"As you swept the walk and weeded the garden"
Love Apparent
by Janell Moon

"Our legs would weave in desire"
In the Heart of Cincinnati
by Janell Moon

"He is jelly donuts"
What Is
by Janell Moon

"The trill of avian choirs"
Snow Canticle
by Ed Bennett

"Those blue frozen lake forget-me-not eyes"
The Mad Girl Vows Not to Sleep Again
by Lyn Lifshin

"The rhythmic rise and fall of each heart-beat"
Just for Tonight
by Michael Escoubas

"The memory of that time comes to me"
In Days when Wood was Unaffordable
by Mary Jo Balistreri

"Whisper her name"
The Voyeur
by Candace Turner

"I fell in love with women who found their voice"
Burning Word Festival/Whidbey Island
by Connie K Walle

"So far away"
Driving Through
by Cindy M. Hutchings

Beyond Bulrush
by Jeannie E. Roberts
Reviewed by: Ed Bennett

Scarlet Tanager Books presents
Red Indian Road West:Native American Poetry from California
Edited by: Kurt Schweigman and Lucille Lang Day

Warm up your Valentine's Heart with rich creamy white chocolate
Red Velvet Hot Chocolate
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Combine cherries and cranberries in these tender golden loaves
Cherry Berry Bread
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

These delicious crab cakes are also great served as the starter course of your meal
Ginger Crab Cakes
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

A perfect salad to accompany crab cakes
Heart to Heart Salad
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Anne Cunningham