Publisher's Synopsis
"For every challenging stream, a meadow awaits." This is the core of the Connective Issue, guided by the vision of James Reidel. But the journey is fraught. The poets in this issue reveal how humans grapple with the shadows within, their verses a testament to the arduous climb, stone by stone, station by station, towards the elusive meadow.
The Connective Issue features the poetry of Tim Tipton, Matt Duggan, David Jibson, Wanda Morrow Clevenger, Robert Borski, Jennifer Martelli, Roy Beckemeyer, Zachary Scott Hamilton, Brook Bhagat, Julie Adams, Susan Lefler, Clarissa Jakobsons, Pete Levine, Alisa Velaj, Lorraine Caputo, Ryan Holmes, Philip Kobylarz, Steve Carter, Ryan Favata, Carl Boon, Robert F. Gross, John C. Mannone, Shannon Connor Winward, {Featured Poet} James Reidel, Darren C. Demaree, Gregg Dotoli, Emily Strauss, April Mae M. Berza, Ayendy Bonifacio, Linda Woolven, Matthew Smart, Bruce McRae, Len Kuntz, Lara Biyuts, Steve Allan Porter, Adam Jerome Williams, Rich Follett, Joan Leotta, Sabahudin Hadzialic, Sergio Ortiz, Madiha Bataineh, Robin Smith, Melissa Rose, Sandra Lindlow, David Kopaska-Merkel, Sarah Brown Weitzman, Doug Clark, Colin James, Trivarna Hariharan, Morgan Downie, Stewart Manley, Bekah Steimel, Bethany W Pope, Kristina Drolet, Howard Richard Debs, Rehan Qayoom.
