Issue 3 of ouroboros is now live. We have two featured poets – John Siddique from the UK has shared two poems from his latest collection, Recital. He is interviewed by poet Michelle McGrane, who has two poems in this issue as well. Denise Duhamel, our featured poet from the US, has offered ouroboros two villanelles. Poet Dustin Brookshire interviews Duhamel about her work in general and also about her latest collection, KA-CHING!. Brookshire also has two poems in issue 3.
Below is a complete list of the issue 3 contributors. We’re very proud of this issue. We have work from poets who are new to the scene, as well as those who are established. Thank you to all our contributors for making our latest issue a success.
Aldo Alvarez, Jayne Bauling, Dustin Brookshire, James Brush, Peter Cline, Kelly Cockerham, Joyce Ellen Davis, Denise Duhamel, Rupert Fike, John Foster, Amy George, Howard Good, John Goodman, Heidi Schulman Greenwald, Karen Head, Matthew Hittinger, TJ Jarrett, Korina Karampela, Sarah Legow, Blake Leland, Mike Lyne, Michelle McGrane, Ryan Garth Mitchell, Adrienne Odasso, Adrian Pickett, JC Reilly, John Richardson, Susan Richardson, Jennifer Saunders, mmSeason, Lorna Shaughnessy Carolee Sherwood, John Siddique, Cheryl Snell, Mimi Vaquer, John Walsh, James Wilk, Robert E. Wood, Christopher Woods
We have been thrilled with the high-quality poems and artwork sent to us during this third reading period, which ended May 3. All future submissions will be considered for the fourth issue, which will be released at the end of 2009. We’ll announce a formal call for submissions at a later date, toward the end of the summer.
Issue 3 will go live online in July, and will be available for purchase in print through our website.
Rachel Mallino Fowley, who has four poems in Issue 2 of ouroboros (pages 10 and 11), has just announced the release of her new chapbook, Inside Bone There’s Always Marrow, published by Maverick Duck Press. Mallino Fowley’s poems are charged with the intensity of emotion made concrete through vivid metaphor and a strong sense of place. Be sure to read her work in ouroboros, and to order a copy of her chapbook.
In addition to her creative writing, Rachel Mallino Fowley is the founding editor of Tilt Press and the editor of Slant, a dysfunctional e-journal of poetry & prose .
The reading period for Issue 3 of ouroboros review has now begun, and will continue through Sunday, May 3. Submission guidelines can be found on our submissions page. We offer the magazine online, and in print.
To get an idea of our editorial taste, and to enjoy some excellent poetry and art, please read our second issue.
Our featured poet for Issue 2 is the lovely and talented Michelle McGrane, of South Africa. Plus there’s an interview between poet Collin Kelley and poet, artist, and musician Vanessa Daou. Vanessa’s new CD, Joe Sent Me, is a sweet dream, pure magic.
With 46 pages of poetry, photographs, and paintings, there’s sure to be something to delight you!
