Spring 2015
Issue Published March 18, 2015

This issue is organized in two sections; scroll down the page or click the links below to jump to a section:

1. Introduction
2. Poems (You may also access All Poems on a single page: Wenzler-Muhs, Minor-Changming, Cervine, Bayless.)

1. Introduction

To Readers of Monterey Poetry Review:

The newest MPR contains work by some of the usual suspects (rightly suspected of great writing) and some not so usual (great too). Pieces that stood out for me were the ten pet haiku of Penelope Duckworth, Bill Minor’s donkey poem, George Lober’s political poem, the Bali influenced works of Dan Phillips, Bonnie Schell’s ballad about betrayal, Laura Bayless’s local nature paeans.

There are also other old friends of mine and the magazine here: Dane Cervine, Dona Stein, David Sullivan, Gabriella Gutierrez y Muhs, Jennifer Lagier (who does remarkable work getting the magazine on line), Marina Romani, Ken Weisner, and some new voices, Deborah Wenzler, Yuan Changming, and others, all good poets but too many to mention.  

A theme for this issue might be diversity. The poems address issues from poet’s diverse lives, whether metaphorical or actual. I believe every poet here is qualified to write about their topics, so the poems have rings of truth which expand like pond rings hit by raindrops. So enjoy the goodness. The issue is worth it!


John

 

2. Poems

• Laura Bayless
• Dane Cervine
• Yuan Changming
• Penelope Duckworth
• Manal Hamed
• Victor Henry
• Lolette Kuby
• Jennifer Lagier
• John Laue
• George Lober
• Tom Meyers
• Bill Minor

• Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs
  
• Dan Phillips
• Marina Romani
• Bonnie Henderson Schell

• Dahlia Seroussi
  
• D.L. Stein
• David Allen Sullivan
• Gillian Wegener
• Ken Weisner
• Deborah Wenzler

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Editor's Note

Our vision is to publish the highest quality of poetry online in succeeding issues from the many talented poets in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, as well as from poets anywhere with a connection to the Monterey Peninsula.

Please note that we are no longer a tax-deductible organization as before, and although we welcome donations to pay the renewal fees of about $200.00 for the website each year, our financial needs are much smaller than when we were a print publication.

The Monterey Poetrey Review is made possible by the following volunteers:

Megan Lee – Founder and Editor
John Laue – Editor
Nicole Henares – Consultant
Jennifer Lagier – Webmaster
Belen Arellano – Graphic Web Design

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