The Ram's Tale: 2007 table of contents

"The smell of ink is intoxicating to me—
others may have wine, but I have poetry."
—Abbe Yeux-verdi

Fresno Connoisseur by Lillian Decker

To My Sistas Who Remain Bodies of Light... by Ife-Chudeni Oputa

I Saw by Lemuel Gary

Haiku by Desiree Young

Poetry (Where I’m From) by Ife-Chudeni Oputa

Brothas, a Sonnet by Ife-Chudeni Oputa

My Boyfriend by Maylin Tu

At Least by Nicholas Delgado

Night’s World Below by Rikki Mumm

When It Falls Away by Senecia Wilson

Añoranzas by Ligia Pacheco

Rewind —a Villanelle by Desiree Young

June by Sisy Sayachack

Identity by Trisha Houston

Foot-Printed Pillow by Victor A. Perez

"All art requires courage."
—Anne Tucker

Tree Execution by Christopher Vasquez

Pause by Gary D. Jones

The Rebuke of Acephale by Michael Walker

Self Portrait, Interior Space by Brian Carter

Aviv Bessi by Joaquin Cuesta Castro

Cabin by Vincent Waring

Bee Keeper by Amanda May Hansston

Embrace the Sleeping Giant by Danielle Elise Sierra

Figure 1 by Cordero Ybarez

Just Thinking by Samantha Rene Lazcano

Tree Study #1 by Christopher Vasquez

"The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say,
but what we are unable to say."
—Anaïs Nin

A Receipt I Would Keep by Ryan Jacobsen

How May I Help You? by Donna Sciacqua

California Lottery by Daniel Violin

Way of the Gun by Christoper Martinez

"To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts–
such is the duty of the artist."
—Schumann

OAB Theatre by Todd Placencia

Innocence by Adriana Ramirez

Lady Eve by Cheyenna Wainscott

Denise #7 by Joseph Maldonado

FCC Night by Adriana Ramirez

Classic III by Todd Placencia

"The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought, this in turn makes us think more deeply about life, which helps us regain our equilibrium."
—Norbet Platt

Tiny Coffins and God’s Will by Maylin Tu

Scrapbook by Patricia Soto

Grape Soda Sunset - Aboard the USS Nimitz by Jared Todd Hines