contents | 2018

POETRY
Adrianne Beer: “College Dropout, Track 20
Margaret Adams Birth: “From My Terrace Wall,” “Parang Side,” and “The Body
Paul Bowers: “The Window Break,” “The Find,” and “Assurances
Raymond Byrnes: Footwork
Melanie Cornejo: “Personal History,” “Commune,” and “I pray to you West Harlem
Ryan Quinn Flanagan: “Even Electricity Has an Off Night
Marc Frazier: “Iterations” and “synopsis
Gerard Grealish: “Genesis,” “Boaz,” and “The Calling
Albert Haley: “Mile 12, Farm Market Road 611,” “Maybe It Is Only Yesterday,” and “The Silence of Hopper
Carol Hamilton: “Mooseheads and Other Nightmares,” “Someone Else’s Beauty,” and “The Fruits of Privilege
Albert Lee: “The Black Handgun
Aymar Mariño-Maza: “Off Stained Glass
Julia McConnell: “Foreman of the Detasseling Crew,” “Mr. Walker Evans Takes Our Picture,” and “About the Chicken
Anne Jennings Paris: “Seeing Practice,” “On the Anhinga Trail,” and “Tidal
Donna Pucciani: “Last Look,” “Tongueless,” and “Two Photographs
Aaron Rudolph: “The Worst Meal
Sanjeev Sethi: “Pastiche
Zara Shams: “the bruise
Larry D. Thomas: “Brothers
Leigh Vandebogart: “Good Riddance Spell,” “Less Than Nothing,” and “Sunday, like
Marilyn Westfall: “Earth Tones
Susan Will: “Ode to a Nowhere Man


MUSIC
Anna Tynsky: Flint Hills


VISUAL ART
Brian Michael Barbeito: “Pastorals” (“Wildflower in Field,” “Country Spider in Afternoon,” and “Curled Birch Bark and Moss“)
Michelle Brooks: “City Sunflowers,” “Exhibit,” and “Parking
Rodrigo Etcheto: “Everything is Full of Gods” (“Cataracts of Light,” “Last Tree Standing,” and “Log in the Light“)
Kristina Harrison: “Dayton, Ohio” (“Crossing,” “December 23rd,” and “Haunted“)
Fabrice B. Poussin: “Almost There,” “Growing,” and “Jackson Was Here


RESPONSES AND REVIEWS
Ken Hada: “Escaping the End of the World: a review
Steven Schroeder: a review of Danielle Hanson’s Fraying Edge of Sky



COVER IMAGE BY BRIAN MICHAEL BARBEITO