Noon; Journal of the Short Poem
Philip Rowland, editor
noonpress[at]mac.com

Starts, unpromisingly enough, with stiff and then downright laughable lines by Ravi Shankar: (pg. 4): “When verbs outflank/A noun’s hale adjectives….” (I especially enjoy the “hale” adjectives!), but gets better with each turn of the page. Lots of familiar names: Jane Hirshfield (as precious as ever), Halvard Johnson (yow, Hal!), but lots and lots of good work too. Could this be the best issue yet? Beautifully produced and still issued in a limited edition with a transparent envelope designed to keep the germs at bay. Visit Noon’s website for more information.