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Table of Contents 

Bisbee, Anne Perron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

From: It Looks Like I've Been in the City Too Long Blues, 

"Battle Royal": Preview of Coming Attractions, 

I'll Get Your Attention Yet, Absorbed, 

In the Cornfield, Reflection on a Puddle, 

Hagar's Second Journey, Semele, Anne Perron . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 
To My Sister, Eileen Godo/lei-Reis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Michael Downey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 
Playthings of the Viennese Child, Julie Herrick White . . . . . . . 9 
Bounce, Denise Botka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 
The Dark Room, Julia Mahon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 
The Body of the World, Julie Herrick White .............. 15 
Descent, Between the Gates, Triolet, Scott Taylor . . . . . . . . . 16 
No Second Coming, Scott Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 
The Poet, Paul Wappenstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 
The End of the World, Michael Amato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Shirley Marvel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 
Red, Sylvia Kimbel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 
Apt. 201, Michael Amato ............................ 24 
Yellow Lullabies, Sylvia Kimbel .... .. ... . ....... ... . .. 24 
Slides, Michael Amato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 
Spring in Attention,Jane Eggleston ............... .. ... 26 
Tree of Heaven, Anne Perron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 
A Marvelous Thing, Melvin C. Fisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 
I Ride About, Lois Tenbieg-Godollei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 
Polity, Dan Scott ................................... 30 
Deep Sea Diver, Pat Fenelon ...... . . .. . . .. ..... ....... 30 

Eileen Godo/lei-Reis .............................. 31 
Crutches for Kevin, Michael Downey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 

Beverly G. DeMario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 
Driving, Anne Perron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 
Progress, Michael Downey .. .... ........ .... ......... . 35 
Old Places of Winter, Beverly G. DeMario ................ 35 
Abacus, Lois Tenbeig Godo/lei ... . .. ... ..... ... .. . . . .. 36 
Evening, Fifth Street, Anne Perron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 
Glamorous Mirror, Beverly G. DeMario .................. 39 

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