In Memoriam
Pat Murphy
1937 – 2009
Poet, bookseller, and longtime friend to The Café Review, Pat was a central figure in the poetry community of Portland, Maine for thirty years. His chapbook, Riding Buddha’s Bicycle, was published by The Café Review in 1991, and we have had the privilege of printing many more of his poems over the years.
We will miss him!
Special Note:
This Editor’s Issue of The Café Review is different from our normal published reviews. We have asked 14 editors of poetry journals from across the United States two complex question: Why do some poems stand out from others? And what is he state of poetry in America today? Their answers will surprise you. We hope this issue will give poets a better sense of what editors look for in poems. You will get the inside scoop about why different journals accept different types of poems. For teachers, this issue will answer questions students have about the dos and don’ts in submitting poems as well as the perennial question of why poetry matter.
Editor Essays
The Spoon River Poetry Review
Letters to the World — Bruce Guernsey This is my letter to the World That never wrote to Me — — Emily Dickinson Quick Note about this issue: This
Simpatico Poets Press
The Active Voice — Daniel Kerwick Quick Note about this issue: This Editor’s Issue of The Café Review is different from our normal published
Rattle
Making Rattle Rattle — Timothy Green Quick Note about this issue: This Editor’s Issue of The Café Review is different from our normal published
Oak Bend Review
Oak Bend Review: A Plainspoken Little Journal — Sandee Lyles They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel. —
Measure: A Review of Formal Poetry
The Measure of Poetry — Rob Griffith Quick Note about this issue: This Editor’s Issue of The Café Review is different from our normal published
Lilliput Review
Resonance & Revelation — Don Wentworth Quick Note about this issue: This Editor’s Issue of The Café Review is different from our normal
The Ledge Poetry & Fiction Magazine
Poetry and Perception: Publishing The Ledge Poetry & Fiction Magazine — Tim Monaghan Quick Note about this issue: This Editor’s Issue of The
Hunger Mountain
A Swipe of the Net — Caroline Mercurio Quick Note about this issue: This Editor’s Issue of The Café Review is different from our normal published
Free Lunch: A Poetry Miscellany
Editing Poetry: Time Well Spent — Ron Offen Quick Note about this issue: This Editor’s Issue of The Café Review is different from our normal
Calyx: A Journal of Art and Literature by Women
Women Make Their Voices Heard through Calyx — Beverly McFarland, with AliceAnn Eberman Quick Note about this issue: This Editor’s Issue of The
The Café Review
Poetry as Process and Product — Steve Luttrell Quick Note about this issue: This Editor’s Issue of The Café Review is different from our normal
The Broome Review
What Makes a “Good” Poem? — Andrei Guruianu Quick Note about this issue: This Editor’s Issue of The Café Review is different from our normal
Beloit Poetry Review
Quickening the Senses — Lee Sharkey Quick Note about this issue: This Editor’s Issue of The Café Review is different from our normal published
The Asheville Poetry Review
The Final Frontier: Honoring The Condensery — Keith Flynn Quick Note about this issue: This Editor’s Issue of The Café Review is different from
Editor Biographies
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
Lee Sharkey
in addition to co–editing the Beloit Poetry Journal, with which she has been affiliated since 1987, she has published three
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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,
Bruce Guernsey
is native New Englander, A distinguished Professor Emeritus at Eastern Illinois University, his poems have appeared in Poetry, The Atlantic,
Rob Griffith
originally from Memphis, he is currently an associate professor at the University of Evansville–Indiana, where he is the editor of Measure:
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
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