July 1998
Max Beckmann, "The Family," (Plate II of "Die Hölle"), 1919.- Ginger Andrews
- Peter Bethanis
- Randy Blasing
- David Bottoms
- Donald Caswell
From this Issue
Poem
From the magazine:My Father's Diary
My Father's Diary
I get into bed with it, and spring
the scarab legs of its locks. Inside,
the stacked, shy wealth of his print—
he could not write in script, so the pages
are sturdy with the beamwork of printedness,
WENT TO LOOK AT A CAR, DAD
IN...
the scarab legs of its locks. Inside,
the stacked, shy wealth of his print—
he could not write in script, so the pages
are sturdy with the beamwork of printedness,
WENT TO LOOK AT A CAR, DAD
IN...
Poem
From the magazine:American Future
American Future
In 1963 the morning probably seemed harmless enough
to sign on the dotted line as the insurance man
talked to my parents for over an hour
around a coffee table about our future.
This roof wasn't designed to withstand meteors
he told my father, who...
to sign on the dotted line as the insurance man
talked to my parents for over an hour
around a coffee table about our future.
This roof wasn't designed to withstand meteors
he told my father, who...
Table of Contents
Poetry
- Sharon Olds
- Randy Blasing
- Peter Bethanis
- Emily Grosholz
- Linda Pastan
- David Bottoms
- Dan Gerber
- A.E. Stallings
- Michael Chitwood
- Gerald Stern
- Jeffrey Harrison
- Robert King
Comment
- John Taylor
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