Welcome to The Bookpress, Upstate New York's newspaper of the literary arts. Each month, The Bookpress provides the best in criticism, fiction, poetry, and essays on a wide variety of topics, from literature and the arts to social and political issues of the day. We hope you enjoy the issue, and we welcome your comments and suggestions.

In This Issue: Education.com - by William Griffen In Transit - by Ingrid Arnesen Natural Strange Beatitudes - by John Bowers What is Art? - by Kenneth Evett An Accidental Classic - by Bryna J. Fireside Toadshade - by Philip Holmes Remembering the Day I Gave Birth to a Daughter - by Kim Hye-sun Midnight Special - by Jascha Kessler Suzy Sprawled on the Floor - by Lyn Lifshin 154 Ways of Looking at a Sonnet - by Kevin Murphy A Final Poem for Father - by Jack Williams

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