Literature Today: An International Journal of Contemporary Literature (Volume 1)

The first edition of LITERATURE TODAY presents a collection of wide range of poems and stories dealing with the theme of "Man/Woman & Nature". Each poem and story is an epic in itself. Be a part of this rare blend of creativity and conscience. Read and enjoy the soul searching representative poems and stories of sixty seven authors. INDEX Editorial note Poetry Alicia Valasse Voiceless 1 Allison Grayhurst My Body Goes 2 Andrew Scott Where Trees Go To Die 3 ari anna arena Bee in Beach Grass 4-5 Askold Skalsky Fearless in Hedonia 6 Brad G. Garber Earth Day 1970 7 Byron Beynon Ilston Wood 8 Byron Beynon The Waterfall Boch Y Rhaeader 9 Changming Yuan May 10 Colin James The Global Warming Cookbook 11 Dah Helmer Raven 12 Daniel Williams April / December 13 David Anthony Sam Eden 14 David Davis Whale in the Air 15 Denise M-Sklar Dark Mystery 16 Dianalee Velie Desiring Heaven 17-18 Domenic Scopa Overgrown Hedges 19-20 Florence Weinberger Under the Shadow of a Pelican s Wings 21 Gary Beck Surface Decline 22 Gary Forster Allegory 23 George Freek Twilight (After OU YANG HSIU) 24 Gideon Sampson Cecil Beauty of Your Eyes 25 Gina McKnight Swallows 26 Heather M. Browne Wedding Gown of the Sea 27 Howard Winn Deer on the Lawn 28 James Naiden Late Winter in the City 29 Jeffrey Park Pond, Bank, Mist 30 Jeremy Gadd AN URBAN INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE 31-35 Joan McNerney Brightly burning star fish... 36 Josie Failla Beyond the Wiggly Road 37-38 Ken Hada April in Passing 39-40 Laurie Klein Reading Alone, at Night 41-42 Leslie Ortega Soar 43 Linda m. Crate a love of nature 44-45 Marianne Lyon Spring 46 Marianne Szlyk Every day the city is shrinking 47 Marieta Maglas Reflection 48 Mark A. Fisher Sand 49 Mark Pawlak Passer domesticus 50-51 Mark Saba God Lives in the Heart of a Tree 52 Martin Willitts Jr April 23, 2014 53 Michelle Gaddes Mojave 54 Miriam Sagan April Again 55 Patti Tana First Came the Egg 56 Paul Lobo Portug s Cypress 57 Ray Staubach Gone 58 Rich Quatrone Oh Sandy the Aurora is Risin' Behind us 59-60 Rodney Nelson September One 61 Ronald Pies Starry Night 62 Sarah Brown Weitzman The Bee Hive 63-64 Sarah Lipton The Sunset 65 Shari Jo LeKane-Yentumi Villanelle: Autumnal Equinox 66 Simon Perchik An Asterisk 67 Stanley H. Barkan A Winter s Tale 68 Susana H. Case Liguria 69 Susan Castillo Street Flower Gardens 70 Susan Dale October 71 Susan Varon Point of View 72 Teddy Kimathi Life as it was 73 Thomas Piekarski Spring Equinox 74 Valeri Beers Flood 75 William Doreski Poem at Point Reyes for Carole, on Leaving California 76 William Page Breath 77 Yearn Hong Choi At Lake Louise 78 Stories Jane Beal The Dreams of Sparrows 79-95 Amanda L. Anderson Summertime 96-103 Graham Ducker Grandpa Max Moose 104-108 Victor Pearn A Tree Grows in Texas 109-112 Contributors List 113-135