In 1998, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2001 as the ‘United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations’ to foster tolerance, respect and cooperation among peoples. To further this aim, Rattapallax Press together with the United Nations Society of Writers, will present a series of literary programs around the world. A poetry evening at the United Nations is one of over 200 poetry readings in over 100 cities worldwide. Participants include Guild Complex in Chicago, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the 14th Street Y in New York City. Individuals living in the city where the events will be held will coordinate each reading. Several special readings in international territories include 2001 Mallory and Irvine Research Expedition to Mt. Everest, Casey Station in Antarctica, a scientific boat in the West Philippine Sea and possibly, the International Space Station. These readings will coincide with an international literary conference. To read the Press Release for Dialogue Among Civiliations or to read an essay by Erminia Passannanti written for this event. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – E-Interview Readymades “is an actively avant-garde book, constructed according to an experimental method of composition, based upon reductive printmaking technique and Dada provocation. I think of the poems as modernist, not postmodern . . . These are poems constructed according to a theory of creativity that actively embraces the infusion of randomness and chaos into the writing process, though, to be honest, I like my final product to evince a mastery of that chaos, not a submission to it.” An e-view with Tony Barnstone. by Rebecca Seiferle – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Ports of Call: World Class Websites We are pleased to announce a new issue of Archipelago with a new letter from Katherine McNamara who writes, ‘I continue the series Institutional Memory with a conversation about electronic publishing with Calvin Reid, who covers the web for Publishers Weekly. It’s a long, informative piece, and for those curious about or wary of this new kind of publishing it should be a sort of site-map. . .’ If we had a companion magazine, we would chose Archipelago, serious, provocative, one of the web’s most stimulating journals. by Katherine McNamara – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – In Print Bellingham Review What began as a desire to start a small press and magazine thirty-three years ago has matured into a national literary journal with loyal subscribers, competitive contests and submissions from aspiring as well as established authors from around the country. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Presses Defined Providence The poetry journal began as a biannual in 1992, and became an annual in 1995. Over the years the journal enjoyed a small but loyal audience. Sadly, we will no longer be publishing the journal. Instead the press will be publishing full-length collections of poems selected through biannual open competitions awarding prizes of $1,000, publication of a professionally printed book, and author’s copies. We may also be publishing chapbooks and books outside of contests. And now, as I make the transition from journal to book publisher, I remain just as determined to showcase quality poetry. by Gary Whitehead – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Visuals Frozen Earth, Frozen Sky a selection from a collaboration by Charles Fishman, an American poet, and Reva Sharon, an award-winning Israeli artist/photographer. – – – – – – – – – – – – Mastering the Master On the outskirts of the city of Madison, Wisconsin, where I once lived, a sign in front of a farm reads, All the world guilty before God. The Puritan tradition of guilt and original sin, familiar to Emily Dickinson, has sustained its power for a long time. Indeed, to the Wisconsin farmer who proclaims, ‘All the world guilty before God,’ she might dare ask if God himself is the guilty party. . . By Aliki Barnstone – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –