INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Lyn Lifshin
Richard Kostelanetz
Karyn M. Bruce
Duane Locke
Michelle Bailat-Jones
Laszlo Slomovits
Kufre Udeme
Michael Lewis-Beck
A. J. Huffman
Nugent Karhu
Fred Wolven
Shutta Crum
Fatmir Terziu
Steven Gulvezan
Kyle Hemmings
Adeeko Ibukun
Chris Cialdella
Paul B. Roth
Fahredin Shehu
Chris Lord
Dike Okoro
Jennifer Burd
Alisa Velaj
Joanie Freeman
Jeton Kelmendi
Richard Luftig
Dzekashu MacViban
Mike Berger
Al Ortolani
Ndue Ukaj
Alan Britt
Jennifer Burd &
Laszlo Slomovits
Diane Giardi
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Totem tree of the jungle,
Landmark daring the wind's uprooting mission.
Nothing so close to you threatens your stay,
Towering everpresence!
At your feet secrets die,
Before your gigantic shadow
Priests betray their calling.
Let the bushes echo your might now,
The rain shall bless your shoulders.
THE LONG LOOK TO SEE WHERE CHOICE IS BORN
You can go as far as Kano,
Or make a U-Turn and head straight for Kaduna,
Where smoky properties and the burnt
Remains of the dead litter streets...
While questions accost
A violent generation
Whose hearts replicating
The IRA in Belfast and al-Qaida,
Reveal why the homeland's *"soil
Is bad for certain kinds of flowers."
Dike Okoro, Evanston, Illinois; Port Harcourt, Nigeria
*Toni Morrison