[Tracey Gratch]

Now that I have had a chance to get through it, I must say, it is a splendid issue, with so many poems to enjoy! I'm honored to be in such fine company. Congrats to all!

Tracey

[Charles Musser]

Many thanks to everyone for your gracious and kind comments. But our writers and artists are the heroes.

Now comes the hard part: living up to the superlatives in future issues.

Cheers!

-Charles

[FOsen]

My ears are salivating - no, scratch that, sounds disgusting - anyway, I can't wait to hear it. Congratulations to all involved. I always look forward to this one.

Frank

[Kevin Corbett]

I shall look it up, but, alas, it is bitter, since I was to be in the next edition before the editor suddenly changed and my poem unaccepted.

[Quincy Lehr]

I thought I'd pulled a "never mind" already, but I hadn't, apparently. Sounds as if all ended well.

[Michael Cantor]

Thanks and congrats to Charles Musser and everybody else involved in putting this together.It's a very well done webzine - clean layouts, poems well presented, excellent graphics. I've been in there twice now, and both times the illustrations that ran with my stuff really worked to complement and enhance the poetry.

For me, Anne Drysdale's readings were the highlight of the issue. I don't know why you bother with publishing your poetry, Anne. Just recite it on street corners and you'll draw a crowd.

[Kevin Corbett]

Quincy, you're right, it did, which is great. I just wish, I guess, that Mary had been able to do the edition of Soundzine (I have no idea what happened there), so I could get it out a little sooner, so I could put in my other submissions that I had a publication somewhere. In any case, Mary has been a saint to me in every way, and I have nothing but thanks for her.

[Mary Meriam]

I know it's been a long wait, Kevin, but your poem (the first poem I accepted for the following issue of SZ, not knowing till the last minute that I wouldn't continue to be an editor there) IS (as we've discussed over the past few months, waiting for SZ's editorial decision) forthcoming in Lavender, Issue 2, and it's the very first poem in the issue.

[Philip Quinlan]

Originally Posted by Michael Cantor

For me, Anne Drysdale's readings were the highlight of the issue. I don't know why you bother with publishing your poetry, Anne. Just recite it on street corners and you'll draw a crowd.

Amen

Again

[Kevin Corbett]

Originally Posted by Mary Meriam

I know it's been a long wait, Kevin, but your poem (the first poem I accepted for the following issue of SZ, not knowing till the last minute that I wouldn't continue to be an editor there) IS (as we've discussed over the past few months, waiting for SZ's editorial decision) forthcoming in Lavender, Issue 2, and it's the very first poem in the issue.

Yes, that's the important thing! I'm very pleased, of course. Ah, but I really need to check my big mouth before I open it.

Sorry.