ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The following poem by Jim Cohm (Ghost Town Etiquette) appeared
in THE DANCE OF YELLOW LIGHTING OVER THE RIDGE, Writers & Books Publications,
1998; p.70; copyright 1998 by Jim Cohn.
The following poem by Christien Gholson (I have seen the ruler of the world ,up before dawn)is from THE WISCONSIN REVIEW,Vol. 29, No. 2, Spring Î95. copyright 1995 by Christien Gholson.
The following poem by Allen Ginsberg (Is About) is from THE NEW YORKER, 10/21 & 28, 1996, p. 196; given to me by Allen Ginsberg; after his death, granted permission to use it by his literary executor, Bob Rosenthal.
The following poem by Robert Peters appeared in THE SOWâS HEAD AND OTHER POEMS, Wayne State University Press, 1968. Copyright 1968 by Robert Peters.
The following poem by Victoria Rivas appeared in THE UNDERWOOD RIEVIEW, vol.1, no.1, Spring/Summer, 1998 p. 86; copyright 1998 by Victoria Rivas.
The following poems by Kyle Laws (Suzanne & Wildwood) appeared in CAPRICE, 1995; copyright 1995 by Kyle Laws.
The following poems by Naomi Replansky (Jealousy, & An Inheritance) appeared in THE DANGEROUS WORLD : NEW & SELECTED POEMS, 1934-1994, Another Chicago Press, 1994. Copyright 1994 by Naomi Replansky.
The introduction to SIX AMERICAN POETS appeared in a collection by the same title edited by Jack Micheline, Harvard Book Company of New York, 1964.