The Mackinaw: a journal of prose poetry
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      • Francis Fernandes
      • Marc Frazier
      • Richard Garcia
      • Jennifer Mills Kerr
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Dear Reader,

We have another juicy issue here for you, chock full of brilliant and beautiful prose poems.

It is an honour to feature the fine work of so many talented writers. Whether you are already a big fan of a particular poet, or discovering them for the first time, these prose poems will astonish you and inspire you and show you the magic and the madness of this world.

​Thank you to every writer and reader. Please share your favourite prose poems on social media, and let your friends know about the wonderful work these poets are producing.

love, Lorette
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Studies Woman’s Heads, Nudes, Landscapes and Peaches, by Pierre Auguste Renoir (France) 1896
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  • The Mackinaw
  • Early Issues
    • Issues Menu
    • Issue One >
      • Letter From the Editor
      • Cassandra Atherton
      • Claire Bateman
      • Carrie Etter
      • Alexis Rhone Fancher
      • Linda Nemec Foster
      • Jeff Friedman
      • Hedy Habra
      • Oz Hardwick
      • Paul Hetherington
      • Meg Pokrass
      • Clare Welsh
      • Francine Witte
    • Issue Two >
      • Letter From the Editor
      • Essay: Norbert Hirschhorn
      • Opinion: Portly Bard
      • Interview: Jeff Friedman
      • Dave Alcock
      • Saad Ali
      • Nin Andrews
      • Tina Barry
      • Roy J. Beckemeyer
      • John Brantingham
      • Julie Breathnach-Banwait
      • Gary Fincke
      • Michael C. Keith
      • Joseph Kerschbaum
      • Michelle Reale
      • John Riley
    • Issue Three >
      • Letter From the Editor
      • Sally Ashton Interview
      • Sheika A.
      • Cherie Hunter Day
      • Christa Fairbrother
      • Melanie Figg
      • Karen George
      • Karen Paul Holmes
      • Lisa Suhair Majaj
      • Amy Marques
      • Diane K. Martin
      • Karen McAferty Morris
      • Helen Pletts
      • Kathryn Silver-Hajo
    • ISSUE FOUR >
      • Letter From the Editor
      • Mikki Aronoff
      • Jacob Lee Bachinger
      • Miriam Bat-Ami
      • Suzanna C. de Baca
      • Dominique Hecq
      • Bob Heman
      • Norbert Hirschhorn
      • Cindy Hochman
      • Arya F. Jenkins
      • Karen Neuberg
      • Simon Parker
      • Mark Simpson
      • Jonathan Yungkans
    • ISSUE FIVE >
      • Writing Prose Poetry: a Course
      • Interview: Tina Barry
      • Book Review: Bob Heman, by Cindy Hochman
      • Carol W. Bachofner
      • Patricia Q. Bidar
      • Rachel Carney
      • Luanne Castle
      • Dane Cervine
      • Christine H. Chen
      • Mary Christine Delea
      • Paul Juhasz
      • Anita Nahal
      • Shaun R. Pankoski
      • James Penha
      • Jeffery Allen Tobin
    • ISSUE SIX >
      • David Colodney
      • Francis Fernandes
      • Marc Frazier
      • Richard Garcia
      • Jennifer Mills Kerr
      • Melanie Maggard
      • Alyson Miller
      • Barry Peters
      • Jeff Shalom
      • Robin Shepard
      • Lois Villemaire
      • Richard Weaver
      • Feral Willcox
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