Introduction by John Amen
Introduction by John Amen About 20 years ago, while living in New Orleans, I read Stan Rice’s poetry. A few months after first reading those poems, I met Stan and immediately considered how I’d like to launch a literary magazine and publish some of his work. About 2 years later, at this point living in […]
Introduction by Susan Terris
Introduction by Susan Terris Sometimes a working committee produces the equivalent of a wildebeest, something ungainly and the result of too many shortcuts or hasty compromises. Over the past 6 years, Arlene Ang, Michael Spring, our editor-publisher John Amen, and I have learned to work together and manage to produce an issue of Pedestal, which […]
Introduction by Michael Spring
Introduction by Michael Spring Another incredible experience working with John, Arlene, and Susan. I like how they each bring new light to selecting poems. It astonishes me how many poems all four of us agree on, especially during the first round of deliberations. My favorite part of our process is when we debate the nominated […]
Introduction by Arlene Ang
Introduction by Arlene Ang To steal from Jeffrey Little’s poem, the 17th-anniversary issue of Pedestal, “when it arrives, is worldly.” The eclectic mix of 18 poets and poems we’ve selected makes me think of how the writing world has grown smaller and at the same time more extensive since 2000. It’s an honor and pleasure […]
Bonnie Wai-Lee Kwong – self portrait in vivo
self portrait in vivo grass spills into sunlight the innermost tongue of an orchid splays in wild repose water opens to light what to reflect what to let pass if you don’t see this rainbow come around look from the angle of my eyes if you approach me like sunlight I could be […]
