Publisher's Synopsis
The Muse (readership in 117 countries) is a bi-annual journal of poetry from India. The vision of the journal is to make it a storehouse of best contemporary poetry and representative poetry criticism. It is purely academic in nature and not for profit. Its range and scope is international. The Muse aims at welcoming and incorporating poetry and criticism of poetry from all continents. INDEX Page no. Editorial note Poetry Jim DanielsX 1-3 Dr. David Garrett IzzoThe Vision of Dame Kind: Every Picture Tells a Story 4 Sermons in Cats (for Aldous Huxley) 5-6 The Art of Seeing 7-8 The Well of Silence 9-10 Louie CrewCharacter 11 Martha Modena Vertreace-DoodyRough Grooved Surface 12-14 Dr. Elizabeth JohnstonBaggage 15 Should have heard them buzzing 16 Dr. Richard LuftigFrom Near and Far Away 17 Teleology 18 Salma Ruth BrattWHAT HAVE I LOST ? 19-21 Adam BogarTWO HAIKU 22 Afzal MoollaAWAITING 23-24 Andrew ScottEnter the Arena 25-26 Askold SkalskySELF-REFLEXIVE MONOLOGUE, WITH POET 27-28 Askold SkalskyPREFACE29 Betsy Esther TanALCHEMY30 Boghos L. Artinian The hoax of multiple blades31 The Party Dish32 Chung Chin-Yi Enslaved33 Out of the cave34 Ellen PickusPicturing My Future As an Orphan35 Fahmeena AslamWAKE UP RISE! 36-37 Holly Day Yellow Sand 38 Sunset 39 Jennifer C. WolfeThe Beauty of the Rain 40-41 L.J. LeamenMemories 42 Marge PiercyThe sleeping mind recreates 43-44 Mysteries, quandaries 45-46 Milton P. EhrlichLONE FISHERMAN 47-48 Nathaniel S. RoundsLeisure Time for the Dispossessed 49 Victor PearnOn Mother's Birthday50 Chinese Folk Dancing51 Dr. Yearn Hong Choi My baby son-197652 From a river village53 Research Papers/Essays Phillip A. EllisH. P. Lovecraft: a Transient 54-89 Speck in Wide Infinite Felix NicolauA poetry larger than the devil 90-95 Book review Book review of Al Beck's A Bee bite by Pradeep Chaswal 96-98 E-Interviews An E-Interview with Jim Daniels by Pradeep Chaswal 99-102 Contributors' List 103-109