Issue 25

Change: Good, Bad and Loose

CONTENTS


Issue 25 Introduction


Sylvia Cavanaugh………………………………………….Mrs. Houdini, 1919
Anne Harding Woodworth………………………………………….Prague’s Children
Carl Palmer………………………………………….Family Values
Karla Linn Merrifield………………………………………….Stone. Stone. Memory
F.J. Bergmann………………………………………….Denial of Service
Lindsey Royce……………………………On This Day Of Protest, I Want to Take to My Bed
Rasma Haidri………………………………………….Palimpsest
Susan Shaw Sailer………………………………………….Aseel Turned Away at Airport Gate
Judith Arcana…………………………A book, he said, should be a ball of light in the hand.
Susan Terris………………………………………….Emergency
David Francis………………………………………….ART: False Positive
Martin Marcus………………………………………….While You Were Out
Barbara Daniels………………………………………….The Iron Stove
Jennifer Powers………………………………………….Dream Hemorrhage
Judith Skillman………………………………………….The Deeps
Susan Shaw Sailer………………………………………….These heavy bodies our machines,
Carol Levin………………………………………….Beyond Question
Julianna McCarthy………………………………………….Unfinished Sympathy
Lisa Norris………………………………………….Retirement
Chris Cantu………………………………………….Quince
David Francis………………………………………….Recoil
Mary Ellen Talley………………………………………….Phases of the Seven Moons
David Francis………………………………………….ART: Plato’s Cave prototype
Michael Mackin O’Mara……………………………………..In Your Global Warming Dream
Rupert Fike………………………………………….Juanita from Modesto
Sylvia Cavanaugh………………………………………….Unspoken
F.J. Bergmann………………………………………….Katabasis
Jay Frankston………………………………………….The Bus
Mike White………………………………………….Grave


On this page: “Text machine with Hand Crank and Drawer” David Francis (Photo by KW)

David Francis draws from his work experience as an archaeologist, visual art curator, college teacher, and public art coordinator. For nearly 30 years his poems have appeared in literary journals like Ploughshares, The Iowa Review, Poetry Northwest, New Orleans Review, and many others. His artwork has been juried into many group shows, including the upcoming Biennale at Bellevue Arts Museum.

Copyright 2018, David Francis


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