Category: Published Issues
What You See Is What You Get
by David Budbill Thoughts never twisty. Confucius, The Analects Grace Paley said once, in a hand written note to me, We write big,
Contradictions
by David Budbill Zen monks like it quiet. Kuang-shan Lao Tzu said, Beautiful words are not true. True words are not beautiful. I think
Po Chü-i and His Poetry Karma
by David Budbill Poor Po Chü-i cursing his poetry karma while he brushes out another poem. He, the Taoist devotee, disciple of silence, seeking
Po Chü-i Believed in Idleness
by David Budbill Po Chü-i believed in idleness — we might call it “staring at the wall” — that waiting, listening for the words of the poem to
Motel Noir
by Zara Raab In one corner, a chair; near the door, another, cover in mottled blue, twin beds like box cars jutting into the room, beds crisply
Bruce Spang
a teacher and writer, he works at Scarborough High School. He has published several books of poems, including To the Promised Land Grocery
Mark Rice
is originally from northern New England. He received his M.F.A. from New York University and now teaches exceptional learners at a high school
Todd Perry
is excited. He recently received his B.A. in Media Writing from the University of Southern Maine, with a Creative Writing minor, and there’s no
Thom Dawkins
is an M.F.A candidate at Chatham University, where he also serves as a poetry editor for The Fourth River literary journal. His poetry has been
