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R o c k   S a l t   P l u m   R e v i e w                 Spring 2007: Farewell Issue

P   O   E   T   R   Y    

  Madhur Anand                   Ray Succre

  Tim Green                         Nancy  A. Henry

  Michael Schein                  Jon Ballard  

  Stephen Roger Powers       Peter Schwartz

  Chris Crittenden                Carol Levin

  Duane Ackerson                Joel Solonche

   

M I K E Y   W E L S H

Interviewed by Jalina Mhyana

" i prefer being invisible these days. the images in my paintings are my own world...you mentioned nietzsche before. my favorite quote of his, which i believe was written for me is, "these born artists, who can find the enjoyment of life only with the intention of falsifying its image..." read more

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Jalina Mhyana: Editor, Webmaster

B O O K   R E V I E W

Kathleen Flenniken's Famous

by Michael Schein

"Kathleen Flenniken, like all of us, is at her best when she tells truth, and of course she knows it.  “I am not against happiness in love poems.  I am against dishonesty,” she told the It’s About Time gathering.  But for the poet of daily life, honesty can be a dangerous business.." read more

Behind the Scenes

with RSP Contributor

M I C H A E L   S C H E I N

"Dear Jalina, I would be the first to admit that strict adherence to the temporal  plane is for losers. When you wrote me in early November to say that you would upload the current issue well before Christmas, I should have understood the koan imbedded in your words.  It is always before one in the unending succession of Christmases. Or perhaps "Christmas" is a metaphor for joy, and could signify Sadie Hawkins Day or the imperative that we must celebrate every day of our lives." read more

Ovid's a rake, as half  his verses show him, Anacreon's morals are a still worse sample, Catullus scarcely has a decent poem, and I don't think Sappho's Ode a good example.

                                - Lord Byron

Farewell Letter from the Editor

Congratulations to our 2008 Pushcart Nominees!

Michael Schein: (untitled)

Madhur Anand: Hot Pink on Grey   

Tim Green: To Montevideo

Nancy A. Henry: Jaffa Psalm 

Stephen Roger Powers: Tonight Near Sunset Crater

JR Solonche: One Stanza of a Poem Followed by Daydreaming