The Spring 2008 (2nd Anniversary) issue of the Goblin Fruit poetry webzine is now online, and by god is it a spectacular one. "In the grand tradition of launching from new and exciting locales," they say, "this Spring issue is brought to you from the Levant with cedar twigs and a handful of Damascene dust. These poems are wet, deep and sea-salted, sure to leave you breathless as a mermaid's kiss and just as doomed and desperate. Read them with caution, and make sure you know how to swim, first -- or don't, and see what dreams may come."
The issue is divided into The Book of Breath and The Book of Thirst, with so many fine poems in each part that it's hard to single out just a few for mention. Fans of fairy tale poetry should be sure not to miss "Prince Among Frogs" by Anca Vlasopolos, "Twelve Dancing Princesses" by A. Harvey-Fitzhenry, "Things in the Well" by Erik Amundsen, and "Godmother" by Anna Marie Catoir. Among the mythic poems, "Nesting" by Dana Koster, "Drowning Downstream" by Deborah P. Kolodji, "Noah's Daughters" by Virginia Mohlere, "Rusalka" by Julia Rios, and "Seeds" by Jasmine Johnston stood out for me, but all the poems are well worth perusing. And as is if all these treasures weren't enough, there's also a special feature on Catherynne M. Valente, with an interview and four of her poems.
Goblin Fruit (produced by the international trio Amal El-Mohtar, Jessica Wick, and Oliver Hunter) just gets better and better. We wish them a very happy 2nd Anniversary!
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