The feature article is "House of Incest: Exile from the
Family in Modernist Women's Literature." The history of
the Harlem Renaissance is also covered along with nine
profiles, which include Djuna Barnes, Emily Coleman, Ella
Fitzgerald, Peggy Guggenheim, Zora Neal Hurston, Langston
Hughes, Claude McKay, Anais Nin, and Antonia White.
Mina Loy's life and work are discussed extensively in
"Mina Loy, Poet, Painter, Modernist." Other articles
include "Max Eastman and Polemics" and "Alcoholism in the
Life and Literature of F. Scott Fitzgerald." There are
historical notes on Greenwich Village and shorter articles
on people and politics related to political movements of
the period.
Mabel Dodge and her profound influence on the political
and artistic scene in Taos, New Mexico, is the feature
article. There are also biographical selections on D. H.
Lawrence, Frieda Kahlo, and Claude Oscar Monet.
Discussions include comparative notes on Lawrence's The
Virgin andthe Gipsy and The Fox,
Naturalism, and Hemingway's Oak Park.
"Josephine Baker: Entertainer, Activist, Idealist" is
this issue's feature article. There are also discussions
relating to Sarah Bernhardt, the French theater, and
Colette's short stories.
In this issue of the work of artist Mona Shiber de Kay is
discussed as well as the original musical compositions of
Mark Vigil. Two poets are featured, Connie Carmichael and
Doug Peeples, and there is an original short story. The
travel feature highlights stops along Oregon's scenic
coastline.
This issue, A Weaving of Talent, features interviews
with Emily Dewhirst, weaver and owner of Nomad, a gallery
in Knoxville, Tennessee as well as with the very talented
Jodie Manross, singer, songwriter, and musician of The
Jodie Manross Band, also of Knoxville. Poetry selections
in this edition are by Connie Carmichael.
This is the Appalachian Edition. It contains two book
reviews including one on Smoky Mountain
Memories, which was written by Willadeene Parton.
There is also an introduction to singer and artist
Constance M. Beebee as well as a sampling of Appalachian
poems and recipes. The travel feature showcases the Museum
of Appalachia.
The main feature of this issue is an extensive
interview with singer/songwriter Cris Williamson, one of
the founders of the 1970s Women's Music Movement.
Additionally there is discussion about Marge Piercy's
poetry, a photo essay of Sicily, and an introduction to a
tour company that has their guests cooking as they bicycle
around Italy.
This is the All Poetry Edition featuring several
selections from the works of Rick Masten and John Birkbeck.
Lin Jensen's and Elliot Roberts's book Bowing to
Receive the Mountain is also featured.
This Echo showcases the sculpture and philosophy or
Oregon stone carver, Elaine Mackay. It also contains a
fictional piece and poetry by Elizabeth Quinn.
