by Karim Quesada
Yucatan, obscured by clouds,
Kings and priests of jaguar skin
But all the strength and all the jade
Empires crushed by fever while
Hello everyone. Forum is having a fundraiser at the Hotel Utah Saloon on October 11th. The show starts at eight and there will be a reading from the award winning poet Rusty Morrison, followed by live music from Francessa Lee, and an open mic. The cover is seven dollars and the proceeds will go toward Forum. Hotel Utah is located at 500 4th st, and the corner of 4th and Bryant. For more information and directions head to http://www.hotelutah.com .
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Introduction by editor-in-chief Alex Mullaney
Staff, contents, additional contents, copyright
POETRY
Kingdom of Jade – Karim Quesada-KhouryUp Home – Lucinda E. SnyderRemnant – Glenda GreenThis Open Door That I Am Walking Through – Dennis Conkini hadn’t seen the moon – Beth LosterMiddle – AnonymousPostcard from San Francisco – Dennis ConkinLet’s Trade Eyes – Graham BestO’Farrell & Franklin 2/11/09 – Christina Oi Ying NipMen – Tyler GonlagWar – Brendan WinansOlder Bodies – Sara MarshallNon-Required – Sara Marshall
NONFICTION
Church – Mazel LooneyIn Conversation With Shawna Yang Ryan – Melissa Serpa
FICTION
Acquaintance – Christina Oi Ying NipFloating Children – Graham BestWalking Home from Home – Norm HonboWax Castles – Melissa SerpaCut – Kaman LiangNaked Lady Pictures – Steven Fidel Herraiz
STAGE & SCREEN
Anonymity – Chiah Connolly-IngramDressing Up – Susan JacksonTies That Bind – Chris Danti
ART
Frog – Sibylle Manss50’s Girl – Glenda GreenRoses Black and White – Chiah Connolly Ingram, Allan DorrMarie Antoinette from Delicate Adventures – Peter Gustav GlantingMuddy Girl at Beach – Heather PerryAngel – Victoria BairdModern Cinderella – Chiah Connolly-Ingram, Allan DorrRaintree – Glenda GreenMoon Full in Tree Frame – Paul ScofieldSnail – Judit JezsoviczkiGirl With Cat – Sibylle ManssFaceless Man and Deer – Mark DiRuzzaEyes – Victoria BairdBroken Glass – Chiah Connolly-Ingram, Allan DorrMan with Cigarette – Paul ScofieldWoman No. 19 – Forum Group Project2In1 – April JosephHere – Sibylle ManssShawna Yang Ryan – Andrea YoungYou Call That A Knife? – Baron Pete Glanting
COVERS
Front- Glenda Green
Back – Victoria Baird
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Introduction by editor-in-chief Alex Mullaney
Credits, contents, additional contents, copyright
POETRY
Today – Christina Oi Ying NipTires Don’t Melt In the Heat – Katie GrenellMusician – DG SebastianFebruary on a Plane – Sara Marshalla collection of “ifs” disguised as cartographers’ graves: medicine county, ca – Tyler GonlagThe Dream of the Poem – Marc DulmanRoadkill – Tony PrimoCriminals Are Sons, Too – Mario Alejandro CobarMissing – Brendan WinansDuende – Michael Calvellocounting on things – Mel SahagunExcaliber – John GramlichFlight to New Orleans – Lucinda E. SnyderApril – Paul ScofieldTrinity – Josh Herronmass extermination – Bland W. Cannon III
NONFICTION
Pura Vida – Kelly CampbellNo Small Sacrifice – Mica Lee WilliamsLiving with You – Stevanie Wazna-Blank
FICTION
Golden Shadows – Brenda MolinaTransplantation – Christina Oi Ying NipRags and Roaches – Mario Alejandro CobarIn Your Shoes – Mica Lee WilliamsThe Imitation of Experience – Michael HsuThe World Heavyweight Champion of the World – Kevin LaRose
MONOLOGUES
Blessing Her Heart – Susan Jacksonexcerpted from Purgatory – Lucinda E. Snyderexcerpt from Borderland – Mario Alejandro Cobar
PHOTOGRAPHY
W h ite Dog – Lucinda E. SnyderPhilly Slide – Joshua BoharMidnight Ride – Joshua BoharIconic – Les DranicReflections – Les DranicEscalator – Les Dranic
COLLAGE
Tre es – Nathan Berlinguette
PAINTING
Reclining Nude – Kerstin SvendsenEl Cantante – Mario Alejandro Cobar
DRAWING
It’s Play Time! – Bjorn NadonzaEarth Egg – Florenda ChambersLibertad – Mario Alejandro CobarB1 – Kerstin SvendsenB2 – Kerstin SvendsenB3 – Kerstin SvendsenAhclrlu – Bjorn NadonzaGirl – Kerstin SvendsenLoose Nude – Kerstin SvendsenDunes – Nathan BerlinguetteCheney as The Penguin – Mica Lee WilliamsPoetic Justice – Charles O’Leary
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Bells Peppers and Friends – Gabriela E. Rosas
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