir
Kristín Ómarsdóttir
Kristín Svava Tómasdóttir
Larry Dyhrberg
had a long career as a high – school history teacher. He now divides his time between part – time teaching at Southern Maine
Larry Fagin
born in Far Rockaway, New York City, he grew up in New York, Hollywood, and Europe. He received a B.A. from the University of Maryland in 1960
Larry Goodell
Larry Schug
has retired after a life of various kinds of physical labor. He has published 7 books of poems with At Gloaming from North Star Press being the
Laura Behr
lives in Montgomery, Alabama. She is a psychotherapist, partner in HKM a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Neuroscience based consulting group to
Laura Delia Quintero Garcia
is a poet from Sonora, Mexico where she has taught literature in the secondary school system for 35 years. She has received a variety of
Lauren Camp
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
born March 24, 1919, is an American poet, painter, liberal activist, and the co – founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers.
Leah Twitchell
lives in Brunswick, Maine. This is her first appearance in The Café Review.
Lee Sharkey
is a long–time contributor to The Café Review. Maine readers will recognize the source of her poems in this issue in Gov. Paul
Lee Sharkey
in addition to co–editing the Beloit Poetry Journal, with which she has been affiliated since 1987, she has published three
Lee Sharkey
is as a writer, teacher, and editor. Her publications include six chapbooks and four full–length volumes: Calendars of Fire (Tupelo Press,
Leigh Donaldson
lives in Portland, Maine. His work has appeared in The Montreal Review, the This I Believe website, International Poetry Review, American Legacy
Leo Yankevich
is an American poet and Translator and is the editor of New Formalist. He is a prolific translator, having rendered into English poems by
Leonore Hildebrandt
is the author of a letterpress chapbook, The Work at Hand, and a full-length collection, The Next Unknown. She has published poems and
Leonore Hildebrandt
grew up in Germany and lives “off the grid” in Harrington, Maine. At home in two languages, she teaches writing at the University of Maine.
Leonore Hildebrandt
has published poems in the The Café Review, Cimarron Review, Denver Quarterly, Drunken Boat, Spoon River Poetry Review, and Quercus Review. Her
Leslie Ullman
her latest book, Slow Work Through Sand, winner of the 1997 Iowa Poetry Prize, came out in 1998. Her first collection of poems, Natural
Lewis MacAdams
is a poet, activist, journalist, and author of a dozen books and tapes of poetry. His poems have appeared in many anthologies over the last
Lewis Warsh
was born in the Bronx, New York, and has lived in New York City for most of his life. He graduated from City College of New York with a B.A. in
Leymen Pérez
Leymen Pérez (Matanzas, Cuba, 1976) is a poet, editor, cultural promoter, and teacher. Among his poetry titles are Colonial Corrientes, The book
Lidija Dimkovska
was born in 1971 in Skopje, Macedonia. She attained a doctoral degree in Romanian literature in Bucharest where she worked as a lecturer of
Linda Lerner
Linda Vilhjálmsdóttir
Liz Niven
Liz Niven: is a Scottish poet. Her collections include Stravaigin, Burning Whins, and The Shard Box (Luath Press, Edinburgh). Public art
Ljubica Arsovska
born in 1950 in Macedonia, she is editor – in – chief of the quarterly Kulturen zivot, the leading cultural magazine in Macedonia.
Loie Merritt
is a writer and mixed media artist who grew up on Cliff Island, Maine. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in Starvations and Blinders
Lorna Shaughnessy
was born in Belfast and lives in Co. Galway, Ireland. She has published two poetry collections, Torching the Brown River and Witness Trees
Lorri Centineo
teaches in the Stardome Theater at the Southworth Planetarium in Portland, Maine and writes content for online science and ecology venues. In
Lucas Diggle
Lynn Levin
is the author of three collections of poems, Fair Creatures of an Hour (2009), Imaginarium (2005), and A Few Questions about Paradise (2000).
M. P. Jones IV
recently received a master’s in literature from Auburn University where he read for Southern Humanities Review. He is founder and editor-in-chief
Macdara Woods
a poet, editor, and translator, he was born in Dublin in 1942 and has published a number of collections including his Selected Poems, The
Magnús Sigurðsson
Maisie Houghton
grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts and graduated from Radcliffe College in 1962. She published her memoir, Pitch Uncertain (Tidepool Press,
Major Jackson
is the author of several volumes of poetry, including Roll Deep, Hoops, and Leaving Saturn, which was awarded the Cave Canem Poetry Prize and was
Manoli Kouremetis
earned his MFA from Old Dominion University. His fiction and poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in The Southeast Review, Boxcar Poetry
Marc Swan
lives in Portland, Maine. His third collection, Simple Distraction, selected poems from 1989 to 2009, was published in 2009 by
Marcia F. Brown
is the author of the poetry collections, What on Earth, published by Moon Pie Press (2010); Home to Roost, Paintings and Poems of Belfast, Maine
Marcia F. Brown
is the current Poet Laureate of Portland, Maine. She is the author of four poetry collections, including When We Invented Water (Moon Pie Press,
Mare Leonard
Margaret Randall
is a poet, essayist, photographer, feminist, and social activist, born in New York City (1936). She lived for many years in Mexico, Cuba, and
Margaret Randall
Margaret Randall is a poet, essayist, oral historian, translator, photographer, and social activist. She lived in Latin America for 23 years
Margaret Randall
Margaret Young
grew up in Oberlin, Ohio, and studied at Yale University and the University of California at Davis. She won a 2005 Individual Artist Grant from
Maria DiLorenzo
received her bachelor’s in English from the College of Staten Island and holds a master’s of fine arts in poetry from Hunter College. She
Marian Aitches
teaches in the History Department at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her first collection of poems, Fishing for Light, won the Wings
Marie Harris
her poems appear as a collaborative gesture beneath the artwork of her son, Sebastian Matthews, on each inside art page. She was the New
Mariela Griffor
was born in the city of Concepcion in southern Chile. She is the author of Exiliana (2007) and House (2007) and founder of Marick Press. Her work
Marija Sanderling
is a professional librarian and genealogist who has practiced creative writing since making her home in Maine 15 years ago. She devotes a great
Marita O’Neill
has an M.F.A. from Vermont College. Her first chap book of poetry is Love Dogs. She teaches at Scarborough High School in Scarborough, Maine.
Mark Cox
professor of creative writing at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, has received many prominent honors and awards. He is the author
Mark DeCarteret
his work has appeared in the anthologies American Poetry: The Next Generation (Carnegie Mellon), Place of Passage: Contemporary Catholic Poetry
Mark DeCarteret
Mark DeFoe
Mark DeFoe
is professor emeritus of English at West Virginia Wesleyan College where he teaches in the low–residency MFA Writing Program. His tenth
Mark Granier
has published four collections of poetry, Airborne (Salmon Poetry, 2001), The Sky Road (Salmon, 2007), Fade Street (Salt, 2010), and Haunt
Mark Hedden
lives with his wife Carol at the end of a dirt road in Vienna, Maine. She weaves and he writes; writes mostly about prehistoric petroglyphs in
Mark Melnicove
Mark Melnicove teaches English and creative writing at Falmouth High School in Falmouth, Maine. His poems have appeared in Gargoyle, Vlak, and
Mark Melnicove
teaches English and creative writing at Falmouth High School in Falmouth, Maine. His poems have appeared recently in Gargoyle, VLAK, and Agni
Mark Melnicove
has had poems recently appear in Agni online, Gargoyle, and Otoliths. A 45–year retrospective of his word art was exhibited at Bowdoin
Mark Parsons
his poems have recently been published or are forthcoming in Curbside Splendor, Smalldoggies, Poetry Quarterly, Heavy Feather Review, Regarding
Mark Rubin
Mark Terrill
shipped out of San Francisco as a merchant seaman to the Far East and beyond, studied and spent time with Paul Bowles in Tangier, Morocco, and
Mark Terrill
shipped out of San Francisco as a deck engineer machinist to Asia, Europe, and North Africa, where he studied and spent time with Paul Bowles in
Marko Pogacar
was born in 1984 in Split, Yugoslavia. He is an editor of Quorum, a literary magazine, and Zarez, a bi–weekly for cultural and social
Martín Espada
Martín Espada teaches at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has received the Shelley Memorial Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship as well
Martín Espada
has published sixteen books as a poet, editor, and translator, including The Republic of Poetry (a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize), Alabanza:
Martín Espada
has published 17 books as a poet, editor, and translator. His collection of poems entitled The Republic of Poetry (Norton, 2006) received a
Martin Ott
is a former U.S. Army interrogator and the author of six books of poetry and fiction including the forthcoming Underlays (University of Notre
Martin Steingesser
is author of two books of poems: Brothers of Morning and The Thinking Heart: the Life and Loves of Etty Hillesum. His poems have appeared in The
Mary O’Connell
was involved in amateur dramatics and did a bit of sailing. She has retired from teaching and has been fortunate enough to have been mentored by
Mary O’Donnell
Mary O’Donnell is a highly regarded poet, novelist, and short-story writer. Her poetry is translated into Hungarian, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Mary Warner
Matt W. Miller
is a former Wallace Stegner Fellow in Poetry and has published work in Harvard Review, Memorious, Third Coast, and DMQ Review. His first book,
Matthew Caley
his poetry book, Thirst (Slow Dancer, 1999) was Nominated for The Forward Prize for Best First Poetry Collection. This was followed by The Scene
Matthew M. Cariello
is a writer and teacher originally from New Jersey, currently living in Columbus and teaching in the English Department at the Ohio State
Matthew M. Cariello
is a writer and teacher originally from New Jersey, currently living in Columbus, Ohio, where he is on the faculty of the English Department at
Maurizio Cucchi
was born in 1945 in Milan, where he continues to live. In addition to his poetry, he has published a novel and a book of essays. His most
Max Hjortsberg
is a poet living in Livingston, MT. He was born in 1974. He is the author of a chapbook of poetry, Bonnie & Clyde (An American Daydream).
Max Hjortsberg
Maxine Chernoff
born in 1952, she is an American novelist, writer, poet, academic, and literary magazine editor. She is a Professor and Chair of the Creative
Meg Smith
Megan Grumbling
has been awarded a Ruth Lilly Fellowship, Robert Frost Award, and St. Boltoph Emerging Artist Award. Her Vassar Miller Prize–winning poetry
Megan Grumbling
has had poems published in many journals and was awarded a Ruth Lilly Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation. She teaches at Southern Maine
Megan Grumbling
her work has appeared in Poetry, The Iowa Review, Crazyhorse, The Southern Review, Seneca Review, Passages North, the Indiana Review, and other
Mei – Mei Berssenbrugge
was born in Beijing, China in 1947 and grew up in Massachusetts. Among her books are The Heat Bird (Burning Deck 1983) and Random Possession,
Melissa Crowe
was born and raised in Presque Isle, Maine. She received her Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Maine in 1996, her M.F.A. in
Merryn Williams
Michael Biehl
his poetry has appeared in Image, Callaloo, Prairie Fire, and Grain Magazine, among other journals. New work is forthcoming in the Texas Review
Michael Boughn
a writer, scholar, and sometime teacher, he was born and raised in Riverside, California. He moved to Canada in 1966 and was introduced to the
Michael Bove
Michael Danahy
with the British Petroleum disaster in the Gulf of Mexico this past summer, he decided to revisit “The Fugitive Oil,” written after a mere one
Michael David Madonick
is an associate professor at the University of Illinois. His poems have most recently appeared in Iron Horse, Redivider, New Ohio Review /
Michael Durack
grew up on a farm near Birdhill in County Tipperary, Ireland. His poetry has been published in a wide range of literary journals in Ireland and
Michael Estabrook
Michael Estabrook is a recently retired baby boomer child-of-the-sixties freed after working 40 years for “The Man” and sometimes “The Woman.”
Michael Estabrook
is finally free after 30 years of working for “The Man” and sometimes “The Woman.” No more useless meetings under fluorescent lights in stuffy,
Michael Estabrook
is a retired baby boomer child–of–the–sixties, freed after working 40 years for “The Man” and sometimes “The Woman.” No more
Michael Estabrook
is a recently retired baby boomer child-of-the-sixties freed after working 40 years for “The Man” and sometimes “The Woman.” No more useless
Michael Estabrook
Michael Lee Phillips
publications include The Antioch Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, The Literary Review, New York Quarterly, The Stinging Fly (Ireland), Poetry
Michael Macklin
is an associate editor with The Café Review. Lately, he has been working with local poets and police officers to produce The Portland Police
Michael Macklin
1949 – 2012
Michael Mark
Michael Mark is a hospice volunteer and long walker. His poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Bellevue Literary Review, Cimarron Review,
Michael Mark
Michael McClure
at the age of 22 he gave his first poetry reading at the legendary Six Gallery event in San Francisco, where Allen Ginsberg first read “Howl.”
Michael McClure
at the age of 22 he gave his first poetry reading at the legendary Six Gallery event in San Francisco, where Allen Ginsberg first read “Howl.”
Michael Palma
was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1945. He has published one full–length collection of poems, A Fortune in Gold (Gradiva, 2000), and two
Michael Palma
will publish a new book of poems, Begin in Gladness (Star Cloud Press), this spring. Along with his translations of Raboni and Cucchi, he will
Michael Palma
was born in the Bronx, New York. He has published one full–length collection of poems, A Fortune in Gold (Gradiva, 2000), and two poetry
Michael Pedersen
Michael Pedersen: is an Edinburgh born poet, writer, babbler, etc. He won the Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship and John Mather’s Trust Rising
Michelle Demers
holds an MFA in poetry from Vermont College of Fine Arts and an MA in professional writing. She has previously published in The Café Review, as
Michelle Lewis
Mihaela Niţă
a friend of Dan Sociu who is a student in Bucharest.
Mike Pulley
his work is published or forthcoming in Canary, ICON, Cold Mountain Review, South Carolina Review, and California Quarterly among others. He
Mimi White
is the author of two chapbooks of poetry, Into The Darkness We Go and The Singed Horizon, which was selected by Robert Creeley for the 2000
Mimi White
was awarded the 2009 Jane Kenyon Award for Outstanding Poetry for her first full–length poetry book, The Last Island (Deerbrook Editions).
Miriam Gamble
Miriam Gamble: originally from Belfast in Northern Ireland, has been living in Scotland since 2010; she lectures in Creative Writing at the
Molly M. Caldwell
is a Maine Native and a recent graduate from College of The Atlantic. She works seasonally in Bar Harbor and spends her free time traveling and
Molly McGrath
worked with Michael Macklin on the literary magazine Bananafish and shared with him stories of their sons, hers yet unborn and his already a man.
Mónica Bruno Galmozzi
has translated several books of poetry, including Melodious Women by Marjorie Agosin. She is currently a medical interpreter at Shriners
Myke Leavitt
Myronn Hardy
is the author of three books of poems: Approaching the Center, Headless Saints, and Catastrophic Bliss. He divides his time between Morocco and
Nadell Fishman
her first poetry collection is Drive. Her poems have been published in journals such as Poet Lore, The Café Review and Hunger Mountain. She has
Nancy A. Henry
her poems have appeared in Rattle, Southern Humanities Review, The Hollins Critic, The Café Review, and many other publications, as well as being
Nancy Allison
had as poetry teachers Michael Waters and Amy Clampitt and, before them, the woods and waters of the Chesapeake Bay. In the 1990s, she moved to
Nancy Jean Hill
is a grandmother from Stratham, New Hampshire. She is an active participant in the Seacoast poetry community and the author of a chapbook,
Naomi Shihab Nye
her books of poetry include, 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East , A Maze Me: Poems for Girls , Red Suitcase, Words Under the
Naomi Shihab Nye
was born to an American mother and a Palestinian father. At the age of 14, her family moved to Jerusalem. Upon returning to the U.S., she earned
Natasha Georgievska
a sensualist writer of martial literature emerging under the alias Lolita Enchanté, she is an eccentric Macedonian bohemian who loves to write
Nathaniel Tarn
was born in 1928 in Paris and educated in France, Belgium, and England, obtaining degrees from Cambridge, the Sorbonne, and Chicago. He
Neeli Cherkovski
was born in Santa Monica, California in 1945. While in high school he edited The Black Cat Review, a poetry journal and began to publish in small
Neeli Cherkovski
was born in Santa Monica, California in 1945. He is an applauded poet, critic, memoirist, and literary biographer. He has written twelve books of
Neeli Cherkovski
Niall Campbell
Niall Campbell: is a poet from Scotland’s Outer Hebrides. His first UK book, Moontide, won the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award and Saltire First Book
Nicholas Spengler
is a poet from Burlington, Vermont. He has written freelance pieces for the arts section of the Burlington Free Press, as well as a biography of
Nick Squadere
is a twenty–two year old artist /poet living and working in Glens Falls, NY; a small town in the foothills of the southern Adirondack
Noel Duffy
was born in Dublin. His debut collection, In the Library of Lost Objects was published by Ward Wood, London, in 2011 and was shortlisted for the
Norbert Hirschhorn
is a physician in international public health, commended by President Bill Clinton as an “American Health Hero.” He lives in London and Beirut.
Norbert Hirschhorn
is an international public health physician, commended by President Bill Clinton as an “American Health Hero.” He lives in London and Beirut.
normal
normal has published nearly 600 pieces between 1992 —2015 (without the internet). He has been called “one of the last American primitives” in
normal
cut his teeth wailing poesy in Greenwich Village, circa 1962 – 64, at the legendary Rafio Cafe. He has dwelled in 47, not so exotic, ports
normal
has published nearly 600 pieces between 1992–2015 (without the internet). He has been called “one of the last American primitives” in the
normal
was raised in post – WWII Passaic, NJ and educated at the city library and Times Square, later reading his poems at the Café Rafio in
Oliver Rice
has received the Theodore Roethke Prize and twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. His poems have appeared widely in journals and
Órfhlaith Foyle
was born in Africa to Irish parents and now lives in Galway, Ireland. Her first novel Belios was published by The Lilliput Press. Her first full
Óskar Árni Óskarsson
Oz Hardwick
is a writer, photographer, and musician based in York (UK). He has been published widely in the UK, Europe, and the US. His fifth poetry
Padma Thornlyre
resides in the canyon village of Kitteredge, Colorado. His long poem, Mavka, in 51 parts, will appear in 2011.
Pamela Twining
was always a poet. Her first efforts were published only in elementary school journals, but her sonnet “Neveah,” written at 16, was honored with
Pat Boran
was born in Portlaoise, Ireland, in 1963 and currently lives in Dublin. Prior to taking over the running of the press in 2005, he had published
Patricia Ace
Patricia Ace: has published First Blood (HappenStance Press, 2006) and Fabulous Beast (Freight Books, 2013). Recent work appears in the
Patrick Dillon
was born in 1956 in County Louth, Ireland. In 1997, he received a scholarship for a summer workshop at the Poet’s House in Donegal. In 2002, he
Patrick Doyle
is twenty–three and lives in Durham, Maine with three cats who put up with him with varying success. He writes for the Southern Maine
Paul Casey
his début collection is home more or less (Salmon, 2012). His second, Virtual Tides, is due from Salmon Poetry in early 2016. A chapbook, It’s
Paul Christensen
his latest book of poems, On Being Human, is due from Wings Press this spring. He has published seven other collections, and the memoirs, West
Paul Fericano
is a poet, satirist, social activist, and co-founder of the parody news syndicate, Yossarian Universal News Service (1980). His work has
Paul Muldoon
was born in 1951 in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, and educated at the Queen’s University of Belfast. Since 1987 he has lived in the United
Paul Nelson
is a poet, teacher, broadcast interview host, and a charter e – poets.net site director in Auburn, Washington. He is director of the
Paul Pines
grew up in Brooklyn around the corner from Ebbets Field and spent the early sixties on the Lower East Side of New York. In 1970, he opened The
Paul Pines
has published eleven books of poetry, a novel, and a memoir. He lives in Glens Falls, New York, where he practices as a psychotherapist and
Paul Pines
is the author of the novel, The Tin Angel (Wm. Morrow, 1983) and the memoir, My Brother’s Madness (Curbstone, 2007). His seventh book of poems,
Paul Pines
grew up in Brooklyn, New York, became a merchant seaman, and spent 1965 – 66 in Vietnam, after which he drove a taxi and tended bar until he
Paul Pines
Paula Cisewski
is the author of two books: Ghost Fargo (selected by Franz Wright for the Nightboat Prize and forthcoming early 2010) and Upon Arrival (Black
Paula Meehan
offers these poems from Geomantic a commemorative quilt in 81 nine line, nine syllable verses to be published by Dedalus Press, Dublin, autumn of
Peggy O’Brien
Peggy O’Brien
is a member of the English Department at the University of Massachusetts — Amherst. She formerly taught at Trinity College, Dublin. She has
Peggy Reid
was born in Radstock, England. She has worked on translations of a variety of texts from history and the history of art to medical papers, from
Petar Matovic
was born in 1978, Serbia. He graduated in Serbian Literature at the University of Belgrade. He has published three poetry collections: Cameral
Pete Brown
Peter Bradley
lives in New Hampshire with he wife Janice and their German Shepherd, Zoe the Wonder Dog. His work has appeared in a number of literary journals,
Peter F. Murphy
teaches at Murray State University. He grew up in Alexandria Bay, NY, the Heart of the Thousand Islands, where he learned how to shoot pool and
Peter Grandbois
Peter Krok
is the humanities poetry director of the Manayunk Roxborough Art Center where he has been coordinating a literary series since 1990. His poems
Peter Lamborn Wilson
Peter Manuel
Peter Marcus
has recently had poems published in Boulevard, The Southern Review, and I Go To The Ruined Places, a human rights anthology. His poems have also
Peter Schireson
lives in California where he writes poetry and teaches Zen. His poems have been published or are forthcoming in Post Road, Quiddity, Hotel
Philip Arnold
now calls Ohio home after spending most of his life in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Several of his poems have appeared in The Iowa
Philip Dacey
his latest book is Church of the Adagio and his previous book, Gimme Five, won the 2012 Blue Light Press Award. He appears in Scribner’s Best
Philip Lamantia
October 23, 1927– March 7, 2005. He was born in San Francisco and raised in that city’s Excelsior neighborhood. He began writing poetry in
Philip Levine
lives in New York City and Fresno, California. In New York City, he teaches at New York University and is the Distinguished Poet in Residence for
Philip Whalen
October 20, 1923 – June 26, 2002. He was born in Portland, Oregon and attended Reed College on the GI Bill, receiving a B.A. in 1951. He and Gary
Pippa Goldschmidt
Pippa Goldschmidt: is the author of the novel The Falling Sky and the short story collection The Need for Better Regulation of Outer Space (both
Polly Giantonio
lives in Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania. Her poems are forthcoming in The Wisconsin Review and have appeared several times in the Aurorean and in
Preston Hood
has published in Michigan Quarterly Review, Rattle, Hayden’s Ferry Review, and other literary journals. His book, A Chill I Understand (2006),
Rab Wilson
Rab Wilson: was born in Ayrshire and has worked in engineering, coal mining, and psychiatric nursing. His first major work as a poet, bringing
Rachel F. Seidman
is the associate director of the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina, where she also teaches history and women’s
Rachel McCrum
Rachel McCrum: is a poet and performer who has worked across Scotland, Montreal, Haiti, South Africa, Greece, and Northern Ireland. She won the
Ragnar Helgi Ólafsson
Ragnheiður Erla Björnsdóttir
Ralph Angel
books include Neither World, winner of the 1995 James Laughlin Award of the Academy of American Poets, and Exceptions and Melancholies: Poems
Ralph Angel
is the author of five books of poetry, most recently Exceptions and Melancholies: Poems 1986 – 2006 (2007 PEN USA Poetry Award), as well as a
Raymond Hall
has published dozens of poems in The Café Review. Three of them won the Helen Williams Award and were published in the Manhattan Mercury,
Rebecca Newth
Rebecca Newth: is the author of six collections of poetry. Annie Dillard, Susan Howe, Guy Davenport, and Jim Harrison have praised her work. A
Renée Hearrin
traded red clay for rocky coast eleven years ago when she moved from North Carolina to Maine. After a twenty-three year career as a professional
Renée Olander
has published poems in Artword Quarterly, Verse and Universe — Poems About Science & Mathematics, Margie, 5am, Hawai‘i Pacific Review,
Rich Ives
is the 2009 winner of the Francis Locke Memorial Poetry Award from Bitter Oleander and the 2012 winner of the Creative Nonfiction Prize from Thin
Richard Jackson
is the author of nine books of poems, most recently, Half Lives: Petrarchan Poems (Autumn House, 2004), Unauthorized Autobiography: New and
Richard Jackson
teaches creative writing and poetry and humanities in the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga’s interdisciplinary honors program. He is the
Richard Jarrette
is the author of Beso the Donkey (MSU Press, 2010), Gold Medal Poetry Midwest Independent Publishers Association 2011, and A Hundred Million
Richard Martin
poetry books include White Man Appears on Southern California Beach and Modulations. His poems have appeared in ACM, The Café Review, Exquisite
Richard Spilman
Richard Spilman
is the author of two books of poetry: In the Night Speaking (Winner of the Sacramento Poetry Center Prize) and Suspension (New American Press
Richard Taylor
75, has been a teacher of German in colleges and Latin and English in private secondary schools. He was a member of the 1964 Olympic Nordic Team
Richard Taylor
was educated at Dartmouth College, Kiel University (Germany), and Yale. He was a member of the 1964 Olympic Nordic Ski Team. For many years he
Rita degli Esposti
A native of Bologna, where she was much involved in theater, Rita degli Esposti has long lived and taught in Venezia. Her work has been
Rob Griffith
originally from Memphis, he is currently an associate professor at the University of Evansville–Indiana, where he is the editor of Measure:
Robbie Sugg
is a native Californian artist, musician, and poet living in San José, California. His work is informed by the diverse and interconnected
Robert Arnold
taught Spanish for thirty–one years at the Belmont Hill School in Boston, Ma. He currently is living in Queensbury, NY.
Robert Breen
Robert Carr
Robert Herschbach
is an editor and writer currently based in the metro Washington D.C. area. He completed an English degree at the University of New Hampshire.
Robert Kelly
after receiving an undergraduate degree in 1955 from the City College of the City University of New York, he studied for three years at Columbia
Robert Kennedy
is a retired college lecturer in English living in Scotland. He has published work in numerous anthologies and literary magazines, including
Robert Roley
is a mangy old poet with bad teeth living in Ashland, Oregon. A graduate of the Kerouac School, his work has appeared — mysteriously — in various
Robert Ronnie Branaman
Robert Tremmel
has recently published in Poet Lore, Edge Literary Journal, Santa Fe Literary Review, and Roanoke Review. His chapbook There is a Naked Man was
Robert VanderMolen
lives and works in Grand Rapids, Michigan, his last collection of poetry was Water, Michigan State University Press, 2009.
Robin Behn
is the author of three books of poetry, Paper Bird (Texas Tech), which won the AWP Award Series in Poetry, The Red Hour (HarperCollins), and
Rochelle Owens
is a controversial writer who is considered a pioneer in the experimental Off-Broadway Theatre movement, best known for her avant-garde 1961 play
Rochelle Owens
is the author of twenty books of poetry, plays, and fiction, the most recent of which are Solitary Workwoman, (Junction Press, 2011), Journey to
Rochelle Owens
has had her work featured in magazines and journals like First Intensity, Golden Handcuffs, and The Iowa Review. Her latest books are Triptych
Roger Camp
lives in Seal Beach, California, where he tends to several hundred plants, is apprenticed to a master mason, plays blues piano evenings, and
Roger Dutton
is the designer /typographer of The Café Review and a student of the poetry of James Douglas Morrison.
Roger Hickin
Roger Hickin was born in New Zealand in 1951, he is a visual artist and poet. He has published translations of Rogelio Guedea, Blanca
Roger Hickin
is a New Zealand visual artist and poet. His books, Waiting for the Transport and The Situation & Other Poems appeared in 2009. His Cold Hub
Ron Androla
is a poet living in Erie, PA with his wife Ann.
Ron Butlin
Ron Butlin: as well as being a poet, has an international reputation as a prize–winning novelist. He is a former Edinburgh Makar /
Ron Kolm
Ron Loewinsohn
has been associated with San Francisco poetry renaissance since the late 1950s. In the early 1960s he taught at San Francisco State College, and
Ron Offen
has had poems published in more than 100 poetry journals, including The Ledge, Poetry, and Slant. His five books of poetry include Poet As Bad
Ron Padgett
was born in 1942 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His father was a bootlegger who also traded cars, his mother a housewife who also helped with the
Ron Salutsky
is a native Kentuckian who lives in Tallahasse, Florida. A Ph.D. candidate in English at Florida State, he works with the UFF–FSU
Ron Winkler
is a German poet, writer, editor, critic, and translator living in Berlin. Born in 1973, he studied German literature and language and history at
Ronald J. Pelias
his poems have appeared in a number of journals, including Small Pond, Yet Another Small Magazine, Out of Line, Midwest Poetry Review, Margie,
Ronald J. Pelias
Roxie Powell
was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1935. After high school he began his career of many F’s in several universities both in the U.S. and abroad. After
Russ Sargent
is the owner of Yes Books in Portland, Maine. These poems were written while traveling Europe in 1991 –1992. Other poems, including
Russ Sargent
is the proprietor of Yes Books in Portland, Maine. His translations of Venezuelan poet Manuel Ruano have previously appeared in The Café Review.
Russ Sargent
is the proprietor of Yes Books in Portland, Maine.
Russell Chatham
is a contemporary American landscape artist who spent most of his career living in Livingston, Montana. His work has been exhibited in over 400
Russell Evatt
recently lived in Krakow, Poland, where he studied the Polish language. His work has appeared in Iron Horse Literary Review, Prism Review, Specs
Russell Rowland
born in Connecticut, he has spent the past quarter century in New Hampshire. His poetry appears in over a hundred journals. He was the 2007
S Stephanie
holds an MFA in Creative Writing with a focus in Poetry from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has three chapbooks: Throat (Igneus Press), What
S Stephanie
has published poetry and book reviews in literary magazines such as the Birmingham Poetry Review, The Southern Review, and The Sun. She has two
Sabeli Ceballos Franco
is a Mexican poet and works full time at the Foreign Language Department of the University of Campeche, in the South East of Mexico.
Sally Molini
is co-editor for Cerise Press (www.cerisepress.com), an international online journal based in the US and France. Her work has appeared or is
Sam Hamill
is the author of fourteen books of poetry, three collections of essays, and two–dozen volumes translated from ancient Greek, Latin,
Sam Less
Sandee Lyles
is a Registered Nurse, poet, freelance writer, and Publishing Editor of Oak Bend Review. She lives with a houseful of teens, animals, and Jack
Sandee Lyles
is a registered nurse for the Lewisville Independent School District in Texas and publishing editor of Oak Bend Review, a bimonthly journal out
Sandy Weisman
is a poet and visual artist. Her poetry has appeared in Off The Coast, the Aurorean, and Muddy River Review among other journals. She owns 26
Sara Toruño – Conley
lives in San Francisco. She is the Poetry Review Editor for Boxcar Poetry Review, and her poetry has appeared in Ginosko, Temenos, Monday Night,
Sarah Anderson
is a poet and high school English teacher. Her poems have appeared in The 2008 Poets Guide to New Hampshire, Currents V: Seacoast Writers
Sarah Wetzel
poet and engineer, is the author of Bathsheba Transatlantic, which won the Philip Levine Prize for Poetry and was published in 2010 by Anhinga
Seamus Ruttledge
is an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, broadcaster, and artist who lives in the West of Ireland. In addition to his critically–acclaimed
Sergio Badilla Castillo
practices a poetic “transrealism,” merging reality and myth. Born in Valparaíso in 1947, he studied journalism at the University of Chile and
Sergio Ramírez
born in Masatepe, Nicaragua in 1942, Ramírez was Vice President of Nicaragua during the Sandinista regime and later a member of Parliament, until
Shana Genre
teaches English and creative writing in Portland, Maine and advises the Deering High School literary magazine Breccia. She studied English at
Shane Vaughan
Sharon Olinka
is the author of The Good City (Marsh Hawk Press) and her work has appeared in Prairie Schooner, Nimrod, Poetry Wales, New York Quarterly, The
Shiv Mirabito
Sigurbjörg Þrastardóttir
Sigurður Pálsson
Sigurlín Bjarney Gísladóttir
Simon Pettet
is an English–born poet, long–time resident of New York’s Lower East Side. His newest title, Hearth, is available from Talisman
Simon Pettet
Simon W. Hall
Simon W. Hall: is the author of The History of Orkney Literature (Birlinn), which was joint winner of the Saltire Society Prize for Scottish
Sjón
Soffía Bjarnadóttir
Speak, but be cautious
Stacey Chase
is a poetry editor at The Café Review and the editor of this issue. An award – winning journalist, Chase has published in The Boston Globe
Stefan Hyner
Stephanie Conn
is a former teacher and graduate of the MA programme at the Seamus Heaney Centre, her poetry has been widely published and has won a range of
Stephen Cramer
Stephen Cramer his books of poems include, Shiva’s Drum and Tongue & Groove, both published by University of Illinois Press. From the Hip,
Stephen Ellis
born in 1948. He edited, with Stephen Dignazio, 26 issues of the little magazine :that: (1992–1996), and was the editor and publisher of over
Stephen Petroff
writes and paints in Sagadahoc County, Maine. He has published with Blackberry, Dancing Bear, Dog Ear, and Red Tea. His interests include, The
Stephen Petroff
writes and paints in Sagadahoc County, Maine. He has published with Blackberry, Dancing Bear, Dog Ear and Red Tea. He was engaged in a
Stephen Vincent
is an artist and poet who lives in San Francisco. Walking Theory ( Junction Press, 2007) is his most recent book. Previous titles include
Steve Luria Ablon
is an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. He has published four books of
Steve Luttrell
was born and continues to live in Portland, Maine. He is a graduate of Franklin Pierce College and is the author of ten books of poetry. His
Steve Luttrell
was born and continues to live in Portland, Maine. He is a graduate of Franklin Pierce College and is the author of ten books of poetry, the
Steve Luttrell
born and raised in Portland, Maine, continues to live just outside the city with his wife, Catherine, and their dog, Digger. He is a graduate of
Steve Luttrell
Steve Luttrell
was born and continues to live in Portland, Maine. He is a graduate of Franklin Pierce College and is the author of ten books of poetry; the
Steve Luttrell
is the founding editor of The Café Review, host of the CTN5 television show The Poets Cafe, and the author of ten books of poetry.
Steven J. Priestley
practices art in Portland, Maine.
Steven R. Weiner
is a nurse, nurse practitioner, hospital administrator, a father, and a poet. He studied poetry at Binghamton, the New School, and in workshops,
Stewart Conn
Stewart Conn: was Edinburgh’s inaugural Makar (Poet Laureate) from 2002 to 2005. Latest collections: The Breakfast Room (2011 SMIT Scottish
Susan H. Maurer
has had six little books published and her full length Perfect Dark, Ungovernable Press, was published by Sweden’s Lars Palm. She has had three
Susan Lindsay
has had two collections of poetry published, Whispering the Secrets and Fear Knot (Doire Press, 2011, 2013). She was a founding co–editor
Susan Millar DuMars
has published three collections with Salmon Poetry, the most recent of which, The God Thing, appeared in 2013. Bone Fire will be published by
Susan Sherman
Susan Sherman is the founding editor of IKON magazine and has had thirteen plays produced off-off Broadway. She has published seven collections
Susan Sherman
is the founding editor of IKON magazine. She has had twelve plays produced off–off–Broadway and published four collections of
Susanna Lang
a collection of her poems was published in 2008 by The Backwaters Press. More recently, her poem “Condemned” won the Inkwell competition. Her
Susie Meserve
is the author of the chapbook Faith (Finishing Line Press, 2008). Her writing has appeared in Gulf Coast, Cimarron Review, Indiana Review, and
Suzannah Gilman
her poetry has appeared in such publications as The Florida Review, Calyx, Pearl, Green Hills Literary Lantern, Family Matters: Poems of our
Suzanne Langlois
Suzanne Osborne
after an early career in theater and a stint in academia studying comparative literature and teaching literature and German, she now lives in
Suzanne Rhodenbaugh
won the Marianne Moore Poetry Prize for Lick of Sense, published by Helicon Nine Editions in 2001. Her book, The Whole Shebang, will be published
Sydney Lea
has published eight collections of poetry, most recently Ghost Pain (Sarabande, 2005); two collections of nonfiction, the latest A Little
Sydney Lea
is the current Vermont Poet Laureate. He is the author of 10 poetry collections, most recently, I Was Thinking of Beauty (Four Way Books, 2013);
Taylor Mali
was one of the original poets to appear on the HBO series Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry. His work has appeared in anthologies and other
Thaddeus Rutkowski
Theo Dorgan
was born 1953 and is an Irish poet, writer, lecturer, translator, librettist, and documentary screenwriter living in Dublin with his partner, the
Thomas D. Absher
is a Vermont College professor of liberal studies, has two books of poetry, Forms of Praise, published by Ohio State University Press, and The
Thomas McCarthy
was born in Cappoquin, Co. Waterford, Ireland in 1954. He was educated at University College Cork. He is the winner of the Patrick Kavanagh
Thomas Meyer
began writing as a teenager in Seattle, Washington. At that age, he was already a veteran of the arts, having been a child actor, beginning at
Thomas R. Moore
lives in Brooksville, Maine. He taught English for forty years, most recently at Maine Maritime Academy. His poems have appeared in Worcester
Tim Monaghan
is the editor and publisher of The Ledge Poetry & Fiction Magazine, which he founded in 1988 at the age of 19. “The Ledge” was the name given
Tim Seibles
was born and raised in Philadelphia. He earned a B.A. at Southern Methodist University and an M.F.A. at Vermont College of Norwich University. He
Tim Suermondt
is the author of two full–length collections of poems: Trying to Help the Elephant Man Dance (The Backwaters Press, 2007) and Just
Timothy Gillis
is a freelance writer and photographer whose work has appeared in The Portland Daily Sun, Dispatch Magazine, Magnitude, The Portland Forecaster,
Timothy Green
lives in Los Angeles with his wife, the poet Megan O’Reilly Green, and works as editor of the poetry journal Rattle, www.rattle.com. His poems
Tom Daley
has poems forthcoming in — or has work previously published in — a number of journals, including, Massachusetts Review, Harvard Review, Prairie
Tom Pickard
was born in Newcastle, England in 1946, left school at 14, and in 1964 co – organized the Morden Tower poetry readings, “a Golden Bloomsday
Tom Pow
Tom Pow: has written across a range of genres, including fiction, non–fiction, drama, and works for children. But he is primarily a poet.
Tom Saya
was educated at Indiana University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has taught English at Miami University of Ohio and is
Tony Brinkley
has taught at the University of Maine since 1983. He is a graduate of Yale University (BA) and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Ph.D.).
Tony Hoagland
is the author of several poetry collections, including last year’s Unincorporated Personas in the Late Honda Dynasty; What Narcissism Means to
Trevor Joyce
Trina Gaynon
volunteers with WriteGirl, an organization in Los Angeles providing workshops and mentors for high school girls interested in writing. She also
Ulrike Almut Sandig
was born in Großenhain (GDR) in 1979 and now lives in Leipzig and Berlin. She started publishing her poetry by pasting poems onto construction
Ulrike Draesner
has published five books of poetry, four novels, and two volumes of short stories. She is also the author of two collections of essays and has
Valerie Gillies
Valerie Gillies: is the author of eight books of poetry. She received the Creative Scotland Award in 2005; she was the Edinburgh Makar from 2005
Vanessa Vie
is a visual artist, singer-songsmith, guitarist, harmonica player, and lyricist-poet. Born in Asturias, North Spain, she moved to London in
Vicki Feaver
Vicki Feaver: lives in Dunsyre, South Lanarkshire. Her most recent collection, The Book of Blood (Cape 2006) was shortlisted for the Forward and
Victoria Livingstone
lives in Boston, Massachusetts, where she spends her time writing and translating poetry, teaching Spanish, and working towards her Ph.D. in
Victoria Surliuga
is an Associate Professor of Italian at Texas Tech University. She is a scholar of modern and contemporary Italian poetry and Italian cinema, a
Victoria Zak
is a writer, painter, and sculptor living in Holliston, Massachusetts. She met Shahid on a path at night at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference,
Vilborg Dagbjartsdóttir
Vyt Bakaitis
W. E. Butts
W.E. Butts
is the 2009 –2014 New Hampshire Poet Laureate, and the author of Sunday Evening at the Stardust Café, winner of the 2006 Iowa Source
Wade Linebaugh
earned his B.A. in English at the University of Southern Maine in 2009 and is currently teaching and pursuing his M.A. at Lehigh University in
Wang Ping
is the author of several books of fiction, non -fiction, and poetry. Her writing has won the Eugene Kaden Award, the Asian -American Studies
Wayne Atherton
Wesley McNair
is the author of 20 books, including, My Brother Running, which connects his brother’s fatal heart attack with the explosion of the Challenger
Wesley McNair
Wesley McNair
was recently invited to read his poetry for the second time by the Library of Congress. He is the poet laureate of Maine. The poem in this issue,
Will Staple
born in 1945 in Colusa, California, he attended Berkeley during the Free Speech Movement. He worked as a carpenter on both the Gary Snyder and
William Carpenter
grew up in central Maine, graduated from Waterville High School, got a BA from Dartmouth, and a PhD from the University of Minnesota, where he
Wm. Howard Ellis
Wren Tuatha
Wren Tuatha’s poetry has appeared in Canary, Coachella Review, Baltimore Review, Loch Raven Review, Driftwood Press, and in the anthology
Xue Di
was born in Beijing. He is the author of three volumes of collected works and one book of criticism on contemporary Chinese poetry in Chinese.
Yehudit Ben-Zvi Heller
is a poet and translator who holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature. Born and raised in Israel, Heller lives in Amherst, Massachusetts with her
Yvonne Gray
Yvonne Gray: is a writer and musician who lives in Orkney. Her poems have been widely published and she has collaborated with visual artists,
Zara Raab
poems and reviews appear (or will soon) in Poetry Flash, West Branch, Arts & Letters, Nimrod, Spoon River Poetry Review, Valparaiso Poetry
Zilka Joseph
teaches in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and in Kolkata, India. Her work has appeared in Review Americana, Gatronomica, Rattle, and The MacGuffin. She