Volume: VOLUME 7 NUMBER 1 JUNE 2008 (13th Issue) Edited by: Dr. Santosh Kumar Binding: Paperback ISSN: 0972-6004 Availability: In Stock Publisher: Cyberwit.net, India Pub. Date: June 2008 Condition: New Price: $25
From The Editor
Welcome to the June 2008 TMR! This issue features a collection of poetry, short fiction, artwork, reflections, literary criticism, book reviews etc. The latest issue offers the best of contemporary creative works by famous and emerging talents. A creative artist of today has full liberty in choosing the content and stylistic approach. But unrestrained subjectivism may lead to chaos, and an artist should know where he is going. An increasingly large number of poems received by me for publication in TMR is a testimony to the fact that the future of poetry is immense in this age of tribulation. Poetry is a good substitute for religion and philosophy. "The strongest part of religion is its unconscious poetry. Without poetry our science will appear incomplete; and most of what now passes with us for religion and philosophy will be replaced by poetry" (Matthew Arnold).
I offer my deep condolence at the sad death of famous science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) on March 18, 08. He is renowned for his best novel 2001: A Space Odyssey. I was intensely shocked when a terrorist attack on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 killed 60 people and wounded 200 people at Jaipur, India, a popular tourist city about 260 km from Delhi. The attempt was to cause the maximum damage to human life, because on Tuesday Hindu devotees visit the temples. I offer my sincere condolence and hope such tragedy will never be repeated.
I'm happy to write that both I and Karunesh Kumar Agarwal have been invited to attend the international literary festival being organized at Oslo, Norway in September 18-20, 08. I'm obliged to the organizers of this event of great importance for providing me this opportunity. I hope by grace of God I shall participate and exchange thoughts with several authors who will travel a great distance to experience, write and find inspiration for their future creative ventures. Norway is famous for Ibsen, one of the greatest authors, and also Nobel Prize winner Sigrid Undset.
I would like to thank all the contributing artists included in this issue of TMR. I'm obliged to them for their cooperation, kind support, donations and subscriptions. I again express my gratitude to these artists for their useful help in publishing the June 2008 issue of Taj.
Andrea Cook Bernhard S. Müller Cheryl Antao-Xavier Chris Bogert Crystal Sons Debra Faulconer Baker Diane Chilson Emilio López-Galiacho Eva Lewarne Francie Aguilera Helen Bar-Lev Jason Ferguson Karunesh Kumar Agrawal Kimmy Van Kooten Kyle Basile Leopoldo Kram Libor Spacek Liz Parkinson Nicolau Campos Rebecca Guile Hudson Stephanie Rodriguez TheaterOfCrueltyNOH AZSACRA
REFLECTIONS
Albert Russo Catherine Berg Joseph A. Burgos Jr. Louie Levy Sana Rafiq
LITERARY CRITICISM
Joseph S. Spence, Sr.
SHORT STORIES
A. Alan Beck Alan M. Danzis Andrew Coburn Andrew Geyer Andrew McIntyre Arlene Weiss Calisto Mudzingwa Carlos Nordquist Dave De Fina David Valin Eric Tessier Floriana Hall Fran Shaw, Ph.D. G. Bodhi G. K. Wuori Gary Alexander Azerier Gary Grenier J.P. Farris James C. Clar Jack Galmitz James Skinner Janet K. Brennan Jared Ward Jerry Craven Jerry Vilhotti Jim Ganley Jim Parks John Cuetara Jonas Knutsson Joseph Matchar Keisha L. Grant Keith Wood Kevin Brown Kevin D. Burgess Lucille Gang Shulklapper M. Blake Philip Keogh Reid Laurence Richard Rippon Robert Wexelblatt Robert William Braswell Russ Curtis Salvatore Cullari Stephen E. Shepherd Steve Mogg Steve Morris Terry Sanville Thomas Boulan
POEMS
Adam Donaldson Powell Alan Catlin Alan Morgan Albert Russo Aleta Grimball Ananda Selah Osel Antonio Veneziani Brenton Rossow CP Stewart Catherine Berg Charles Hansmann Cherilyn Fry Cheryl Antao Xavier Christine Magee Cynthia Wilson D Everett Newell David Kowalczyk David Vancil Debra Faulconer Baker Del Senkbeil Dimitris P. Kraniotis Elizabeth Ross Eric M. Vogt Ernesto Pangilinan Santiago Eugenia Pantecan Fabio Croce Fran Shaw, Ph.D. Gord Alexander Heys Wolfenden Hirsch Lazaar Silverman Iris Loris Sokol Jacob Erin-Cilberto James Keane Jan Oscar Hansen Janet K. Brennan Jerry Bradley Jerry Monaghan Joseph Aprile Joseph Mayo Wristen Joseph Reich Julie Bolt Jussi Jaakola Kent MacCarter Kimmy Van Kooten Lionel C. Whitehead Louie Levy Lucille Gang Shulklapper Lynda Ortiz M. Blake Marcia Miller-Twiford Maria Cristina Azcona Maria Deyana Mariia Subotovych Mary Etta Metcalf Mary Jo Trenkler Michael Lee Johnson Michaela Sefler Prof. Moshé Liba Nirvan Hope Oliver Rice Orania Hamilton Raina Hutchins Rhoda Galgiani Richard Lloyd Cederberg Robert Cameron Hazelton Robin Pommier Roseann Geiger S. K. Kelen Samuel E. Stone Sandy Hiss Santosh Kumar Shanu Goyal Sheryl Joy P. Olaño Shirley Bolstok Stephen Lloyd Smith Susan Kathryn de Vegter Tatevik Khurshudyan Tanya Rucosky Noakes Taylor Mali Thomai Kontou Thomas Atterberry Vernon Norris Victoria Valentine W. S. Mayo X&Al Danzabel Zyskandar A. Jaimot
HAIKU
Ban'ya Natsuishi (Japan) Cynthia Wilson Dean Lawson Leslie Ann Arbogast Magdalena Dale Patrick Ryan Dunn Sullivan Sayumi Kamakura
GEMS OF THOUGHTS
REVIEWS
Albert Russo's novel MIXED BLOOD by Moshé Liba
AUTHOR INDEX
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