Our Fall 2024 Film Issue of The Café Review continues our mission of bringing Maine poetry to the world and introducing poetry from around the world to Maine. This special edition is dedicated to the theme of film, with all the poetry exploring and drawing inspiration from the cinematic arts.

The issue features in-depth interviews with Megan Grumbling, Colin Cheney, Stefania Irene Marthakis, and Jonathan J. Cavallero, conducted by Jefferson Navicky with poetry from an incredible lineup of contributors including: Amy Barone, Gretchen Berg, Georgia M. Brodsky, Jan Garden Castro, Jen Cheng, Michael Colbert, Kathleen Ellis, Jack Foley, Nancy Goldberg, Megan Grumbling, Ronald Koertge, Jennifer LeBlanc, Steve Luttrell, Norman MacAfee, Clarence Major, Gerard Malanga, Gary Mesick, Claire Millikin, Ken Norris, Kenneth Pobo, Kimberly Ann Priest, Emma Read, James Reidel, Sarah Riggs, Gretchen Rockwell, Betsy Sholl, Craig Sipe, Mark Steudel, Kevin Sweeney, and George Szirtes. Also included are reviews of Door by Ann Lauterbach (reviewed by Julie Poitras-Santos) and Earth School by David Sloan (reviewed by John Reinhart).

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