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From the Editor
Poetry has its Reward
Poetry:
Naming the Hurricane Julia Alter
The Pieces that Fall to Earth Kay Ryan
A Carbon-based Life Form Jane Hirshfield
This Was Once A Love Poem Jane Hirshfield
Sleep Jane Hirshfield
The Absence of a Heart Leaves an Hourglass Shape Christine Boyka Kluge
The Alphabet in Feminine Jean Meriam
Bird in the House: A Wife's Tale Glenda Cooper
If not for Birds Joseph Keller McNeilly
In Tandem Ruth Smith
Tree Richard Jones
Who Speaks for this Man Sebastian Levy
Through the Window Roger Pfingston
Pent-up Loonacy Norman Ball
The Girl Whose Curly Brown Hair Elaine Thomas
Impetus Kathleen Lynch
Visuals:
Wilfried Gabriel
Beside Herself
Life Ball
Guy Jean Genevier
Ghost
Rain Jordan
Church Palm
Door
Flower Back
House
Step Up
Wassily Kandinsky
Autumn in Bavaria
Galina Lukshina
Self Portrait
Spring Night
Franz Marc
Fighting Forms
Haze McElhenny
Jacqueline
Elaine Thomas
Black Sky
Green Window
Little Fluffy Clouds
Yucca by Window