Cover art: Mary Engelbreit
Featuring work by Russell Banks, Bruce Beasley, George Bogin, Christopher Buckley, Dino Campana, Rene Char, Fred Chappell, Reed Way Dasenbrock, Glover Davis, Robb Forman Dew, Katherine Estill, Kathy Fagan, Carol Frost, Margo Glantz, Daniel Halpern, Laura Hendrie, Katherine Kane, Hank Lazer, Michael Milburn, Ricardo Pau-Llosa, Omar Pound, Pattiann Rogers, Philippe Soupault… as well as an interview with Charles Simic and a special feature on Tennessee Williams.
Essay
Critical Theory and Contemporary American Poetry by Hank Lazer
Coming to an Understanding of Understanding by Reed Way Dasenbrock
Reflections on a Year in Harvard's Woodberry Reading Room by Michael Milburn
Features
Tennessee's Long Trip by Allean Hale
Feature: Tennessee Williams by Tennessee Williams
Fiction
The Secret Feather by Robb Forman Dew
The Genealogies by Margo Glantz
Mr. Rogers at Night by Katherine Estill
The Posse by Fred Chappell
Armadillo by Laura Hendrie
Sarah Cole: A Type of Love Story by Russell Banks
Interview
An Interview with Charles Simic by Charles Simic, Sherod Santos
Poetry
Poetry Feature: Dino Campana by Dino Campana
Poetry Feature: George Bogin by George Bogin
Poetry Feature: Katherine Kane by Katherine Kane
Going Back by Bruce Beasley
The Art of Imitation by Pattiann Rogers
Poetry Feature: Rene Char by Rene Char
Swirling Lines by Ricardo Pau-Llosa
From the First Book of the Ocean to Sandra by Glover Davis
Siege by Omar Pound
Poetry Feature: Philippe Soupault by Philippe Soupault
Poetry Feature: Carol Frost by Carol Frost
Poetry Feature: Daniel Halpern by Daniel Halpern
Poetry Feature: Christopher Buckley by Christopher Buckley
Poetry Feature: Kathy Fagan (Tom McAfee Discovery Feature) by Kathy Fagan
Review
Acts of Will by Mark Jarman
