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We're pleased to announce our nominations for the Best of the Net 2013. Congratulations to these contributors, and good luck in the judging process!         Fiction "The Last Ballad of Loretta Lynn" by Sean Conaway  "The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery" by Dan Mancilla  Nonfiction "Iowan Reverie" by Melissa Wiley  "A Southern Kaddish" by … Continue reading Congratulations to our 2013 Best of the Net Nominees

More and more I find myself drawn to poetry collections that hold together, collections in which the poems are individual entities, yes, but also building blocks in some larger monument. This is just the kind of book Justin Evans has written in Hobble Creek Almanac. Divided into three sections, the book centers around the history … Continue reading Justin Evans’s Hobble Creek Almanac — Review by editor Justin Hamm

Hey, everybody! Check out the latest installment of American Songbook, which contains brand new music from The Cousins Project (Steve Mayone and Kristina Stykos).  We think you'll agree the museum is lucky to be able to host work from such talented musicians.   And here's a little more about The Cousins Project: Steve Mayone and Kristina Stykos are second cousins… but they didn’t know … Continue reading Four From The Cousins Project in American Songbook

Editor Justin Hamm talks to  Jeff Pfaller about the exciting things Midwestern Gothic is doing for Midwestern literature, including the upcoming first release from MG Press. Thanks for taking the time to talk to us about your magazine, Jeff. Let me start by saying I'm a huge fan of the work you folks are publishing. … Continue reading Interview with Midwestern Gothic Editor Jeff Pfaller

Tokyo Burning, a CD of country/folk/blues poems based on Issue One contributor Tony Barnstone's book of poems, Tongue of War: From Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki, is now available for order. Check it out! 

Poets out there who are looking to improve and expand -- don't miss Poetry Editor Karrie Waarala's online poetry workshop through The Rooster Moans Poetry Cooperative. There are still openings for the next installment, focused on persona poetry, which begins in January!

Issue One contributor Dale Patterson has just posted a very interesting verse/art project called "Doubts Firm My Religion" at his website.  We've been through it a few times now, and we highly recommend it!    

Our second installment of American Songbook features Washington singer-songwriter Greg Dember and his former band CHIEFLY covering the traditional "Erie Canal." Originally titled "Fifteen Years on the Erie Canal" by its writer Thomas S. Allen in 1905, "Erie Canal" has been covered by Pete Seeger, the Weavers, The Kingston Trio, and Bruce Springsteen. Hear Greg's … Continue reading American Songbook: Greg Dember and CHIEFLY cover “Erie Canal”

Congratulations to Issue One contributor Christopher Martin, who is the featured poet in the current issue of Town Creek Poetry. The feature is impressive; it includes 15 poems, an essay on north Georgia poet Byron Herbert Reece, and an interview. We hope you'll click over and check it out!