J.R. Solonche is a four-time Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee. He has been publishing in magazines, journals, and anthologies since the early ’70s.

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This issue of the journal features poetry by Michael Adkins, Meg Bernhard, D.J.H. Bryant, Chip Dameron, Phillip Egelston, Chase Fire, Paul Fisher, J. H. Johns, Richard Jordan, Jin Kaps, Margaret Gish Miller, C.W. Mimms, Amanda G. Moore, Anthony Nannetti, Teague O’Keefe, Kushal Poddar, Anjumon Sahin, Kerryn Tredrea, Steven Yaschuk, and Michael Dylan Welch.

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Thomas Sacramona of Plainville, Massachusetts, writes poetry on Hellopoetry.com and is working on an album of original music he calls “The Busking Sutra.” This is his second appearance at Four and Twenty.

Jessica Klimesh is a poet, freelance writer, and bookstore manager, as well as a student earning her M.A. in English. In spare moments, she pursues myriad hobbies, including blogging at inciting-thinking.blogspot.com.

Sara Williams resides in Ypsilanti, Michigan. An avid reader, writer, and teacher of poetry, she works as a creative writing lecturer at Eastern Michigan University and Writer-in-Residence with InsideOut Literary Arts Program.

David Adès is an Australian poet currently living in Pittsburgh. His poems have appeared widely and are forthcoming in Australian and more recently in American literary publications.

Mark Danowsky’s poetry has recently appeared in Mobius: The Journal of Social Change, Red River Review, Right Hand Pointing, and Snow Monkey. He resides in Northwest Philadelphia and works for a private detective agency.

This issue of the journal features poetry by Ramesh Anand, Mindy Ator, Rebecca Beauchamp, Ed Bremson, Sondra J. Byrnes, Martha Christina, William Cullen, Jr., Adriana Dascalu, Robert Davey, David Denny, Michael Andrew Doherty, Meredith Drake, Ivo Drury, John Grey, Gracie Hamilton, John J. Han, Ryn Holmes, Julius Jortner, Mark Kaplon, Jessica Klimesh, Lori Lipsky, Daniel Mahoney, Diana Manister, Terry Martin, Max Merckenschlager, Steven Minchin, Sarah Corbett Morgan, Vikas Sharma, Judith Steele, Penny Visser, Rob Walker, Angie Werren, Sara Williams, Elisabeth Wood, and Alyssa Yankwitt.

A new issue of the journal is released the third Tuesday of each month. The next issue of the journal will be released on Tuesday, May 21.

Mary Louise Peters, Wisconsin, is a lifelong poet finding new audiences, delighting in the metaphor of everyday life. She enjoys all forms of creativity: wife, mother, grandmother, national consultant, Courage~Circles facilitator, educator, and writer.

Tracy Davidson lives in Warwickshire, England, and enjoys writing poetry and flash fiction. Her work has appeared in various publications, including Modern Haiku, Mslexia, Atlas Poetica, Roundyhouse, A Hundred Gourds, and Notes from the Gean.