Table of Contents
Phantasm,
vol.
3,
no.
5,
issue
17,
1978
Independent
literary
journal
of
original
poetry,
fiction,
artwork,
articles,
features,
photos,
commentary,
reviews,
interviews,
and
announcements.
Poetry
David
Citino
To
Make
Your
Hand
Immortal
M.
A.
Corren
Pretending
You're
in
Europe
John
Ditsky
The
Uncaging
of
Jenny
Lind
Phillip
Hemenway
Hey
Arco,
Sell
Me
Some
Air
Another
Waking
Wages
Walter
McDonald
Taking
a
Walk
Michael
Lopes
From
Cleo's
Dreaming
3
From
Cleo's
Dreaming
12
Dennis
Ross
Waiting
for
the
Ice
Age
John
K.
Young
The
Red
Cur
of
Bad
Ridge
(A
Foible)
Alizon
Zier
The
Parachute-Jumper
Fiction
Waiting for the Unicorns by David M. Peabody
Early Morning Fog by John Dean
Features and Articles
Audience Awards 12 Filmmakers by Herman Berlandt (2 photos by Herman Berlandt). Review of the Third Annual Poetry Film Festival, San Francisco Art Institute, September 29-October 1, 1978. Poetry though the medium of film is judged by a large audience from 102 entries. First award is for I Saw Their Angry Faces using the voice and poem of Dominic Falcone (Lexington, Mass.).
Meredith Reads as Poetry Consultant by Joe Marusiak (1 photo of William Meredith courtesy Library of Congress). William Meredith is installed as the twenty-fifth consultant in poetry for the Library of Congress October 2, 1978. Meredith gives a poetry reading to an appreciative audience in the library's Coolidge Auditorium.
Storytellers Meet in Council Bluffs by Bob Everhart (1 photo of poet Van Mertz and storyteller Jack Arnold by Council Bluffs Nonpareil). Poets and storytellers gather to determine the nation's champion storyteller. Gagnon, Worlds's Champeen Moose Callaire, written and told by winner Jeff Cahill is printed with this article (1 photo of Jeff Cahill).
Poetry Editor Changes by Larry S. Jackson. Kevin Campbell is leaving as Phantasm's poetry editor to study dentistry in San Francisco. He'll be giving a reading November 29. 1978, at California State University, Chico, as a farewell to friends and Chico, where he's lived since 1966.
Morgan Mussell Turns to Drawing by Larry S. Jackson (1 self-portrait of artist Morgan Mussell). Former printer has shifted to drawing and printmaking with examples of his work published in this issue.
Phantasm Supplement Feature: A Chapbook of Poetry
Ode to Chico by Kevin Campbell (Heidelberg Graphics, Chico, Calif., 1978). (1 photo of Kevin Campbell courtesy of Kevin Campbell) 9-page poem and author's biographical sketch— bound inside Phantasm. Cover by Waif Mullins.
Artwork
Morgan Mussell (14 drawings)
Guest Columnist
Once Upon a Time . . . by Lucille C. Thomas, assistant director, School Library Media Service, New York City Board of Education and adjunct associate professor at Pratt/Graduate School of Library and Information Service (1 photo of Lucille C. Thomas). Storytelling and its impact on children and education. Over 5,000 3-6 graders participated in the First Annual Citywide Storytelling Competition in New York City, Thomas describes guidelines, goals, tradition, and structure of storytelling competition.
Editorial
Remember the Independents by Larry S. Jackson, Phantasm editor. Calling for a voice from the small press movement to be heard by the Postal Service, which is only seeking input from big business for rate changes.
Announcements
43 national announcements of literary events
