Raphael Kosek has recent poems in The Berkshire Review, Potato Eyes, Sojourner, Mandrake Review, and Hurricane Alice. She is a '99 recipient of the New York Arts Council Fellowship.

About Kalliope:
Poets in this issue: Sita Rose, Erin Murphy, Sue Ellen Thompson, Maryhelen Snyder, P.R. Dyjak, Elaine Neil Orr, Carol Wade Lundberg, Mary Elizabeth Parker, Michelle M. Faith, Renee Ruderman, Jan Bailey, Melissa Montimurro, Elizabeth Carlin Fogarty, Raphael Kosek, Anne Coray, Mary Cresswell, Heather Hartley, Victoria Chang, Amy Elizabeth Branch, Angela Kelly, Christine Stewart-Nunez, Susan Terris, Katherine Smith, Beverly J. Poston, Elina Mer, Patricia Hill