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البنية الاستعارية المحايدة بين الترشيح والتجريد في ديوان المتنبي, ا.م.د. عباس حميد السامرائي

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

ﺍﻻﺴﺘﻌﺎﺭﺓ ﻓﻥ ﺒﻌﻴﺩ ﻨﺠﻤﻪ، ﻭﺒﺤﺭ ﻋﻤﻴﻕ ﻏﻭﺭﻩ، ﻻ ﻴﺘﻤﻜﻥ ﻤﻥ ركوبه ﻭﺍﻟﻐﻭﺹ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺇﻻﱠ ﻤﻥ ﺍﺭﺘﺎﺩ ﺫﻟﻙ ﻭﺍﻋﺘﺎﺩ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ، ﺤﺘﻰ ﻭﻁﻨﺘﻪ ﻨﻔﺴﻪ، ﻭﺼﺎﺭ ﻴﺠﺩ ﻟﻪ ﻓﻲ ﻨﻔﺴﻪ ﻫﻭﻯ ﻭﻟﺫﺓ ﻭﻨﺴﺒﺎ ﻭﺼﻬﺭﺍ. ﻭﻫﺫﺍ ﺸﺄﻥ ﺃﺭﺒﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﻥ، ﻭﺼﻨﹼﺎﻉ ﺍﻷﺩﺏ، ﻭﺃﺴﺎﺘﺫﺓ ﺍﻟﺒﻼﻏﺔ، ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻔﻠﻘﻴﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﻬﺭﺓ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺭﺍﺀ، ﻓﻬﺅﻻﺀ ﻜﻠﻬﻡ ﺭﻀﻌﻭﺍ ﻤﻥ

اثداء ﺍﻟﻔﺼﺎﺤﺔ، ﻭﻨﻬﻠﻭﺍ ﻤﻥ ﻜﺅﻭﺱ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﻥ، ﺤﺘﻰ ﻋﻠﻘﺘﻬﺎ ﻨﻔﻭﺴﻬﻡ، ﻭﺼﺎﺭﺕ ﻟﻬﻡ ﺩﻴﺩﻨﹰﺎ ﻭﻤﺫﻫﺒﺎ، ﻓﺩﻗﱠﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﻨﻲ ﻋﻨﺩﻫﻡ ﺤﺘﻰ ﺘﻨﺎﺴﻭﺍ ﻓﻲ ﺍﺴﺘﻌﺎﺭﺍﺘﻬﻡ ﺍﻟﺘﺸﺒﻴﻪ، ﻭﺇﻥ ﻜﺎﻨﺕ ﺍﻻﺴﺘﻌﺎﺭﺓ ﺘﻌﺘﻤﺩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﻼﻗﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺸﺎﺒﻬﺔ. ﻓﻤﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﻨﻲ ﻤﺎ ﻴﺤﺘﺎﺝ ﻟﺒﻴﺎﻨﻬﺎ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺘﺄﻤل ﻁﺭﻓﻲ ﺍﻻﺴﺘﻌﺎﺭﺓ ﻭﻭﺠﻪ ﺍﻟﺸﺒﻪ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺘﺯﻉ ﻤﻨﻬﻤﺎ، ﻹﻅﻬﺎﺭ ﻤﺎ ﺩﻕﱠ ﻤﻥ ﻤﻌﺎﻥﹴ ﻗﺩ ﺘﻜﻭﻥ ﺠﺩﻴﺩﺓ ﺃﻭ ﺒﺩﻴﻌﺔ. ﻓﺎﻻﺴﺘﻌﺎﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺒﻠﻴﻐﺔ …

الخضر في القرآن الكريم, د. زياد علي دايح الفهداوي, د. محمود عبداللطيف حمد

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺩ ﷲ ﺍﻟﺫﻱ ﺘﺒﺎﺭﻙ ﺍﺴﻤﻪ ﻭﺘﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﺠﺩﻩ ، ﻭﺠﻌل ﺍﻟﻤﻠـﻙ ﺒﻴـﺩﻩ ، ﻭﺍﻟﺼﻼﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺤﻲ ﻟﻠﺩﻟﺠﺔ ، ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻨﻴﺭ ﻟﻠﻅﻠﻤﺔ ﻤﺤﻤﺩ ، ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﺁﻟﻪ

ﻭﺼﺤﺒﻪ ﺃﺠﻤﻌﻴﻥ ﻭﻤﻥ ﺍﻫﺘﺩﻯ ﺒﻬﺩﻴﻬﻡ ﻭﺴﺎﺭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻤﻨﻬﺠﻬﻡ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻴﻭﻡ ﺍﻟﺩﻴﻥ .

ﺃﻤﺎ ﺒﻌﺩ : ﻓﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻘﺭﺁﻥ ﺍﻟﻜﺭﻴﻡ ﻜﺎﻥ ﻭﻻ ﻴﺯﺍل ﻜﺘﺎﺏ ﺍﻷﻤﺔ ﺍﻟﺨﺎﻟـﺩ ﻭﺩﺴـﺘﻭﺭﻫﺎ ﺍﻟﻔﺭﻴﺩ ، ﻤﻨﻪ ﺘﺴﺘﻤﺩ ﺃﺨﻼﻗﻬﺎ ﻭﺘﺸﺭﻴﻌﺎﺘﻬﺎ ، ﻭﻤﻨﻪ ﺘﺠﺩ ﻁﻤﺄﻨﻴﻨﺘﻬﺎ ﻭﻤﻼﺫﻫـﺎ ، ﻓﺎﻟﺩﺭﺍﺴﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻘﺭﺁﻨﻴﺔ ﺘﺴﺘﻤﺭ ﻭﺘﺘﺠﺩﺩ ﺒﺘﺠﺩﺩ ﺍﻟﺯﻤﺎﻥ ، ﻭﺍﻟﻌﻠﻭﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﺭﺁﻨﻴﺔ ﺒﺤﺎﺭ ﻻ ﺴﺎﺤل ﻟﻬﺎ ﻋﻤﻴﻘﺔ ﻻ ﻗﺎﻉ ﻟﻬﺎ ، ﻭﻟﺫﻟﻙ ﻴﺘﺴﺎﺒﻕ ﺇﻟﻴﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎﺀ ﻭﺍﻟﺒﺎﺤﺜﻭﻥ ﻜل ﻴﺄﻤل ﺃﻥ ﻴﻜﻭﻥ ﻤﻥ ﺃﻫل ﺍﻟﻘﺭﺁﻥ ﻭﺨﺎﺼﺘﻪ ﻭﻤﻥ ﻫﻨﺎ ﺠﺎﺀ ﺒﺤﺜـﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﻭﺴـﻭﻡ (ﺍﻟﺨﻀﺭ ﻓﻲ …

اثر المهاجرين في الحياة الاقتصادية في العهد النبوي, د. ستار جبار شكر محمود الجنابي

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

ﻴﻬﺩﻑ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺙ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺩﺭﺍﺴﺔ ﺃﺤﻭﺍل ﺍﻟﻤﻬﺎﺠﺭﻴﻥ ﻭﻤﻌﻴﺸﺘﻬﻡ ﻭﻋﻼﻗﺘﻬﻡ ﺒﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ ﺍﻟﻤﺩﻴﻨﺔ، ﻤﻊ ﺇﺒﺭﺍﺯ ﺃﻫﻡ ﺍﻷﻋﻤﺎل ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻗﺎﻤﻭﺍ ﺒﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻬﺩ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻭﺓ، ﺤﻴﺙ ﺘﻨﺎﻭﻟﺕﹸ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﻅﺭﻭﻑ ﺍﻻﺠﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﻭﺍﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎﺩﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻜﺎﻨﺕ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻤﺩﻴﻨﺔ ﻋﻨﺩ ﺒﺩﺍﻴﺔ ﻗﺩﻭﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﻬﺎﺠﺭﻴﻥ ﺇﻟﻴﻬﺎ، ﻤﻭﻀﺤﺎ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺃﺤﻭﺍل ﺍﻟﻤﻬﺎﺠﺭﻴﻥ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺩﻴﻨﺔ ﻭﻋﻤﻠﻬﻡ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﺠﺎﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ شجعهم الرسول ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﻤل ﺒﻬﺎ؛ ﻟﺘﻨﻤﻴﺔ ﻤﻭﺍﺭﺩ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻠﻤﻴﻥ ﺍﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎﺩﻴﺔ، ﻭﺫﻟﻙ ﺒﺤﻜﻡ ﺨﺒﺭﺘﻬﻡ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺒﻘﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻤﻜﱠﺔ ﻭﻤﻬﺎﺭﺘﻬﻡ ﻓﻲ ﺸﺅﻭﻨﻬﺎ، ﻓﻌﻤل ﺒﻬﺎ ﺒﻌﺽ ﺍﻟﻤﻬﺎﺠﺭﻴﻥ ﺍﻟﺫﻴﻥ

ﺍﺴﺘﻁﺎﻋﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﺘﱠﻭﻓﻴﻕ ﺒﻴﻨﻬﺎ ﻭﺒﻴﻥ ﺍﻟﺠﻬﺎﺩ ﻭﻨﺸﹾﺭ ﺍﻟﺩﻋﻭﺓ. ﻭﻫﻭ ﺍﻟﻬﺩﻑ ﺍﻷﺴﺎﺱ ﺍﻟﺫﻱ ﻫﺎﺠﺭﻭﺍ ﻤﻥ ﺃﺠﻠﻪ، ﻭﻴﺒﺩﻭ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﻬﺎﺠﺭﻴﻥ

ﻗﺩ ﺘﻤﻜﻨﻭﺍ ﺒﻌﺩ ﻤﺩﺓ ﻗﺼﻴﺭﺓ ﻤﻥ ﺇﻗﺎﻤﺘﻬﻡ ﺒﺎﻟﻤﺩﻴﻨﺔ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻟﻬﻴﻤﻨﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﺴﻭﺍﻗﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺘﺠﺎﺭﻴﺔ؛ ﻭﺍﻟﺴﺒﺏ …

الخلاف النحوي في التمييز في القرآن الكريم على رواية حفص, د. احمد سهام

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺩ ﷲ ﺭﺏ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻴﻥ، ﻭﺃﻓﻀل ﺍﻟﺼﻼﺓ ﻭﺃﺘﻡ ﺍﻟﺘﺴﻠﻴﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺴﻴﺩﻨﺎ ﻤﺤﻤﺩ ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﺁﻟﻪ ﻭﺼﺤﺒﻪ ﺃﺠﻤﻌﻴﻥ، ﻭﻤﻥ ﺘﺒﻌﻬﻡ ﺒﺈﺤﺴﺎﻥ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻴﻭﻡ ﺍﻟﺩﻴﻥ، ﺃﻤﺎ ﺒﻌﺩ:

ﻓﻘﺩ ﻗﺭﺃﺕ ﻓﻲ ﻜﺘﺏ ﺍﻟﺘﻔﺴﻴﺭ ﺒﻌﺽ ﺍﻷﻟﻔﺎﻅ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻤﻥ ﺤﻘﻬﺎ ﺃﻥ ﺘﻜﻭﻥ ﺘﻤﻴﻴﺯﺍﹰ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﻨﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﺭﺁﻨﻲ ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﻓﻕ ﻤﺎ ﺫﻜﺭﻩ ﺍﻟﻨﺤﺎﺓ، ﺇﻻ ﺃﻨﻨﻲ ﻭﺠﺩﺕ ﺒﻌﺽ ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺴﺭﻴﻥ ﻴﻌﺭﺒﻭﻨﻬﺎ ﺒﺈﻋﺭﺍﺒﺎﺕ ﻤﺨﺘﻠﻔﺔ ﻭﻗﺩ ﺫﻜﺭﺕﹸ ﻫﺫﻩ ﺍﻷﻟﻔﺎﻅ، ﻭﻤﻜﺎﻥ ﻭﺭﻭﺩﻫﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﺭﺁﻥ ﺍﻟﻜﺭﻴﻡ ﻭﺒﺄﻱ ﺴﻭﺭﺓ ﺫﻜﺭﺕ، ﻜﻤﺎ ﺫﻜﺭﺕ ﺍﻷﻭﺠﻪ ﺍﻹﻋﺭﺍﺒﻴﺔ ﻟﻬﺎ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﻨﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻴﺅﺩﻴﻬﺎ ﻜل ﺇﻋﺭﺍﺏ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﻓﻕ ﻤﺎ ﺠﺎﺀ ﻋﻨﺩ ﻴﻜﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺴﺭﻴﻥ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻌﺭﺒﻴﻥ . ﻭﻗﺩ ﺍﻗﺘﻀﺕ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺠﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺘﻘﺴﻴﻡ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺙ ﺃﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺜﻼﺜﺔ ﻤﺒﺎﺤﺙ، ﺃﻭﺭﺩﺕ ﻓﻲ ﻜل ﻤﺒﺤﺙ ﺍﻷﻟﻔﺎﻅ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺍﺨﺘﻠﻑ …

ايهام الترادف في نصوص الجنة في القرآن الكريم - دراسة بلاغية, د. مثنى نعيم حمادي

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺩ ﷲ ﺭﺏ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻴﻥ، ﻭﺍﻟﺼﻼﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺭﺴﻭل ﺍﷲ

ﺍﻷﻤﻴﻥ ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﺁﻟﻪ ﻭﺼﺤﺒﻪ ﺃﺠﻤﻌﻴﻥ.

ﺃﻤﺎ ﺒﻌﺩ. ﻓﻘﺩ ﻨﺯل ﺍﻟﻘﺭﺁﻥ ﺍﻟﻜﺭﻴﻡ ﺒﻠﺴﺎﻥ ﻋﺭﺒﻲ ﻤﺒﻴﻥ ﻟﻴﻜﻭﻥ ﻤﻌﺠﺯﺓ ﻟﻠﻌﺎﻟﻤﻴﻥ، ﻭﻟﺘﺒﻘﻰ ﺁﻴﺎﺘﻪ ﺒﺼﺎﺌﺭ ﻟﻤﻥ ﻴﺭﻴﺩ ﺍﻟﻬﺩﺍﻴﺔ ﻭﻴﺴﻌﻰ ﻟﻬﺎ، ﻭﻟﻘﺩ ﻨﺯل ﺍﻟﻘﺭﺁﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ

ﻗﻭﻡ ﺒﻠﻐﻭﺍ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻟﻔﺼﺎﺤﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻤﻜﻥ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﻥ ﻗﺩﺭﺍﹰ ﻋﻅﻴﻤﺎﹰ، ﻭﻜﺎﻨﺕ ﻟﻬﺠﺎﺘﻬﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻌﺩﺩﺓ ﻗﺒل ﺍﻹﺴﻼﻡ ﻗﺩ ﻗﺎﺭﺒﺕ ﺃﻥ ﺘﺫﻭﺏ ﻓﻲ ﺒﻭﺘﻘﺔ ﻭﺍﺤﺩﺓ ﺃﺴﺎﺴﻬﺎ ﻟﻬﺠﺔ ﻗﺭﻴﺵ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻤﺜﻠﺕ ﺫﺭﻭﺓ ﺍﻟﻔﺼﺎﺤﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺭﺒﻴﺔ، ﻭﻜﺎﻥ ﻜل ﺫﻟﻙ ﺇﺭﻫﺎﺼﺎﹰ ﻟﻨﺯﻭل ﺍﻟﻘﺭﺁﻥ ﺍﻟﻜﺭﻴﻡ ﺒﻬﺫﻩ ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﺍﻟﺸﺭﻴﻔﺔ، ﺤﻴﻥ ﺸﺭﻑ ﺍﷲ ﺘﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﺭﺒﻴﺔ ﺒﺤﻤل

ﺭﺴﺎﻟﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﺀ ﺍﻷﺨﻴﺭﺓ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ. ﻭﻟﻘﺩ ﺘﺨﻴﺭ ﺍﻟﻘﺭﺁﻥ ﻤﻥ ﻟﻐﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺭﺏ ﺃﻟﻔﺎﻅﻪ، ﻭﻟﻜﻨﻪ ﺇﻨﻤﺎ ﺘﺨﻴﺭ ﺃﻟﻔﺎﻅﺎﹰ ﺴﻬﻠﺔ …

مكانة اللغة العربية في ضوء تلازمها بالقرآن الكريم, اشرف محمد

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

No abstract provided.

Alexandra Kemble,Flute, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2020-2021

As a native of Slovakia, Dr. Kemble has always been inspired by the cultural and mesmerizing aspects of music, especially when it comes to chamber music. A versatile performer, Aleksandra holds flute-teaching positions at Andrew’s University (MI), Indiana’s University of South Bend (IN), Goshen College (IN), and St. Mary’s College (IN) and is the principal flutist of the Elkhart Symphony (IN). Aleksandra received her Master’s Degree from the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, Poland, and her Doctor of Arts Degree in flute performance from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Aleksandra is a member of the National Flute Association …

St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Church And Center For The Deaf Sunday Bulletin, October 11, 2020

Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Landover Hills, MD

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin Finding Aid

St. Benedict Parish For The Deaf Church Bulletin, October 11, 2020

Saint Benedict Parish for the Deaf Church Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in San Francisco, CA

Saint Benedict Parish for the Deaf Church Bulletin Finding Aid

From Aesthetics To Ethics: The Place Of Delight In Confucian Ethics, Andrew Lambert

Publications and Research

An exploration of the role of pleasure or delight (le 樂) in classical Confucian ethics. Building on Michael Nylan’s account of the role of pleasure in public spectacle and social order, I explore how the meaning of delight (le 樂) derives from the features and effects of music (yue 樂). Drawing on Dewey’ s aesthetics and accounts of music in Confucian texts, I explore a conception of Confucian ethics, in which delight— like states generated through everyday social interaction are foundational.

Lingyin Cao, Voice: Graduate Voice Recital, Lingyin Cao

Setnor School of Music - Performance Programs

No abstract provided.

St. Augustine Parish Sunday Bulletin, October 11, 2020

Saint Augustine Parish Sunday Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Cleveland, OH

Saint Augustine Parish Sunday Bulletin Finding Aid

St. Francis Borgia Deaf Center Church Bulletin, October 11, 2020

Saint Francis Borgia Deaf Center Church Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Chicago, IL

Saint Francis Brogia Deaf Center Church Bulletin Finding Aid

Senior Recital: Gianna Politano, Saxophone; Lu Witzig, Piano; Andrea Mcafee, Soprano Saxophone; October 11, 2020, Gianna Politano, Lu Witzig, Andrea Mcafee

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
October 11, 2020
Sunday
12:00 p.m.

Global Connectivity And Multiculturalism In Publishing: A Roundtable Chat With The Editors Of Chattahoochee Review, Waxwing , And Manoa: A Pacific Journal Of International Writing, Alicia Cole, Michael Diebert, Frank Stewart, Sara Sams

The Review Review

A Roundtable Chat With the Editors of Chattahoochee Review, Waxwing, and Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing.

Broad, Substantive, And Deeply Humanist: Lit Mag Digs Deep; Review Of Virginia Quarterly Review, Winter 2016, Rebecca Schwarz

The Review Review

Here’s one of the best general literary magazines you may not have heard of. The Virginia Quarterly Review (its cover now sports the more hip and hashtagable VQR) was founded by the University of Virginia in 1925. Still supported in part by the university, this quarterly magazine features a variety of topics both national and international and a uniformly high level of writing regardless of the subject. I would say more than half of the material falls under various nonfiction categories such as memoir, essay, interviews, reporting, and criticism. Clocking in at nearly 200 pages, there is something for every …

South Asian Literary Journal Shines In Debut; Review Of Shoreline Review, January 2018, Stephanie Katz

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The Shoreline Review is a new literary journal that provides a digital space specifically for South Asian poets to be read and recognized for their unique contributions to the realm of poetry. TSR is edited by Sreshtha Sen and Shyamolie Singh, two poets who are from India. All the poetry in TSR is in English, some appearing to be written originally in English while others have been translated from their original language. Some poets are living in their home countries, while others are living abroad, mostly in the United States. TSR’s inaugural issue, which was published in January 2018, presents …

Elegant Writing, Intelligently Curated; Review Of Salamander, Fall/Winter 2015, Marjorie Hakala

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Salamander is a twice-annual print magazine published by Suffolk University in Boston. Issue 41, published in fall/winter 2015, has a picture of a dahlia on the cover. A brief, polite note from the editor kicks things off by informing us that Andre Dubus III judged the magazine’s 2015 short story contest, and we get his comments on the winners and a brief enumeration of the other prose works in the issue as well as the names of some of the poets. That is all the introduction anybody gets before we are off to the races.

Inside Bitter Oleander: A Chat With Paul B. Roth, Editor Of Bitter Oleander, Paul B. Roth, Andrew Tobia

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Paul B. Roth founded The Bitter Oleander and The Bitter Oleander Press as a young man fresh out of college, eager to make his mark on the literary world. He has nursed his journal and press for over 35 years.

New Online Lit Mag Is A First Stop For Flash Fiction; Review Of First Stop Fiction, Fall 2014, Stefanie Trout

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First Stop Fiction is an online literary journal publishing flash fiction that ends at the earliest possible moment. That is, there are no neat conclusions where the reader knows what happens to the characters after the story has ended. Instead, First Stop Fiction readers are left to ponder, speculate, and marinate in the last words, perhaps reading the story over again from the beginning. In the editors’ own words, “First Stop Fiction is dedicated to publishing stories that spare no opportunity to end. We like things left messy. We like resonance achieved, then left alone.” In that sense, First …

"I Don't Believe In Borders": A Chat With Samir Rawas—Editor Of Cecile's Writers' Magazine, Samir Rawas, Robin Kalinich

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Samir Rawas is the editor of Cecile’s Writers, an emerging online literary publication with an intercultural focus.

Why Are Writers Of Color Underrepresented Among Published Authors? One Poet's Questions And Possible Solutions, Clara B. Jones

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On 7 November 2015, The Atlantic published an article by Kavita Das titled, “Writers shouldn't romanticize rejection: in the literary world, talent isn't hiding. It's being ignored.” The article advanced two major premises: that a minority “voice” may be “alien or unrecognizable” and that rejection is a function of “power” relations. In Das' words, “Is my voice going to be somehow alien or unrecognizable to the person I am submitting it to?” Though the author recognizes that her essay might apply to all writers from underrepresented groups, she directs her concerns primarily to “writers of color.” While I agree that …

Lit Mag Is Home For Best Of What's Happening In Literature Today; Review Of Kenyon Review, Spring 2016, Rashi Rohatgi

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That the March/April issue of The Kenyon Review is full of beautiful writing by important people should surprise no one: the magazine, prominent since the mid-20th century, has on its current advisory board Amitav Ghosh, Joyce Carol Oates, Ann Patchett, and other writers of the same caliber. In his Editor’s Notes, David H. Lynn makes much of the blossoming overlapped content between the current print and online issues, but, as ever, the real treat is in the small assemblages – particularly, here, Transylvanian poetry, an early Tennessee Williams play with commentary, and a new Amit Majumdar story – punctuated by …

Breathe The Fresh Air; Review Of Georgia Review, Fall 2008, Vince Corvaia

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The Fall 2008 issue of The Georgia Review contains five essays, two short stories, ten poems (including the latest by Albert Goldbarth), reviews by three contributors, artwork by Judy Pfaff, and excerpts from a new book featuring the correspondence between Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop.

A Creature Of (Many) Habit(Ation)S; Review Of Salamander, Summer 2008, Holly Monacelli

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A salamander is amphibious. Not only can salamanders live both on land and in water, many species are endangered. Which means the salamander is doubly unique. Salamander, then, is a fitting name for Suffolk University's journal, showcasing multi-faceted writers that offer distinct viewpoints, which may just take you out of your comfort zone into exciting new environs. The journal was started in 1992 by Jennifer Barber, who wanted to target new authors. Barber recently told the Suffolk Scoop that it "isn't just for writers. It's for readers who understand, appreciate and enjoy good writing." I like to think I …

Justice Is Served--Review Of J Journal, Fall 2009, Abby Machson-Carter

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For the second volume of a literary journal, J Journal is off to a good start. Published by John Jay College of Criminal Justice, J calls itself “a journal of new creative writing that poses questions about justice, directly and tangentially.” Receiving it in the mail, I wasn’t sure what to expect – how much mileage could they get out of just one topic? Would it be filled exclusively with essays about the criminal justice system, or would fiction be a part? Could this really be called “literary”?

Apocalyptic Indeed; Review Of Green Mountains Review, 20th Anniversary 2008, Kirsten Feldman

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Celebrating its twentieth anniversary with a double issue entitled American Apocalypse, the Green Mountains Review explores uniquely American dread, tempered with spare, yearning shreds of hope only toward the end. In stark contrast to its last double issue, Comedy in Contemporary American Poetry, ironically readied for publication just before the Towers fell in New York, this issue confronts head-on the changes in the American psyche since that fateful day as exemplified by the work of thirty-six poets and short story writers. Not for the faint-hearted or laugh-seeking reader, this group of writers as collected and edited by GMR's insightful staff …

"An Ever-Widening Circle Of Readers And Writers": A Chat With Janice Weizman—Editor Of Ilanot Review, Janice Weizman, Stanley Trice

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Janice Weizman was born in Toronto, Canada, but has lived for over thirty years in Israel. She is founder and managing editor of the online literary journal The Ilanot Review, an Israeli journal of creative writing in English. Affiliated with the Creative Writing program at Bar-Ilan University, the journal publishes fiction, poetry, hybrid writing, creative non-fiction, graphic stories, and translations. Weizman is the author of the novel, The Wayward Moon, which was awarded a Gold Medal in Historical Fiction in both the 2013 Independent Publishers Book Awards and in the Midwest Book Awards.

Birmingham Lit Mag Showcases Poetry, Essays About Poetry And Interviews With Poets;Review Of Birmingham Poetry Review, Spring 2016, Michael Arnett

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Birmingham Poetry Review is a journal dedicated to poetry, essays about poetry, and interviews with poets. The journal is published annually by the University of Alabama at Birmingham and was founded in 1987. The spring 2016 issue is roughly 200 pages, neatly bound featuring cover art by Debora Greger.

Boston-Based Lit Mag Showcases Best Of The Best; Review Of Ploughshares, Winter 2015-2016, Timston Johnston

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I signed up to be a part of The Review Review back in late January of this year. My first assignment arrived in a very comforting yellow envelope, my name handwritten—I was happy; I had been waiting for my first literary journal to arrive and the suspense of which one I’d receive incubated an anticipation I hadn’t felt since I was a kid waiting for magazines and letters to make it my way. I let the package sit on my desk and allowed it to coagulate some of the gravity in the room until I couldn’t resist any longer. When …