A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

Between 1960 and 1963, the renowned Wisconsin writer, poet, and lecturer August Derleth (1909–1971) edited and published a magazine under the title Hawk & Whippoorwill. The saddle-stitch journal was devoted to poems of man and nature, and though it was simply designed, it was widely esteemed for its uncommon integrity. Contributors included James T. Farrell, John Beecher, Felix Stefanile, Carleton Drewry, and Helga Sandburg.

It is our pleasure to welcome you to the inaugural issue of the revived Hawk & Whippoorwill. We are grateful to have the endorsement and support of April Derleth, who is now the head of Arkham House, the publishing firm founded by her father. We are also grateful to the poets who submitted their work to this volume and to the staff whose diligence helped make the journal that you now hold possible.

In keeping with the format of the original, our journal is a slim volume which keeps a tight focus on the poems themselves and on the relationship between nature and humanity. The poems speak with one another — and, we hope, to something in our readers’ feelings and thoughts. Thank you for picking up a copy, and enjoy.

VOLUME 1 NUMBER 1, SUMMER SOLSTICE 2008

• Robert Riche, "Psalm"
• Jane Levin, "Devotion "
• Gene Auprey, "Lost"
• C.E. Chaffin, "The Proper Sound"
• Temple Cone, "Cord"
• Juliegh Howard-Hobson, "Twilight"
• George Brooks, "The Foxes Have Holes, or Escalante"
• Ed Minus, "Two Views, from Some Distance, of a Deciduous Tree"
• Maggie Dietz, "Paisano"
• Theoklis Kouyialis, "Eurydike"
            (translated by "Nora Clark Liassis)
• Joy Raab-Faber, "Walk Lake"
• Matthew Nienow, "What the Tundra Has to Offer"
• Eugenio Montale, "Tentava la Vostra Mano la Tastiera"
            (translated by George Kalogeris)
• Andrew Saltarelli, "The Broken Rose"