We're pleased to announce the winner of this year's Vern Rutsala Poetry Contest is My Bright Last Country by Jane Craven. She receives $1000 and publication of her manuscript. There were three finalists selected: White Chick by Nancy Keating, Muck Fire by Rachael Peckham, and The Infinite War by Tom Whalen. The final judge was Holly Karapetkova.

Tarzan’s Jungle Plane

October 21, 2019 | 0 Comments

Has Tarzan abandoned his idyllic life in the jungle? Yes and no.  He’s made quite a lot of money on his books and movies and now he...

Cloudbank 13

July 5, 2019 | 0 Comments

New poems from Richard Jones, Paulann Peterson, Dennis Schmitz, Alice Derry, Kay Lin, Kathleen McGookey and many others fill Cloudbank 13. Book reviews for Stranger...

Weatherbox

May 24, 2019 | 0 Comments

Weatherbox by Timothy Geiger, the winner of the 2019 Vern Rutsala Poetry Prize. Starting with a Charles Wright quote that emphasizes taking a hard look...