VOL. 6 NUMBER 2 DECEMBER 2007

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VOL. 6 NUMBER 2 DECEMBER 2007

Edited by: Dr. Santosh Kumar
Binding: Paperback
ISSN: 0972-6004
Availability: In Stock (Ships within 1 to 2 days)
Publisher: Cyberwit.net, India
Pub. Date: Dec. 2007
Price: $25

From The Editor

Best Wishes for a very Happy New Year! Taj Mahal Review, December 2007 out now, features Poetry, Artwork by international artists, Short Story, Reflections, Book Review etc; here is the longing to promote original creative writing worldwide. The continuous publication is a testimony to the kind support and dedication of its readers. My heart's desire is that Taj should concentrate on publishing original authors and artists. I have kept this in mind while selecting an increasingly large number of poems and short stories. How to save Poetry? Cyberwit is doing something in this direction. Why Poetry? He that rejecteth Poetry and Art will not have a good conscience. They alone clean and save our soul. Poetry is divine. We are cleaned by Poetry. Poetry alone can expose 'hypocrisies of official society', and the totalitarianism of the present machine society. Hope you will enjoy this massive collection of poems, short stories and artwork reaching a worldwide audience. Cyberwit's purpose is to assist authors in the publication of creative writing without them having to suffer the ordeal of going through an agent.

This heart is weary and sick due to another terrorist attack in Hyderabad . The bombs packed with metal pellets exploded at a food centre and an amusement park on Saturday night in Hyderabad , India on August 26, 2007. Thirty-eight persons including six women and two children were killed. Where is the "fugitive and gracious light, shy to illumine"? Earth hath need of "some Columbus to guide us over a trackless ocean to a new continent", so that our song of joy may triumph over the cry of agony. I offer my deepest condolence on the sad passing away of Norman Kingsley Mailer (1923 - 2007) on November 10. He was an American novelist, journalist, playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He has been rightly called "Innovator of the nonfiction novel, a towering figure in American literature for nearly 60 years."

Heartly congratulations to Doris Lessing (b. 1919), British novelist who was born in Kermanshah , Iran , winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for literature! One of her greatest works, The Golden Notebook (1962), revealing the struggles of a woman writer, is considered a classic of feminist fiction.

I'm obliged to the kind support of all these creative artists. Their help and kindness greatly inspired me in this work of editing and selecting. I look forward to receiving your cooperation in the future issues of Taj and thank you again.

SANTOSH KUMAR
Chief Editor

Contributors

ARTWORKS

Albert Russo
Andrea H. Cook
Bob Veon
Cathie Brock
Crystal Sons
Debs Higginson
Charles Frederickson
Francie Aguilera
Jason Ferguson
Jerry Monaghan
Jesse Kalisher
John Palcewski
Karunesh Agrawal
Marcia A. Borell
Richard Heagy
Robert William Braswell
Steven Love
TheaterOfCrueltyNOH AZSACRA

REFLECTIONS

Adam Donaldson Powell
Daniel Luis Indranu
Louie Levy
Mark Garrison
Martha Miles
Mike Richardson-Bryan
Nathaniel Missildine
Sana Rafiq

SHORT STORIES

Alan M. Danzis
Albert Russo
Andrew Coburn
Andrew Geyer
Andrew McIntyre
B. Lynn Goodwin
Behcet Kaya
Ben Tanzer
Calisto Mudzingwa
Catherine Berg
Curtis Smith
Deborah Shlian
Desiree L. Ward
Eric Tessier
Fran Shaw, Ph.D.
Gary Alexander Azerier
Gregory Vincent St. Thomasino
Guy Wilkinson
Jack Galmitz
Jacque E. Turner
Janet K. Brennan
Jeff Oliver
Jeffrey DeLotto
Jen Michalski
Jerry Craven
Jim GANLEY
John Calvin Hughes
John Palcewski
Kenneth W. Schroeder
Kristi Petersen
Lucille Gang Shulklapper
Lynda M Ortiz
Lynette Arden
Math Osseforth
Michael G. McLaughlin
Peter Ebsworth
Phil Andersen
Richard H Heagy
Rob Bloom
Rob Mommeyer
Robert S. Ruehrdanz
Robert Wexelblatt
Robert William Braswell
Roger W. Harrington
Russ Curtis
Shahar Gold
Sari Young
Semia Harbawi
Servis, Steven P
Stephen E. Shepherd
Stephen Healey
Stephen Paul
Steve Morris
Thomas Boulan
Tyler Smith
Victoria Valentine

POEMS

A. D. Moore
Alan Catlin
Alan Morgan
Alex Cooper
Albert Russo
Alexandre Nodopaka
Andrea Monk
Arthur Leung
Aspa Papakonstantinou
AZsacra ZARATHUSTRA
Barbara E. Mercer
CC Thomas
Catherine Berg
Chan Mongol
Dr. Charles Frederickson
Cherilyn Fry
Christine Magee
Crystal Diane Arbogast
D. Everett Newell
Daniel Chauvin
David McLean
Deborah Hobbs
Del Senkbeil
Denise-A. Langner-Urso
Dianna Toomey
Dimitris P. Kraniotis
Earl J. Wilcox
Emmanuel Sigauke
Eric Obame
Floriana Hall
Fran Shaw
Gary Beck
George Trialonis
J. Berolo
James Keane
Janrae Frank
Jan Oskar Hansen
Janet K. Brennan
Jayne Pupek
Jerry Bradley
Jerry Craven
Jerry Monaghan
Jon Stocks
Joni Brown
Joseph A. Burgos, Jr.
Joseph Reich
Kimberley S. Jordan
Kyle Hemmings
Louie Levy
Lynn Strongin
M. Blake
María Cristina Azcona
Maria Deyana
Mariia Subotovych
Mark Jackley
Mary Etta Metcalf
Maryse Schouella
Michael Estabrook
Oliver Rice
Paul Blakeford
Phil John Kneis
Rebecca Guile Hudson
Robert Allan
Rose Marie Streeter
Ruchir
Salvatore Buttaci
Sargam Garg
Shirley Bolstok
Stephen Lloyd Smith
Steve Manning
Taki Yuriko
Tammy Ho Lai-ming
Thomas Fundora
Tom Atterberry
Yvonne Sparkes
Zyskandar A Jaimot

HAIKU

Ban'ya NATSUISHI
Friedenkraft (Georges)
Geert Verbeke
Joseph Spence
Magdalena Dale
Sayumi Kamakura

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