Welcome Spring With Beltway Poetry Quarterly

Beltway Poetry Quarterly announces the Spring 2008 issue, featuring six talented poets whose work will surprise, delight, and inspire:

ABDUL ALI, a recent graduate of Howard University, where he edited the campus literary journal and won the Mt. Vernon Poetry Festival;

CARLEASA COATES, a Cave Canem alumna and a trial lawyer who has practiced in Boston and, for the past ten years, in Washington;

DAVID KEPLINGER, an Associate Professor in creative writing at American University;

JUDITH McCOMBS, a Margaret Atwood scholar and author of five books of poems:

JOSE PADUA, a performance poet who made his name in the clubs of New York City before moving to northern Virginia;

and MAUREEN THORSON, winner of the Poetry Society of America's National Chapbook Fellowship and publisher of Big Game Books, an experimental small press.

In addition to the new issue, don't forget to check the April Poetry News. Filled with a wide range of readings and performances for National Poetry Month, the News also lists new publications, calls for entry, and a special feature on summer writing workshops that are enrolling participants now.

Gaea Honeycutt
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