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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

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