An Interview with Michael Forsberg by Kaitlin Ek and Neal Gebhard 5
O, Autumnal by Brian Clifton 10
Our Windmills by Don Welch 11
Buying the First Family Heirloom by Fred MacVaugh 12
Moonrise by Faith Colburn [photo] 13
The Day’s Last Sunbeam (for T.M.B.) by Luke Bonkiewicz 14
Bob’s Tavern by Natalie Schwarz
Swamp by Lucy Adkins 17
Small Town in the Rain by Faith Colburn [photo] 18
Granma Ellen Talks About her Body by Lucy Adkins 19
The Grey Friar by Emily Chloupek 20
Country Church Sunset by Joel Stuthman [photo] 24
In the Birdless Field by Ciara Shuttleworth 25
What he said that night by Charlene Neely 26
After Quartets and Before Shampoo by James Englehardt 27
Places 09 by Mallory Kerns [photo] 28
1886 Farm House by Marilyn Dorf 29
The Dream Not Dreamt by Fred MacVaugh 30
Places 50 by Mallory Kerns [photo] 31
Home by Cynthia Ostrom 32
Places 17 by Mallory Kerns [photo] 37
The Family We Made by Fred MacVaugh 38
Uncle Buford’s Appendectomy by Marilyn Dorf 39
Taking Notes by Frances Patterson 40
High Heels by Ciara Shuttlworth 41
Pipe Dreams by Kaylee Colton [photo] 42
Full Hours by Pam Vap 43
Moo! By Tom May 44
Farm Truck by Joel Stuthman 48
Little Dare Devils by Dee Ritter 49
Drifted In by Carole Barnes-Montgomery 50
Yucca Blossoms by Faith Colburn [photo] 51
Partial Portrait of My Mother by Marge Barrett 52
Mattress Burning by Kylie Kinley 53
Madness of a Young City by James Engelhardt 57
Seasons of Fire by Faye Tanner Cool 58
CONTRIBUTORS NOTES 63
Volume XII, 2010
Edited by Kaitlin Ek
INTRODUCTION 3
Snow Geese on Lake by G. Thompson Higgins [photo] 4
INTERVIEW
A Conversation with Timothy Schaffert by Kaitlin Ek 5
The Flax Story by Marge Barrett 9
Prairie Grace by Molly O’Dell 10
In Old Town, A Triplet by Don Welch 11
Thedford, NE, 2006 by Tom Hansen [photo] 13
Monday Matins by J. J. McKenna 14
Playing Daddy’s 78’s by Marilyn Dorf 15
A Midwestern Periodical by Suzanne E. Dawson [Pappas Award] 16
DeSoto Trees by G. Thompson Higgins [photo] 18
The Lookout by Deb Walz 20
Reading Between the Lines by Dee Ritter 21
Miss Cox, 1934 by Janet Kamnikar 22
A Gift of Apples by Faye Tanner Cool 23
Ornamentals by Twyla Hansen 24
Finding Our Way by Frances Patterson 25
Taking Flight by Mallory Kerns [photo] 27
Sumac by Judy Lorenzen 28
Fog on Railtracks by G. Thompson Higgins [photo] 29
Curious by Marge Barrett 30
The Oak Leaves by J. J. McKenna 31
Mother Robin by Natalie Schwarz 32
From its top you can see the Eiffel Tower in Paris! by Alicia Bones 33
Calf by Madeline Moore [photo] 36
Grandpa’s Two-Fingered Wave by Claudia Reinhardt 37
Gate by Marydorsey Wanless [photo] 38
Acts of Faith by Twyla Hansen 39
Prairie Grass by G. Thompson Higgins [photo] 40
Medicine Woman by Don Thackrey 41
Don’t Break the Ice by Mallory Kerns 46
Savage Theory, Coyote, Savage Love Gone by Red Shuttleworth 47
Laura Ingalls Wilder Doesn’t Live Here Anymore by Leah H. Hebner 48
Legacy by Jessica Vetter 49
Before Bed by Amy Plettner 50
One more phone by Rex Walton 51
Barn in Field by Christina Petroski [photo] 52
Father Land by Andrew R. Oerman 53
The Felled Oaks by Mary Logan 57
Fallen Tree on Prairie by G. Thompson Higgins [photo] 58
The Scent of Memory by Leah H. Hebner 59
Dad by Marge Barrett 60
Finding Solace by Mallory Kerns [photo] 61
Shall I Be by Mary Logan 62
CONTRIBUTORS NOTES 63
Volume XI, 2009
Edited by Katie Sisneros
INTRODUCTION 3
Poem for Matilda Matt Mason 4
INTERVIEW
A Conversation with Matt Mason by Katie Sisneros and Janey Strobel 5
John Keats Matt Mason 12
Shelley Matt Mason 12
Away from Home in the City of Poets Matt Mason 13
December Walk in the City of Poets Matt Mason 14
On Being Taken by Surprise Faye Tanner Cool 15
Corn Twyla Hansen 16
The Journey Jason Jilg 17
Concluding Winter Red Shuttlewort 18
No Parachute Ciara Shuttleworth 19
Candlelight Vigil on Domestic Violence, held at Nebraska Wesleyan University Travis J. Beck 20
Working Stiff Theresa Swanson 21
[Untitled 1] Jessica Fischer 24
Tailspin Maureen Kingston 25
Bird and Screen Becky Aiken 26
Toasting the Trickster to Thirty-five Years Ciara Shuttleworth 27
Lady of the Manor Jeanne Rogers 28
The Mystery Fred MacVaugh 29
Road along the wires K. J. Hascall 30
Wandering West on I-90 Scott Morrison 31
June 22, Franklin County Amy Koch 32
[Untitled 2] Jessica Fischer 33
Emptied Term John Estes 34
a gift horse's trip to the dog food factory Mike Van Haitsma 35
Mamma Is Waiting Natasha Kessler 36
Onion Mine Frances Patterson 37
County Fair Ride Entrance Kevin Rabas 38
For Fun, You Kids Go Stand in a Dust Devil Red Shuttleworth 39
Ada Dee Ritter 40
Kilgore, NE Gas Station Tom Hansen 41
Dad's Team Janet Kamnikar 42
Balance Rick Marlatt 43
Clear Conscience Jason Jilg 44
A Little Grey Bar Deborah T. McGinn 45
Red River of the North Maureen Kingston 46
Scar Lucy Adkins 47
Randy's Laugh Kevin Rabas 48
Echo of Shaking Hands Claudia Reinhardt 49
Where are you? Fred MacVaugh 50
Shadows on Debris Becky Aiken 51
Warthog — With a nod to Mary Oliver Wendy Henry 52
Approaching Storm Jason Jilg 53
illinois, my apologies Justin Hamm 54
Grass, Bales, and Sky II K. J. Hascall 55
Boot Hill Rick Marlatt 56
Where have all the cowboys gone? Jonathan Miller 57
Before the Spelling Contest Lucy Adkins 58
Bank the Eight Luke Bonkiewicz 59
[Untitled 3] Jessica Fischer 63
View from I-80 Dee Ritter 64
Lyle's Christmas, 1961 Lucy Adkins 65
Aftermath Faye Tanner Cool 66
