John E. Smelcer's poetry books include his Pulitzer Prize-nominated volumes Riversong and Songs from an Outcast. His writing has appeared in over two hundred and fifty magazines such as The Kenyon Review and Atlantic Monthly.

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Poets in this issue: Patricia Akhimie, Luis Cernuda, Stephen Kessler, Terry Cox, Vinay Dharwadker, Jennifer Grotz, Gunnar Harding, Roger Greenwald, Olav H. Hauge, Robert Hedin, Dolores Hayden, Yang Jian, Ouyang Yu, Huang Jinming, Ouyang Yu, Suji Kwock Kim, John Kinsella, Jayanta Mahapatra, Pan Miaobin, Lupenga Mphande, Peter Porter, John E. Smelcer, Susan Stewart, Joanna Straughn, Virgil Suárez, Rabindra K. Swain, Liliana Ursu, Ursu, Adam J. Sorkin, Tess Gallagher, Dai Wei, Andrew Zawacki