Scifaikuest

Scifaikuest is an illustrated quarterly magazine that publishes scifaiku, haibun, senryu, and tanka, and articles about these and other poetic art forms. It is published on the first day of February, May, August, and November. So order a copy of this issue today...or better yet, order a subscription.

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Issue 36
The May 2012 issue completes Scifaikuest's 9th year, an eternity in the small indies. This digest of minimalist poetry, edited by Teri Santitoro, has Dan Smith of Cleveland as the Featured Poet. Shelly Bryant provided an article, "The 4 Point," which tells of a new poetry form. And there are some familiar and new voices, as always. Come find out why the crowd has gathered.
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Issue 35
The Featured Poet for this issue is E. Jones, who has rapidly gained a reputation as a top-flight scifaijin. And yes, there are the usual suspects, plus a host of fresh scifaiku voices. Vonnie Crist provides the cover art.
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Issue 34
Scifaikuest, Earth's only periodic print publication dedicated to minimalist poetry is back with another fine issue. The featured poet is Simon Kewin, and the issue includes the usual suspects plus a bunch of new voices. Robert Shmigelsky describes a new poetry form, the diminuendo. And the creative blood-in-motion cover comes from the colorful mind of Karl Eschenbach.
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Issue 33
This is the 9th Anniversary issue of Scifaikuest. You'll find new voices as well as the usual suspects in here. The featured poet is Laura Hill. Shelly Bryant has developed a new minimalist genre poetry form, which she explains in her article "In A Minute" in this issue.
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Issue 32
The Featured Poet for the May 2011 Scifaikuest is LeRoy Gorman of Canada, who has been making a name for himself over the past few years. Also featured is Tanner Wiems' article about a new minimalist poetry form, Zipbuns. And as always, this issue presents new voices as well as the usual suspects.
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Issue 31
This issue of Scifaikuest presents Victor Pineiro as the Featured Poet. Other writers include Julie Bloss Kelsey, Ed Higgins, Terrie Relf, John J. Dumphy, Livia Finucci, Deborah Walker, and many more. This issue also includes several minimalist forms such as Sedoka, Sijo, Haiga, and Cinquains.
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Issue 30
For this issue of Scifaikuest the featured poet is Tanner Wiens. There's also an article about Stellarenga by Richard Magahiz. And of course there are all the usual suspects in minimalist poetry, not to mention several new voices in this issue. If you haven't done so already, come introduce yourself to one of the finest poetic art forms on the planet: minimalist poetry.
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Issue 29
Scifaikuest is a perfect-bound magazine. The Featured Poet for this issue is Lauren McBride. Cover art by Denny Marshall. Writers include John J. Dunphy, LeRoy Gorman, Neal Wilgus, Isabelle Santos, Daniel C. Smith, and many more!
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Issue 28
Featured poet in the May 2010 Scifaikuest is Vito Rispo, whose poignant ku are appropriate to the time of the season. Additionally, a haibun titled "The Plague" by William Boons is an absolute must read and is itself worth the [admittedly inexpensive] price of admission. Come get a copy. You deserve this treat.
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Issue 27
Featured Poet: WC Roberts
Article: From Metaphor to Scifaiku by Joshua Gage
plus Tom Conally, John J. Dunphy, Shelly Bryant, Catherine Oliva, the Hinderliters, and many more!
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Issue 26
The featured poet in this issue is Jim Applegate, who has been a contributor almost since the very first issue of the magazine. You'll also find the usual suspects, and a horde of new voices.
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Issue 25
Welcome to the 7th Anniversary issue of Scifaikuest. Yes, we've been around that long. Not bad for any magazine in the small indie press. We just keep on going and going and going. We're the pink bunny of poetry, with drum.
The featured poet for this issue is Scott Nicolay. He's good. He's very good.
The cover for this issue honors the late Lawrence Hollien, whose art has graced several of our covers over the years. He will be greatly missed.
This issue includes the usual suspects, but we would like to introduce Morgan Bloodaxe, Angel Favazza, L. Mad Hildebrandt, Julie Bloss Kelsey, R. J. Walker Miller, Timothy J. McIntyre, Rebecca Nazar, Catherine Oliva, Albert Schlaht, Deborah Walker, and Lorie Witkop.
Come see what they did.
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Issue 24
The featured poet this issue is David C. Kopaska-Merkel, and he has provided some truly off-the-wall poetic concepts. This issue also includes an article on Threesomes, by Shelly Bryant, plus work by Ann K. Schwader, Tom Conally, Thane Thompson, Sheryl Nantus, Greg Schwartz, Terrie Relf, and many more.
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Issue 23
The February 2009 Scifaikuest features the work of Marcie Lynn Tentchoff, with a haibun by Dorine Ratulangie, and poems by oino sakai, Ann K. Schwader, Joshua Gage, Malea Grubb, Rhian Waller, Carl Brennan, and many more!
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Issue 21
6th Anniversary Issue
Featured Poet: Tyree Campbell
Article: Theft from the Masters, by Joshua Gage
plus Greg Schwartz, Guy Belleranti, M. Frost, s.c. virtes, Susan Palmer, assu, Robin Mayhall, Shelly Bryant, Marsheila Rockwell, Deborah P. Kolodji, and many more.
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Issue 20
Featured poet is J. E. Stanley. This issue includes work by Tim Jamieson, Sarah Wagner, Richard H. Fay, John J. Dunphy, Anthony Bernstein, and many more!
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Issue 19
The February 2008 Scifaikuest features cover art by Lawrence Hollien, and an article titled "Introduction to Cinquains" by Joshua Gage, who also is the featured poet for this issue. Scifaikuest includes scifaiku, tanka, haibun, and other minimalist forms, by familiar faces and some new ones, such as Francesca Forrest and Fong Hum, Rena Sherwood, Danny Strack, Mark Earls, Richard H. Fay, Luke Richer, Dorine Ratulangie, Phillip A. Ellis, Dixie Johe, F.J. Bergmann and Benjamin Norman Pierce.
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Issue 18
Featured Article: Haiku as an Ideal Medium for Horror, by Joshua Gage. Featured Scifaijin: Stephen M. Wilson. Plus Carl Brennan, Joanne Morcom, John J. Dunphy, and many more!
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Issue 16
Featured Poet: Andrea Gradidge
Includes: Rhyme In Haiku by J. Bruce Fuller
plus poetry by Meg Swanton, Eric Berg, Francis W. Alexander, Justin Bohardt, Scott Lyerly, Guy Belleranti, Deborah Kolodji, Robin Mayhall, M. Frost, Kendall Evans, and more.
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Issue 15
Featured Poet is Deborah P. Kolodji. The issue features work by Vladislav Vassiliev, J. Bruce Fuller, Drew Morse, Lisa Bradley, Stephen M. Wilson, Jim Applegate, Tom Galusha, Abby Brennan, Irving, and more!
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Issue 14
Featured poet is Lucien. J. Bruce Fuller reviews the scifaiku chapbook Stellar Possibilities, by John J. Dunphy. Scifaiku by Darrell Lindsey, J. E. Stanley, John McDonnell, Karen Porter, Tim Jamieson, Terrie Relf, Karen Newman, Francis W. Alexander, Daniel Ausema, and more.
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Issue 13
Featured poet: Peg Duthie. Other poets include Darrell Lindsey, Thomas Zimmerman, Terrie Relf, oino sakai, ushi, Cathy Buburuz, Tim Jamieson, Sean Eret, and Stephen M. Wilson, and others.
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Issue 12
Included in this issue is an article by Deborah P. Kolodji, "From Scifaiku To Rengay." The Featured Scifaijin is Daniel C. Smith. Scifaiku, Tanka, and Haibun by John J. Dunphy, J. Bruce Fuller, Cathy Buburuz, Pat Tompkins, Amitava Dasgupta, and more.
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Issue 11
The featured poet is Guy Belleranti, and the featured article is Science Fiction Cinquains by Jim Applegate. The issue features the works of Tom Galusha, Cathy Buburuz, Deborah P. Kolodji, James Weaver, Tim Jamieson, John Grey, Kumudha Venkatesan, Amitava Dasgupta, Wesley Lambert, and more...
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Issue 10
...includes scifaiku by Francis W. Alexander, E. N. De Choudens, Michael Kelly, Deborah P. Kolodji, William Boons, Guy Belleranti, and many others, plus haibun by Joanne Morcom, Amitava Dasgupta, and Robin Mayhall. The featured scifaijin is Aurelio Rico Lopez. Cover art by 7ARS.
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Issue 8
In this issue, Oino Sakai is the Featured Poet, Three Star Chamber by Steve Sneyd is reviewed, and the issue includes six tanka, a poignant haibun by John J. Dunphy, a Joined Scifaiku by Nancy Bennett, and a veritable cornucopia of scifaiku by the likes of Terrie Leigh Relf, Tim Jamieson, Wesley Lambert, Jim Applegate, Eric Marin, Ann O'Nimbus, Karen Newman, and many others. The cover art is "Madonna Of The Jellies," by Lawrence Hollien, whose work appears in SDP for the first time.
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Issue 7
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Issue 6
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Issue 5
The August 2004 issue of Scifaikuest features an article by Terrie Relf called "How To Write Zips and Zip Rengays," plus poetry by E. S. Putnam, John Dunphy, Terrie Relf, Wesley Lambert, Wendy Delmater, Aurelio Rico Lopez III, Erin Marin, Tom Brinck, Lawrence Barker, John Grey, Karen Newman, David Olson, Cecil Washington, Philip Reyth, Ireland's Paul Whyte, Peter A. Lee, Francis Alexander, Justin Joseph Kloer, and Jennifer Loring.
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