Feature Poets: Agni 4-22 (A Sampler)
Edited by Sharon Dunn
We celebrate in this double issue the fifteenth anniversary of The Agni Review. I wanted to bring together work that typifies what Agni has been and is foremost—a journal highlighting promising young writers. And, indeed, in this issue there are many fresh voices—Kate Blackwell and Suzanne Gardinier, Wayne Koestenbaum and Marie Howe, to name only a few. It has been a special pleasure to gather a sampler of current work from past Agni Feature Poets. In almost every issue since Agni 4 we have showcased a poet whose work we considered outstanding and who hadn’t yet published a book. So many of our Feature Poets have gone on to those first books, and more: Herbert Morris, Edward Hirsch, Jane Miller, Jordan Smith—again, to name only a few.
Poetry
Cold
Poetry by Herbert Morris
Cézanne was not Very Good at Inter-
Poetry by John McKernan
A Letter of Introduction
Poetry by Barbara Eve
Strauss and the Cows of Ireland
Poetry by Mekeel McBride
Sleep Neighbors
Poetry by Stuart Dischell
Fool’s Gold
Poetry by Stuart Dischell
Approaching Forty Devils
Poetry by Jane Miller
Rapture
Poetry by Edward Hirsch
Wings
Poetry by Martha Collins
Leaf
Poetry by Martha Collins
Before Spring
Poetry by Martha Collins
Head of a Young Girl
Poetry by Steven Cramer
A Primer for Those Who Have Dealings with the Gods
Poetry by Jordan Smith
Wanting You To
Poetry by Frannie Lindsay
Household
Poetry by Maria Flook
Last Letter
Poetry by Michael Milburn
The Housewright’s Mercy
Poetry by Melissa Green
His Statue to Pygmalion
Poetry by Patricia Storace