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Volume 48, Issue 1
THE EDITORS are delighted to announce that the winner of this year's Anne Halley Poetry Prize is Bob Hicok, for his poem "First Do No Harm," in last Springs issue (vol. 47 no. 1). Bob, who teaches English at Virginia Tech, has published four books of poetry, one of which (Animal Soul) was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He'll be visiting Amherst in May for the annual prize reading. Keep an eye on our website, http://www.massreview.org/, for details as the date approaches.
We are also happy that our radio program MR2 has resumed after a five month hiatus. It's broadcast weekly onWMUA (91.1) in Amherst, and streamed at http://www.wmua.org/, at a new time: Mondays at 4:00 pm Eastern.The W. E. B. Dubois Library at the university has started archiving some programs, beginning with the pilots made in 2002. They will be adding to the collection in the coming months.
David Lenson
for the editors
Entries
poetry
The Queer Zoo
By Shannon Cain
poetry
The Body, Hiding
By Paula Bohince
fiction
Unstrung: Some Notes on Depression and Literature
By William Giraldi
art
In June
By Marianne Boruch
nonfiction
The Astronauts
By Boomer Pinches
poetry
Intimacy
By Elizabeth Knapp
poetry
Speak, Walking Stick
By Robert Long Foreman
fiction
This Morning
By Sarah Sawyer
fiction
Phoning Home
By Jacob Appel
poetry
Portal
By Maxine Scates
poetry
Everything I Have Made or Bought or Become
By Lindsay Carleton
poetry
Delivery
By Janset Berkok Shami
nonfiction
The Crying Woman
By Alexandria Peary
nonfiction
Traffic of Our Stage: DruidSynge
By Normand Berlin
fiction
The Genius of Bees
By David Dodd Lee
poetry
Man Bites Dog
By Phong Nguyen
poetry
Barge Men's Beds Smell of Lavender Elixer and Red China Silk
By Carol Levin
poetry
Fear and Torment in El Salvador
By Noel Valis
poetry
His People, My People
By Theresa Vincent
nonfiction
How to Feel
By Wyn Cooper
poetry
The Problem with Bright Fires
By Stuart Ste. Croix
poetry
Prepositions toward a Definition of God
By Patricia Fargnoli
fiction
Chasm
By Kazim Ali
poetry
Aria Amid the Ruins of Language
By Darrel Mansell
poetry
Nora's Bathing Suit
By Polly Cassel
Table of Contents
Introduction, by David Lenson
The Queer Zoo, Fiction by Shannon Cain
The Body, Hiding, Poetry by Paula Bohince
Unstrung: Some Notes on Depression
and Literature, Non-Fiction by William Giraldi
In June, Poetry by Marianne Boruch
The Astronauts, Fiction by Boomer Pinches
Intimacy, Poetry by Elizabeth Knapp
Speak, Walking Stick,
Non-Fiction by Robert Long Foreman
This Morning, Poetry by Sarah Sawyer
Phoning Home, Non-Fiction by Jacob M. Appel
Portal, Poetry by Maxine Scates
Everything I Have Made or Bought or Become,
Fiction by Lindsay Carleton
Delivery, Fiction by Janset Berkok Shami
The Crying Woman, Poetry by Alexandria Peary
Traffic of Our Stage: DruidSynge,
Drama by Normand Berlin
The Genius of Bees, Poetry by David Dodd Lee
Man Bites Dog, Fiction by Phong Nguyen
Barge Men's Beds Smell of Lavender Elixer
and Red China Silk, Poetry by Carol Levin
Fear and Torment in El Salvador,
Non-Fiction by Noel Valis
His People, My People,
Poetry by Theresa Vincent
How to Feel, Poetry by Wyn Cooper
The Problem with Bright Fires, Fiction by Stuart Ste. Croix
Prepositions toward a Definition of God,
Poetry by Patricia Fargnoli
Chasm, Poetry by Kazim Ali
Aria Amid the Ruins of Language,
Non-Fiction by Darrel Mansell
Nora's Bathing Suit,
Cover Art by Polly Cassel
