Letter from the Editor

 

Welcome to the 15th issue of The Prairie Review! 

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The cover portrait of Charles Baudelaire is inspired by rediscovery (yet again) of the uncanny depth and range of his thinking, as much as it is also a token of my ongoing appreciation of his lasting impact on later writers and poetic practice since his untimely passing on August 31 in 1867. Perhaps, it would be easier to assume that Baudelaire has been solved as dark, pessimistic, obscene. I think Baudelaire continues to have much to tell us that is insightful, transformative, and I dare say: good.

 

I am deeply grateful to welcome so many quality submissions to the magazine. Please, take time reading and discovering your personal favorites. I am especially intrigued by the father-son artistic collaboration on "Headless Horseman" and the outstanding literary work by David Booth in his collection Tell Me Please, What is the Matter.

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In the coming months, it is my plan to include past issues of The Prairie Review on the magazine's website and to begin printed editions. On the project front, a group of us poets in and around Chicago who were coming together to performed for the past three years or so, have recorded an album. The album will be available later this Fall with the accompanying chapbook. Please, stay tuned for information on downloads, purchases, and local performances. 

 

Kinga Lipinska

Editor