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#2: Poetry by Patrick Doud, Kenneth Irby, John Moritz, Nathaniel Tarn, Robert Kelly, Clayton Eshleman, Duncan McNaughton, Vincent Ferrini, Rochelle Owens, John Yau, et al; fiction by Barry Gifford, Michael Boughn, Terry Jacobus. Artwork by Susan Ashline & Lee Chapman

#3: Fiction by Lucia Berlin and John Yau; poetry by Robert Kelly, Clark Coolidge, Clayton Eshleman, Leonard Schwartz, Theodore Enslin, Susan Smith Nash, Ray DiPalma, George Albon, Will Alexander, Michael Gizzi, Diane di Prima, Patrick Doud, James Thomas Stevens, Nathaniel Tarn, et al. Artwork by Jenny Scobel.

#4: Fiction by Noam Mor, Barry Gifford, Theodore Enslin, David Gilbert; poetry by Robert Kelly, John Moritz, Diane di Prima, Julia Connor, Duncan McNaughton, Charles Borkhuis, Spencer Selby, Judith Roitman, Joe Napora, Paul Pines, Kenneth Irby, James Thomas Stevens, Patrick Doud, et al. Artwork by Dalton Howard.

#5: Poetry by Arthur Sze, Nathaniel Tarn, Kenneth Irby, Robert Kelly, Diane di Prima, Theodore Enslin, Andrew Joron, Barry Gifford, Kristin Prevallet, Albert Mobilio, Thomas Meyer, et al; fiction by Lori Baker, Paul Pines, Philip Krayna. Visual poetry by Spencer Selby.

#6: Poetry by Jean Monod, Duncan McNaughton, Patrick Doud, Kenneth Irby, Douglas Messerli, Tom Clark, Nathaniel Tarn, Mark Nowak, Theodore Enslin, John Moritz, James Thomas Stevens, Bruce McClelland, et al; fiction: David Gilbert, Elizabeth MacKiernan, Melvin Litton. Photos: Peter Downsbrough.

#7: Poetry/prose by Larry Eigner, Robert Kelly, Ray DiPalma, Phillip Foss, Rochelle Owens, Julia Connor, Charles Borkhuis, James Thomas Stevens, Chris Stroffolino, Carolyn Koo, Dan Featherston, John Moritz, Boullosa (tr. by Gander), Zhang Er, et al; fiction by Barry Gifford, Will Alexander, Noam Mor, Stephen-Paul Martin; essays by Arthur Sze, John Olson. Art and photography by John Gary Brown.

#8: Fiction/prose by Lucia Berlin, Barry Gifford, David Miller, Robert Kelly, Kristin Prevallet, John Yau, Lori Baker; poetry by Kenneth Irby, Diane di Prima, Barbara Jordan, Eleni Sikelianos, Phillip Foss, Pat Smith, Theodore Enslin, Stephen Ratcliffe, John Clarke, Paul Naylor, Paul Long, et al.

#12: Poetry, prose & fictions by Frank O'Hara, Rosmarie Waldrop, Li Shang-yin (tr. by A. Sze), David Bromige, Lewis Warsh, Thomas Meyer, Dallas Wiebe, Tim Davis, Phillip Foss, Janet Rodney, Gad Hollander, Stephen Ratcliffe, Dan Featherston, Ray DiPalma, Raphael Rubinstein, Basil King, Julia Connor, Trish Reeves, Loren Keller, André Spears, et al. Artwork by Lee Chapman and Basil King.

#13: Robert Kelly, John Moritz, Kenneth Irby, Keith Waldrop, John Olson, Taj Jackson, Christopher Grimes, Barbara Henning, Hugo Gola (tr. N. Tarn), James Thomas Stevens, Liz Waldner, Kristin Prevallet, Martha King, David Gilbert, Paul Long, Christopher Cokinos, Devin Johnston, Joshua McKinney, Paul Pines, Toby Olson. Artwork by Randy Hayes and David Miller.

#14: Gerrit Lansing, Kenward Elmslie, Martine Bellen, Barry Gifford, Stanley Lombardo, Duncan McNaughton, Lawrence Fixel, Laura Nichols, Joe Napora, Leonard Schwartz, Judith Roitman, John Yau, Alison Bundy, Cyrus Console, Alan Gilbert, Cathleen Shattuck, et al. Book reviews and commentary. Cover art exclusively for F.I. by Kenward Elmslie.

#15: Poetry by Ronald Johnson, Peter O'Leary, Elizabeth Robinson, Nathaniel Tarn, Duncan McNaughton, Elizabeth MacKiernan, Donna de la Perriere, Fielding Dawson, Spencer Selby, Anselm Hollo, Camille Guthrie, Marcella Durand, Eleni Sikelianos, David Ball; fictions by André Spears, Marinelle Ringer, Martha King, Theodore Enslin, Etel Adnan, Norman Lock, Alan Wieder, Barry Gifford, Mary Ann Cain, Amy Shepherd. Interview with Alice Notley and Douglas Oliver by John Olson. Book reviews. Artwork by Tanya Hartman.

#16 : Poetry & prose by Gustaf Sobin, Nathaniel Mackey, Diane di Prima, Anne Waldman, Robert Kelly, Rachel Blau DuPlessis, John Moritz, Lisa Bourbeau, Charles Borkhuis, John Taggart, Dale Smith, Judith Roitman, Kenneth Irby, Stephen Ratcliffe, Hoa Nguyen, Patrick Doud, Dan Featherston, John Isles, Mark O'Brien, Pat Smith, Karen Kelley, Rush Rankin, George Kalamaras, Gian Lombardo, Simon Perchik, Trane DeVore, Joseph Lease, Oskar Pastior (tr. Rosmarie Waldrop), Ben Lerner, Monica Peck, Sappho (tr. Stanley Lombardo), Rosmarie Waldrop, David Miller, Basil King, Cydney Chadwick, Norman Lock, John Olson, Michael Pritchett, Marinelle Ringer, Brian Lennon, Fielding Dawson, Lizbeth Keiley, Karl Roeseler, Tom Whalen, David Ricchiute, David Gilbert, Ray DiPalma, Cyrus Console. Book and Art Reviews. Cover art by J. Kolokol.

#18: New Writing by Gustaf Sobin, Carol Moldaw, Nathaniel Tarn, André Spears, Norman Lock, Dan Beachy-Quick, Theodore Enslin, Diane Di Prima, John Moritz, Lisa Cooper, Joseph Donahue, Barry Gifford, Monica Peck, Xue Di, Theodore Kitaf, Susan Anderson, John McKernan, Lucy Bucknell, Phillip Foss, Lisa Visendi, David Hadbawnik, Mark Scroggins, Christopher McDermott, Tyrone Williams, Joseph V. Milford, Catherine Imbriglio, Dallas Wiebe, Joshua McKinney, Mark Salerno, John Taggart, Judith Roitman, Kenneth Irby, Cathleen Shattuck, Sean Mclain Brown, Judith Serin, Michael Boughn, John Searcy. Commentary and Book Reviews. Cover art by Collette S. Bangert

#19: New Writing by Diane Ackerman, Robert Kelly, Laura Moriarty, Robert Vivian, W.B. Keckler, Robert Haynes, Sean Mclain Brown, Toni Mirosevich, Christopher McDermott, Tom Whalen, James Grinwis, Michael Rothenberg, Michael Heller, Bradley Greenburg, Joseph Harrington, Richard Rathwell, Jacob M. Appel, Ryan G. Van Cleave, John Finnegan, John Olson, Arielle Greenberg, Jeanne Heuving, Michael Hassan, Ray DiPalma, Miriam Seidel, Bruce Holsapple, Robert Wexelblatt, Jaime Robles, Geoffrey Detrani, Debra Di Blasi, Priscilla Long, Max Winter, Tim Keane, Peter Gurnis. Book Reviews. Cover art by Ann Piper.

#20: New Writing by Theodore Enslin, Gustaf Sobin, Janet Rodney, André Spears, Bill Berkson, Robert Kelly, Martine Bellen, Michael Boughn, Judith Roitman, Laila Lalami, Jordan Davis, Kenneth McCullough, John Olson, Rochelle Owens, Tom Mirabile, Charles Borkhuis, Barry Gifford, Susan Lewis, Craig Watson, Rusty Morrison, Basil King, John Moritz, Norman Lock, Robert Wexeblatt, Laura Sims, Bob Heman, Paul Pines, Robert Haynes, Lisa Bourbeau, Kenneth Irby, Richard Rathwell, John Levy, Thomas Meyer. Reviews. Cover art by Jessica Kolokol.


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