And it is glorious! In addition to the poetry, don’t miss the roundtable, B.’s article on translating queer poetry, the second installment of Brit Mandelo’s article on the poetry of Joanna Russ… in fact, I hope you won’t miss anything!

Special thanks to Julia Rios on her work on the roundtable, and Jennifer Smith for tirelessly reading, coding, proofreading, and doing hundreds of other things without which this issue would not now be in front of you. Huzzah!

Aaaand congratulations to the following poets on their Rhysling Award nominations for the year 2011:

Erik Amundsen, “The Lend,” Stone Telling 5, Sept. 2011.
Mary Turzillo, “Moving to Enceladus,” Stone Telling 3, Mar. 2011.
C. S. E. Cooney, “Postcards from Mars,” Stone Telling 6, Dec. 2011.
Shira Lipkin, “The Changeling’s Lament,” Stone Telling 5, Sept. 2011.
Sofia Samatar, “Girl Hours,” Stone Telling 6, Dec. 2011.
Alexandra Seidel,”A Masquerade in Four Voices,” Stone Telling 5, Sept. 2011.
Catherynne M. Valente, “The Secret of Being a Cowboy,” Stone Telling 3, Mar. 2011.