Summoocat

Crawfish Boil, Lockport, LA, Apr. 2004

Through a brilliant politcal maneuver, the moocat has decided to launch its summer issue TWO DAYS after June 30, instead of ON June 30! As a result, terrorists are stunned, confused, and writing poems of inelegant meter. Summertime: water sports, green, green grass, sweat-moist skin. But apparently not a time for writing. So for these next few months we’ll make do with those springtime photos from John Freeman and those comedy sound files from The Culture Report, presented last time. For new poetic material, we’ve been gifted with a cool new Rodger Kamenetz poem, a whimsical riff on Mr. A. Ginsberg from Keith Ekiss, and a very fine poem from Jim Henley on the enduring topic of Moe Howard’s feelings about the death of his brother, Curly. For essay reading, we’ve got a brief one from new contributor Keli Stafford. Rounding out the travelogs section are nine from the author’s time in Hong Kong, one year before the handover to China.

Keith Ekiss Keith Ekiss has new poems in Chelsea, Faultline, and Southwestern American Literature. He is the recipient of a 2004 Witter Bynner Translators Residency at the Santa Fe Art Institute for his translations of the Costa Rican poet Eunice Odio.	Americat	A cat-happy homage to the Master!
John Freeman John Freeman has taught digital photography at the university level in his home country of South Africa. He is currently living and working in Taiwan.	Taiwan Food Vendors	Back by popular demand! Photo essay of Taiwan’s traditional outdoor food markets.
Jim Henley Jim Henley’s poems and articles have appeared in the Hudson Review, The Formalist, Reason Online, Chronicles and other outlets. He runs the weblog Unqualified Offerings.	Moe Howard Considers the Death of His Brother, Curly	By far, the best poem on this topic yet to be penned!
Rodger Kamenetz Rodger Kamenetz’ most recent book is The Lowercase Jew. He is the author of The Missing Jew, Nympholepsy, Terra Infirma, and The Jew in the Lotus, which was made into a PBS documentary. He is a professor of Creative Writing and Religious Studies at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.	Golden Days	A wonderful poem for these golden summer days... And no, it’s not about David Bowie!
Moocat le Meaux Moocat le Meaux traveled extensively in Southeast Asia in 1995-96. These travelogs were originally sent out via email to a select group of friends and acquaintances. The collected travelogs, now in manuscript form, are awaiting print publication.	HK Travelogs I and The Culture Report	9 travelogs from the author’s first weeks in Hong Kong, sound files from a 1980s radio comedy show, and a parody/rewrite of a poem premiering in this very issue!
Keli Stafford Keli Stafford lives in Oregon’s Willamette Valley with her husband and children. Her writing has been published in a variety of poetry journals.	Milk Day	A mom tries to come to grips with all these crazy, newfangled school Harley dais.