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Purdue NewsFebruary 20, 1998
Among the poems in this issue is a "false translation" by David Cameron. "A false translation is a poem that is not a literal translation from the original language," says Kate Hinnant, joint poetry editor. "These poems use the original words as a point from which to bounce off new ideas."
The Winter/Spring 1998 edition also includes a sample of poetry by an imagined author. "Someone created a poet Araki Yasusada -- gave him biographical information -- and wrote poems supposedly authored by this fictional person," Hinnant says. "We're including some of these poems so that people can judge for themselves the validity of this type of work." Accompanying the poetry is an essay on hyperauthorship by Mikhail Epstein.
Other poets featured include Catherine Bowman, Campbell McGrath, Bill Knott and Charles Webb. There are also interviews with Bowman and McGrath. Works of fiction in this edition come from Laura Ruby, Bill Embly and Liza Wieland. A piece of creative nonfiction is written by Stephen S. Howie.
In 1997 the Sycamore Review was given an honorable mention in the O'Henry Awards Anthology "Prize Stories: The Best of 1997." In 1995, the journal was selected as being in the top 10 percent of United States literary magazines by the League of Canadian Poets.
The Sycamore Review is available for $7 and may be purchased in the English Department office in Room 442 Heavilon Hall, or at local bookstores including Von's, Stewart Center Service Desk, Buck Creek Books, Lafayette Museum of Art and Little Professor Book Center.
Sycamore Review is published twice a year by the English Department. It is a nonprofit journal for the arts, founded in 1988. It is maintained by the Ann Griffith Lindsey Memorial Fund with additional funding received from the Indiana Arts Commission, the English Department and the School of Liberal Arts in addition to private contributions.
Subscriptions are $10 per year, or $12 for foreign subscribers. Back issues are available.
CONTACTS: Hinnant, Sarah Griffiths, editor in chief, or Gabe Gudding, joint poetry editor, (765) 494-3783; e-mail, sycamore@expert.cc.purdue.edu; Web, http://www.sla.purdue.edu/academic/engl/sycamore/
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