P O E T R Y
God Fell Asleep at the Wheelbarrow—of Creation … Jesse Millner
The Language of Soufflé … Gary White
Sweet Sweet Nothings … Doug Cox
Rhetorical Questions: A Penny for Your Thoughts? … C. L. Knight
Dog Star … Kristine Snodgrass
The Geometry Lesson … Jeff Karon
F I C T I O N
Donor … Marie Potoczny
E S S A Y
The Value of One Ox … Susan Bauer
R E V I E W S
Reviews of books by
Jennifer Perrine, Jane Springer, Hal Shows, Brigitte Byrd, Rick Campbell, and Pat MacEnulty
… reviews by Michael Trammell, Mary Jane Ryals, Christine Poreba, and Laura Newton
A R T W O R K
Cover: (at left) Detail of Untitled (Libya), 2007 … John Mann
Frontispiece: Detail of Untitled (Lakes), 2007 … John Mann
Cover and Frontispiece Design … Lynne Knight
W R I T E R S I N T H I S I S S U E
Susan Bauer
Sasha Pimentel Chacón
Doug Cox
Barbara Crooker
Mary Crow
Jenny Hanning
Jared Harel
Peter Huggins
Daniel John
Jill Noel Kandel
Jeff Karon
C. L. Knight
Christine Kravetz
John Mann
Jesse Millner
C.D. Mitchell
Sarah Mucek
Jeff O’Brien
Barbara Paparazzo
Marie Potoczny
Shelly Rae Rich
Romy Ruukel
Kristine Snodgrass
Charles Springer
Dan Stryk
Brian Sutton
Adam Vines
Mark Wagenaar
Amy Watkins
Gary White
Dom Zuccone