autumn/winter 2014-15

We’ve been warned. We’ve been warned by Magdalawit Makonnen, in her stunning poem “Ricochet,” that the act of writing is as disarming as it is clarifying. The poems in this edition of Chaparral explore topics with immeasurable charm. From Julio Quezada’s “Sunday morning falling between bed sheets of precarious strangers” to Glen Collins’ “webs of cottondust.” The writers here take the helm with an unabashed authority and face life’s perplexities on the page.

Ariel KusbyAbstract Art

Ariel Kusby


Michael VafaProof of Love
For Kevin

Michael Vafa


Sara Khayattom bradley international terminal
(Be)coming Clean

Sara Khayat


Phil TaggartInterview with Phil Taggart

Phil Taggart


Julio QuezadaSaudade Machine
Temple St. Scene

Julio Quezada


James BezerraFive Thoughts I Had at the Museum
Kafka Can’t Cross a Street

James Bezerra


Glenn CollinsCalifornia Wildflower
Ghost

Glenn Collins


George FekarisAn Information Agency Manifesto
Hand with Reflecting Globe

George Fekaris


Jen ShardaIpanema And Copacabana

Jen Sharda


Michelle DonahuePreformism II
the pantoum of ORTHOGENESIS

Michelle Donahue


Changming YuanPersonality Programmed

Changming Yuan


F. Albert SalinasSpan-gin
Watch him fall forever

F. Albert Salinas


Richard LevineOn Balance

Richard Levine


Miguel NohBottles
Birds

Miguel Noh


Magdalawit MakonnenRicochet

Magdalawit Makonnen


M. Nasorri PavoneAn Essay at Refusal
A Request for It to Always Appear Accidental

M. Nasorri Pavone


Joelle HannahDare to Dream

Joelle Hannah


Holly DayThe Pickle Shelves

Holly Day


Jay M. MowerDozing through the French Revolution
Altered State

Jay M. Mower


Don ThompsonBreaking Down
Anamnesis

Don Thompson


Bruce BagnellListening
Going to the store

Bruce Bagnell