Published by The Poker, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2003
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Fine condition. First Printing of the First Edition. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Poker, 2003. Fine condition. Bright, clean, and tight. The spine is square and flat. NO creases. Pages are fresh and crisp. Bound in the original yellow printed wrappers. Softcover. 5.25" wide by 8.25" tall. This is a literary magazine with contemporary poetry (often avant-garde and/or with a political edge) plus translations, commentary, and reviews. This issue contains poems by Rachel Blau DuPlessis, Merrill Gilfillan, Camille Guthrie, Ange Mlinko, K. Silem Mohammad, David Perry, Kit Robinson, Jennifer Scappettone, Colin Smith, Joseph Torra. A special poetry section features 9 Iraqi poets: Jawad Yaqoob, Sadiq al-Saygh, Dunya Mikhail, Yousif al-Sa'igh, Sami Mahdi, Fawzi Karim, Gzar Hantoosh, Sinan Anton, Mahdi Muhammed Ali. Paintings by Tom Neely. Essay by Jennifer Moxley. Reviews of books by Paul Metcalf, Philip Whalen, Sara Veglahn, and Kenneth Rexroth. . First Printing of the First Edition. Softcover. Fine condition. 116pp.