Issue 15 Released!

Our 15th issue has just gone live, and we are very excited to bring you eleven new poems, three works of fiction, four memoirs, a new Sue's Column (you don't want to miss), and the work of talented Swedish artist Zlatko Vasic.

Almost four years after we got our start, we're beginning to get the hang of this. I guess you could say we're teenagers: old enough to date and watch prime time television, but not quite old enough to drive and certainly note voting yet (or caring to). We're proud to be 15. We hope you will stick around as we finish out our teenage years, head off to college, find a love, get married, and ... well ... you know the rest.

Here's to Volume IV Issue III. Thanks to all who submitted work, especially those whose work graces our pages. Please enjoy!

Issue 15 Contributors

Perigee's 15th issue is due out on Monday, January 15th. The following writers, poets, and artists will grace its pages. We are proud and pleased to present their work and we hope you will read the issue once it is released.

R. T. Castleberry, "A Man in Silence" and "The Weariness We Share"
G.E. Coburn, "The Picket Fence"
Gary Cox, "A Thanksgiving"
Richard Fein, "Cacaphony of Drummers" and "Math Problem"
David Fraser, "Goodbye to the '87"
Michael Arthur Gilkes, "Food Chain"
Donald Illich, "Oatmeal"
Kevin P. Keating, "My Summer in an Evangelical Gulag"
Marianne Klekacz, "Chinese New Year" and "Jazz is a Small Town"
James Langston, An examination of artist Zlatko Vasic
Lawrence Lawson, "521" and "Like a Mother"
Caroline Marwitz, "Chain Reaction"
Iftekhar Sayeed, "Kerosene" and "The True Light"
Zlatko Vasic, featured artist
Robert Judge Woerheide, "Aggravated"

The contributors have been invited to comment on this blog post with bios, introductions, or comments about the work being published.

2006 Poetry Contest Closed

Thank you to all who chose to participate in Perigee's 2006 Poetry Contest. This year the response was impressive, as is the poetry which we are now considering for the prizes.

Contest entrants will be notified of Marvin Bell's decision by February 15th. The names of the winners will be posted on this blog and the winning poems will appear in our April 15th issue.