New Issue: Contrary Magazine

The summer 2007 issue of Contrary Magazine features the prose poetry of wildlife biologist Patrick Loafman, whose eye for the natural captures the magical. Poetic prose is Contrary’s specialty, and you’ll find more examples in stories by Thomas King (of McSweeney’s and The Believer), Sarah Layden, and Amy Reed. We also have new poetry by C.E. Chaffin, Derek Pollard, Taylor Graham, and Patrick Reichard.

In other news from Contrary:
A poem by Contrary Poetry Editor Shaindel Beers won first place in the Dylan Days Festival, honoring Bob Dylan, in Hibbing Minnesota. Her poem “Rewind” surpassed about 400 poems from 250-300 poets from almost every state and most continents.

Two Contrary contributors have new books out: Mary E. Mitchell’s novel Starting Out Sideways (St. Martin’s Press), and Corey Mesler’s winner of the Southern Hum Chapbook Competition,The Lita Conversation.