number 1
This issue of Stand features the winning poems
of Stand's First International Poetry Competition, including a listing
of the runners-up; also presents new fiction, and reviews.
Jewish Lindsay Fursland (1st prize)
Storyville Linda France (1st prize)
Wintering Over Gary Geddes (2nd prize)
In the Middle of Europe Don Bogen (2nd prize)
Scarborough John Mowat (5th prize)
And God requireth that which is past Philip Davis
The Tyranny of I William Palmer
Readers' Stand
abridged fromUnselving Joseph P Clancy
Cave Dwellers--a verse essay Sheila Hill
from Imagining Madgeburg John Gohorry
Saint Marina Alice Major
A Word in Time Matthew Evans
L'Harmonie des Agnes Naeem Murr
Survivor Kanchana Ugbabe
Recent Poetry Jon Glover
Judgement of Paris Caroline Smith
The Jewish Bride James Sutherland-Smith
Vintage Susan Wicks
The Mark Robert Dana
Bunel and the Introdcuer Beverley Strauss
Widda Tom MacIntyre
Two Poems Joan Fox
Eyes--Blue as the Earth
That Circles in Black?
Michael Wilkinson
Recent Poetry Simon Curtis
Rembrandt's House BW Beynon
Loud Shouting in the Hall George McWhirter
Bill's Column
Afternoon Tea Jim Maguire
Something I Heard Today Lotte Kramer
Two Poems Tony Flynn
Roy Fisher
Zara-Donna of the Sawmill Ian Taylor
Cicale Julian Stannard
Rabbit Adam Shannon
Readers' Stand
Aria Nova Patricia Duncker
Some Lies James Hannah
Recent Poetry Simon Curtis
Rain Beverley Farmer
Cat Padraig Rooney
To Lara Virginia Rounding
On the Tower Annette von Droste-Hulshoff
Wayside Stall Robert Cole
Two Poems Erica Adler
Rydal August 28, 1833 (Emerson) Steven Matthews
Forest Brother
Philip Gross
Sheer Gall Jack Debney
My Soul Derek Eales
little lamb, little fish, little buddah:
a lullaby for Alice Megan
Lucien Jenkins
John Power Among the Hinds JD Taylor
Two Poems Michael Hamburger
You Know Who You Are Jennifer Compton
Trouble Alex Barr
Endomorphic Jon Silkin
Yearlings William Males
Review of Geoffrey Hill John Lucas
Review: The Nature of Rebellion Fred Beake
Catullus 68 Fred Beake
Two Poems Gael Turnbull
Bill's Column William Scammell
Readers' Stand
Photograph and White Tulips Dannie Abse
Repeat:
The Jewish Bride James Sutherland-Smith
Recent Poetry John Saunders
Bare Wires Tom Kelly
Fingers Tim Goldstone
You Ayelet Mckenzie
Two Poems David Grubb
A View of Alkmaar Michael Mott
Elena Sue Saunders
For the Eyes of Dogs to Come Neil Grimmett
The Lions of Change Antony Mann
Three Fiction Ian Breakwell
Recent Poetry John Lucas
The Imposter David Harsent
Family Portrait No. 2 Frederick Lightfoot
Poems from Stand 12-20
Three Poems Emmanuel Litvinoff
"Then who will hide the innocent" W.S. Graham
To the Spectator Thomas Blackburn
The Moon, the Sun and the King of Bohemia Iris Orton Bearhope
Royalty Iris Orton
Relationship Philip Inman
Twenty Miles from the Lac Qui Parle River Robert Bly
Conference Michael Wilding
The Souls E.M. Schorb
Readers' Stand
Two Poems Bernard O'Donoghue
The Butterfly Judith Kazantzis
Moment by Moment William Palmer
Bridling at Birdsong Rodney Pybus
Recent Poetry Rodney Pybus
Night Vision Christina Davis
The Cobbler by the Tree J.L. Brooke
Out of the Dreams of Babies John Rule
Bill's Column
an illegally immigrating adventure Ian Duckworth
Two Poems Erich Vogel
Two Poems Gabrielle Guenthe
One Word Helen Tookey
Recent Poetry
Lawrence Sail