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Fall 2011


Artwork

Alternating Current, Kosovo, Letting Go, We Two Girls, Cherry, Synchronicity, Untitled, Martha’s Dream, Incinerate&ZeonDebra Clemis a professor of fine arts at Indiana University Southeast, located in New Albany, Indiana. She has shown her paintings in more than sixty group, invitational, and solo exhibitions. Clem is the recipient of an Al Smith Fellowship, the highest individual award given to artists from the state of Kentucky, and has also been awarded fellowships to the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and the Vermont Studio Center.

Poetry

HDTVŨĔMichael Watershas written ten books of poetry, includingGospel Night(2011);Darling Vulgarity, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2006); ԻParthenopi: New and Selected Poems, finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize (2001). His poems have appeared in various journals, includingThe Yale Review,The Paris Review,The Kenyon Review,Poetry,The Georgia Review andRolling Stone. Among his awards are fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Fulbright Foundation and fellowship residencies at Yaddo, MacDowell, and The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, The Tyrone Guthrie Center (Ireland), Le Chateau de Lavigny (Switzerland), and The St. James Centre for Creativity (Malta). He is professor of English at Monmouth University and also teaches in the Drew University MFA Program in Poetry and Poetry in Translation. Waters lives with his wife, poet Mihaela Moscaliuc, in Ocean, New Jersey.

“Amusement Part after RainŨĔJohn Hartwas born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas. He currently resides in Winter Park, Florida.

“Blessed One,” “Upon Seeing Silent Footage of Eva Braun,” & “EighteenŨĔMichael Meyerhofer’sthird book,Damnatio Memoriae, won the Brick Road Poetry Book Contest. His previous books areLeaving Iowa(winner of the Liam Rector First Book Award) ԻBlue Collar Eulogies(Steel Toe Books, finalist for the Grub Street Book Prize). His work has appeared inPloughshares,North American Review,Arts & Lettersand other journals. He currently teaches creative writing at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. In his spare time Meyerhofer dabbles in fantasy. His first novel,Wytchfire, is forthcoming.

“Your Mother’s PlaceŨĔCindy E. Kingcurrently lives in Lancaster, Texas, where she is an assistant professor of English at the University of North Texas Dallas. She holds an MA from the University of Southern Mississippi and a PhD from Florida State University. Her most recent publications include poems inCallaloo, North American Review,American Literary Review,侱Dz𱹾, ԻBarrow Street. King’s work has also been featured onAmerican Weekend, a National Public Radio production.

“Out of the FlockŨĔCatherine Andersonis the author ofIn the Mother Tongue (Alice James Books) ԻThe Work of Hands(Perugia Press). In 2010, she won the Richard Peterson Prize for Poetry sponsored by theCrab Orchard Review. She lives and works in Kansas City, Missouri.

“Life SentenceŨĔMichael Schmeltzerearned an MFA from the Rainier Writing Workshop. His honors include theGulf StreamAward for Poetry,Blue Earth Review’sFlash Fiction Prize, and the Artsmith Literary Award. He helps editA River & Sound Reviewand has been published inWater~Stone Review,Natural Bridge, and numerous other journals.

“Calling Out LarryŨĔJim Daniels'recent books includeHaving a Little Talk with Capital P Poetry, Carnegie Mellon University Press, ԻFrom Milltown to Malltown with Jane McCafferty and photographer Charlee Brodsky, Marick Press. Forthcomin books includeTrigger Man, short fiction, Michigan State University Press, ԻBirth Marks, BOA Editions. He wrote and produced the independent filmMr. Pleasantin 2010.

“Order of the DayŨĔNathan E. Whiteis a writer and musician living in the Los Angeles area. He received his MFA in creative writing from New York University in 2004. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in a number of magazines, includingLake Effect,Tulane Review,Bellingham Review,South Dakota Review, ԻRedactions: Poetry & Poetics.

“Beneath the Bleacher’s DinŨĔTony Tracyis the author of two poetry collections:The ChristeningԻWithout Notice. His work has appeared or is forthcoming inPoet Lore,North American Review,Rattle,The Briar Cliff Review, Poetry Eastand many other magazines and journals. He lives in Urbandale, Iowa, with his two dogs, two sons and one wife.

“Suicide WatchŨĔAndrew McFadyen-Ketchumhas had poems, essays, interviews, and reviews recently appear or are forthcoming inThe Writers Chronicle,The Spoon River Poetry Review,Poet Lore,The Missouri Review, storySouth,Copper Nickel,New Letters,Glimmer Train,Hayden’sFerry Review, Potomac Review,Sou’wester,Crab Orchard Review, ԻThe Cold Mountain Review, among others. He is founder and editor ofPoemoftheWeek.org, managing editor ofAdHominem.weebly.com, and teaches English at Metro State College of Denver.

Animal Heart” & “Actual AnimalsŨĔRebecca Hazeltonattended The University of Notre Dame for her MFA in poetry and completed her PhD at Florida State University. She was awarded a fellowship year as the Jay C. and Ruth Hall Poetry Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Creative Writing Institute, and also received a fellowship from Vermont Studio Center. Her poetry has appeared in The Gettysburg Review,Salt Hill,Puerto del Sol,American Book Review, and Pleiades, and D.A. Powell chose “Book of Janus” for inclusion inBest New Poets 2011. Hazelton teaches creative writing at Beloit College.

“EԻܰԳ” & “BeliefŨĔRichard Jacksonis the author of ten books of poems, most recentlyResonance(Ashland, 2010),Half Lives: Petrarchan Poems (Autumn House, 2004), ԻUnauthorized Autobiography: New and Selected Poems(Ashland Poetry Press, 2003). His own poems have been translated into a dozen languages, and he has edited two anthologies of Slovene poetry:The Fire Under the MoonԻDouble Vision: Four Slovenian Poets. Jackson is also the author of a book of criticism,Dismantling Time in Contemporary American Poetry (Agee Prize), ԻActs of Mind: Interviews With Contemporary American Poets(Choice Award). His several dozen essays and reviews have appeared inGeorgia Review,Verse,Contemporary Literature,Boundary 2,Kenyon Review,Prairie Schooner,and numerous other journals, as well as anthologies such asThe Planet on the Table: Writers Reading(2003) ԻJohn Ashbery(ed. Harold Bloom, 2004). In 2000 he was awarded the Order of Freedom Medal for literary and humanitarian work in the Balkans by the President of Slovenia and has received Guggenheim, NEA, NEH, two Witter-Bynner and Fulbright Fellowships, and five Pushcart Prizes.

Interview

“Nothing More Paleolithic: An Interview with Michael MeyhoferŨĔAnthony Rintalais a poet and composition instructor at the ². He received his MFA from Louisiana State University and has served as the poetry editor of LSU’sNew Delta Reviewand has been on the editorial staff of other journals, includingCallaloo. Rintala is also a former music critic whose work was published in a now defunct, semi-reputable website. His poetry can next be seen inA Few Lines Magazine.

Fiction

“The Last Ice AgeŨĔSara Lynn Pevaris a Philadelphia native and a recent graduate of the University of Montana’s MFA program in fiction. In the past, she has served twice as a representative to the AWP Intro Journals Project and won the Merriam-Frontier Award for Fiction. “The Last Ice Age” is her first published story.

“Other Than UsŨĔwork has appeared or is forthcoming inThe Literarian,The Carolina Quarterly,Hobart, and other journals. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is currently in the MFA program at North Carolina State University.

“The Gar of Muck BayŨĔEric Neuenfeldt’scollection of stories,Fall Ends Tomorrow, won the 2010 Iron Horse Literary Review Single Author Competition, judged by Mark Richard. He currently serves as associate editor forCimarron Reviewand contributing editor forArroyo Literary Review.

“LostŨĔKevin Corbinstudied education before moving on to a career in law enforcement. His short stories have been finalists in several competitions, including the recent fiction open contest for Glimmer Train. Corbin resides in Evansville, Indiana, with his wife and two daughters.

Nonfiction

“Lunch at WoolworthsŨĔKirby Wrightwas born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. He received his MFA in creative writing from San Francisco State University and is a past recipient o the Ann Fields Poetry Prize, the Academy of American Poets Award, the Browning Society Award for Dramatic Monologue, and Arts Council SiliconValley Fellowships in Poetry and The Novel.Before the City, his first book of poetry, took first place at the 2003 San Diego Book Awards. Wright is also the author of the companion novelsPunahou BluesԻMoloka’i Nui Ahina, both set in Hawaii. He was a visiting fellow at the 2009 International Writers Conference in Hong Kong, where he represented the Pacific Rim region of Hawaii and lectured with poet Gary Snyder. He was also a visiting writer at the 2010 Martha’s Vineyard Writers Residency in Edgartown, Massachusetts.

“People Called Me StrangeŨĔNatalie Searsreceived a BA in religion from Barnard College and an MS in library and information science from Pratt Institute. Her writing has appeared in theColumbia Review,Indiana Review, and The Missouri Review. Sears works as a librarian and bookseller in her native Cleveland, Ohio.