We had a lively reading and small art exhibit after hours at CoRo coffee room to celebrate the publication of Star 82 Review 13.2, Summer Reading Anthology . Thanks to the prose writers included in the latest issue who read: Elaje López, Deepti Nalavade Mahule, Shira Musicant, and Kimberly Sweeney, and local poets: Sarah Kobrinsky, Daniel Ari, and Heikki Huotari. Local contributing artists to past issues who had wonderful art on display: Kay Bradner, Carole Jeung, Bryan Kring, Lauren Ari, David Johnson and Dianne Ayres. (You can look all of them up at star82review.com .) I've always wanted Star 82 to be a kind of oasis, a place of connection and renewal, perhaps a place to recharge in order to go forward, and it was a joy to celebrate in person.  Even though I have no staff, I cannot do it alone. Thank you for contributing, for reading, for supporting the magazine.

It's here! The collection of 50 prose pieces plus black and white art is now available online and in print. Enjoy it on your travels or read while reclining on your staycation. Entertaining and thoughtful, these pieces are a delightful revisit to work previously published in *82 . Thank you to ALL contributors and supporters of the magazine as we celebrate this 50th issue and thirteen years of publication. Summer Reading Anthology 13.2 online is freely available  here . Summer Reading Anthology 13.2 in print, from LULU here . (Celebratory price of 9.95 now until June 9. List price: 11.95). And always reading and viewing for the next issue! Response time is within ten days, usually sooner. Contributor's guidelines are here .  As usual, you read mine, I'll read yours.

Every year, as an editor, I have a chance to nominate work to other presses. Orison Books , which describes itself as "a literary press, focused on the life of the spirit from a broad range of perspectives," puts out a call to editors for works that have a "transcendent effect" and "leads the reader into profound contemplation." I feel this way about nearly all the works that are featured in Star 82 Review , so, as usual, it's a hard call. Here are the nominations, from 2019, for the 2020 Orison Anthology. From 7.1 " Still, it's gone " by Simon Perchik " Timbrel Flowers " by Yoram Naslavsky, translated by Anthony Berris From 7.3 " Why We Sing " by Oak Morse " Time Over " by Nicholas DelloRusso Good luck to all!

The first proof for summer issue 7.2 has been ordered, and I'll be working on web pages for a June release. Watch this space for the poem created from either the first two or last two words from all the written works in Star 82 Review Issue 7.2. Meanwhile, you can read the new print version of  Star 82 Review Pocket Poems anthology , or check it out online first , and I'm reading and viewing, selecting for fall 7.3, so keep the submissions rolling in!

To celebrate six years of Star 82 Review and inspired by National Poetry Month, I’ve gleaned 100 poems from past issues plus 25 black-and-white artworks and recombined them into a new anthology: Star 82 Review Pocket Poems. The content is fully linked online, and the thick pocket-sized book (4.25” x 6.75”) is now available in print through Lulu.com. Online: http://www.star82review/2019-pocket/contents.html Print: http://www.lulu.com/shop/alisa-golden/star-82-review-pocket-poems/paperback/product-24098301.html