Poetry:
Lines of Thought: This Fall's collection, guest-edited by Martin Mitchell, includes work by Kelli Russell Agodon, Liz Ahl, Elena Alexander, Indran Amirthanayagam, L. S. Asekoff, Renée Ashley, Ros Barber, Rachel Bennett, Mary Legato Brownell, Susana H. Case, Cortney Davis, Graham Duncan, David Graham, Elizabeth Haukaas, Marilyn Johnson, William Jolliff, Deena Linett, P. H. Liotta, Cleopatra Mathis, John Minczeski, Madeleine Mysko, Michael Palma, Andrea Porter, Jack Ridl, M. A. Schaffner, Elaine Sexton, Maria Terrone, Lee Upton, Jeanne Murray Walker, and Alison Woods
Twelve:
Work by Samuel Menashe and Philip Miller
Big City, Little:
Clouds on Museum Street, Patrick Henry
Fiction:
Shampoo, by Jim Story
The Lucidity of Sunlight, by Justin Phillips
Essays:
Jane Churchman, An Amiable Child
In the Steps of Egyptians: the fourth extract from Patrick Henry's autobiography, A Life Ad-Lib
Articles:
Valery Oisteanu, Eugene Ionesco (1909-1988): The Avant-God of Absurdistan
Reviews:
Laurie Byro, The Bird Artists, reviewed by Diana Manister
Carl Rosenstock on Patricia Carlin's Original Green
Keith Waldrop's Several Gravities, reviewed by Sarah White
Patricia Brody on Mary Kaiser's Falling Into Velazquez
Charlie Smith, Word Comix, reviewed by Hilary Sideris
George Wallace's Poppin' Johnny, reviewed by Angelo Verga
Bookshelf:
The Book of Hopes and Dreams, Dee Rimbaud, Editor
Beautiful Soon Enough, Margo Berdeshevsky
Recreational Vehicles on Fire, Jane Ormerod
Michele Battiste, Slow the Appetite Down
CDs:
Robert Minhinnick: Reading from His Poems
Events:
Saturday, November 21st, 2:00 pm
BigCityLit Reading
Martin Mitchell, Host
The Bloomingdale branch of
the New York Public Library
150 West 100th Street
(b/t Amstersdam & Columbus)
Free admission
Guest Editor Mitchell's featured readers: Elena Alexander, Indran Amirthanayagam, Renée Ashley, Rachel Bennett, Lorna Knowles Blake, Mary Legato Brownell, Susana H. Case, Elizabeth Haukaas, Marilyn Johnson, Samuel Menashe, Philip Miller, Madeleine Mysko, Maria Terrone, Alison Woods
Letters:
Big City Lit welcomes letters from its readers. Address correspondence to Editors@nycBigCityLit.com
Print Series:
All Print Series Suspended
Contests:
For the present, all Contests suspended.
Masthead Notes:
As we say good-bye to those no longer with us, we are pleased to announce new contributing editors Martin Mitchell, George Wallace and Barry Wallenstein; regular contributor Allen C. Fischer; and Associate Editor Elena Kondracki.
Contributing Editors:
Martin Mitchell, Barry Wallenstein, James Ragan, Patrick Henry (UK), Diana Manister, Philip Miller, Margo Berdeshevsky, George Wallace, Larissa Shmailo, Brant Lyon
