Our latest Spring 2024 Issue of The Café Review continues our mission to bring Maine poetry to the world and poetry from around the world to Maine featuring an interview with Nathan McClain & Virginia Konchan conducted by Jefferson Navicky, poetry by Michael Basinski, Linda Buckmaster, Stoel Burrowes, Eliot Cardinaux, Craig Cotter, Karen Douglas, Joanne Esser, Carolyn Gelland, Mary Kaczowka, Virginia Konchan, Gary Lawless, Thomas Luhrmann, Charlotte Matthews, Gerald McCarthy, Nathan McClain, Martha McCollough, Uche Nduka, Lora Obrohta, John Jordan Olivar, Bruce Parker, Mary Paulson, Bruce Pratt, John Ripton, Kit Robinson, Claire Scott, Pam Burr Smith, Chloe Stricklin, Wren Tuatha and C. Stephen Witty.
It also features artwork by Barbara Burns, Stephen Burt, Stephanie Crossman, Kelly Rae Daugherty, Matthew Dennison, Diana Mackie, James Maxner, Joseph A. Miller, Julia Oldham, Alex Selkowitz, Theo Slatts and Holden Willard. Mike Bove’s review of Meghan Sterling’s book, Comfort the Mourners and Carl Little review of Eye are also included.
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Poetry Excerpts from this Issue
Poetry Excerpts from this Issue

You Cathedral

Walking By The Place Where They Toss

Walking at dusk near Hook Mountain

Two for Koller

Transcend Old Mom

Three Fingers Sue

The Viper Room

The Iron Horse

The Art of Waiting

Tens X-XXII

Smell

Slow Motion Grief

Skulking Around

Queen Ankhesenamun

Passing Angel Housekeeping

On Being Mud

Old Friends’ Rendezvous

Nostalgia

Mythologies

Made

Love is a Pronoun OR is it a Preposition

Larry the poet

Jury Duty

Jerry Wu

Isn’t it?

In the rain

In a Big Truck

If Napoleon Had A Daughter

Heather

Grasshopper

Genus Rates

Force of Now

empyrean

Emissary

Elegy

Diego Rivera (1886-1957), Between Marriages to Frieda Kahlo, 1939

Convert

Common Sense for Girls in Remote Places

Catherine Blake’s Lament

Bureaucracy & Boobs

bookish house

Bijoux

Being Daniel Boone

Being a Pond

And Then You Find You Love

Adam’s First Question

a wayside

A Tangible Way

1950 Ford
Poet Biographies

Wren Tuatha

Virginia Konchan

Uche Nduka

Thomas Luhrmann

Stoel Burrowes

Pam Burr Smith

Nathan McClain

Michael Basinski

Mary Paulson

Mary Kaczowka

Martha McCollough

Lora Obrohta

Linda Buckmaster

Kit Robinson

Karen Douglas

John Ripton

John Jordan Olivar

Joanne Esser

Gerald McCarthy

Gary Lawless

Eliot Cardinaux

Craig Cotter

Claire Scott

Chloe Stricklin

Charlotte Matthews

Carolyn Gelland

C. Stephen Witty

Bruce Pratt

Bruce Parker
Reviewer Biographies

Holden Willard

Theo Slaats

Alex Selkowitz

Julia Oldham

Joseph A. Miller

James Maxner

Diana Mackie

Matthew Dennison

Kelly Rae Daugherty

Stephanie Crossman

Stephen Burt

Barbara Burns

Carl Little

Mike Bove

C. Stephen Witty

Wren Tuatha

Chloe Stricklin

Pam Burr Smith

Claire Scott

Kit Robinson

John Ripton

Bruce Pratt

Mary Paulson

Bruce Parker

John Jordan Olivar

Lora Obrohta

Uche Nduka

Martha McCollough

Nathan McClain

Gerald McCarthy

Charlotte Matthews

Thomas Luhrmann

Gary Lawless

Virginia Konchan

Mary Kaczowka

Carolyn Gelland

Joanne Esser

Karen Douglas

Craig Cotter

Eliot Cardinaux

Stoel Burrowes

Linda Buckmaster

Michael Basinski

Eye

Comfort the Mourners

Slow Motion Grief

Passing Angel Housekeeping

1950 Ford

Catherine Blake’s Lament

Adam’s First Question

In the rain

Walking at dusk near Hook Mountain

On Being Mud

Love is a Pronoun OR is it a Preposition

empyrean

bookish house

Grasshopper

Walking By The Place Where They Toss

Tens X-XXII

And Then You Find You Love

Old Friends’ Rendezvous

Common Sense for Girls in Remote Places

In a Big Truck

The Art of Waiting

Nostalgia

Jury Duty

Mythologies

Heather

You Cathedral

Isn’t it?

Being Daniel Boone

The Iron Horse

Emissary

a wayside

Made

Being a Pond

If Napoleon Had A Daughter

Bureaucracy & Boobs

Transcend Old Mom

Larry the poet

Queen Ankhesenamun

Three Fingers Sue

Smell

Jerry Wu

The Viper Room

Genus Rates

Skulking Around

Two for Koller

Diego Rivera (1886-1957), Between Marriages to Frieda Kahlo, 1939

Force of Now

A Tangible Way

Bijoux

Convert

Elegy
