K. Kamal Ayyildiz was raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, but currently divides his time between New York City and Istanbul. His first book, The Cistern, a long poem about Istanbul, will be released by Citlembik in Oct. 2004. He has received a fellowship from the MacDowell Colony, and his poems have appeared in The Hollins Critic, Artemis, and Turquaz.
Marilyn Kallet Thomas P. Feeny Robert Bly Robert Creeley Newton Smith Simon Perchik Patricia Smith Review Quincy Troupe Bill Knott Rene Char J. W. Bonner Jonathan Greene Ryan G. Van Cleave Lyn Lifshin Spanish Russian Phebe Davidson Keith Flynn Marilyn Hacker Emmanuel Moses Michael Harper Jack Hirschman Luke Hankins Dede Wilson Eugenio Montale Welsh Lee Ann Brown Hungarian William Matthews Gearóid Mac Lochlainn Gaylord Brewer R. T. Smith Kathryn Stripling Byer Ron Rash Jonathan Williams Emöke Z. B’Racz Al Maginnes Thomas Rain Crowe Essay Sally Buckner Janice Moore Fuller Patrick Bizzaro Jeffery Beam Stella Vinitchi Radulescu