Table of Contents 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 3