In Print

Donald Palumbo's book on the literary uses of scientific premises in science fiction,  Chaos Theory, Asimov's Foundations and Robots, and Herbert's Dune: the Fractal Aesthetic of Epic Science Fiction published by Greenwood Press (2002) argues that "both Asimov and Herbert echo the scientific premise on which their epic science fiction series are based, chaos theory, in every level of their narratives, from metaphor and allusion, to motif and theme, to plot structure and series architecture, while also demonstrating, perhaps even more incredibly, that both authors used chaos theory as the scientific premise on which these works are based decades before the principles of chaos theory were articulated by the scientific community."  Palumbo summarizes it this way: "This book is just really way cool."  His previous books include Eros in the Mind's Eye: Sexuality and the Fantastic in Art and Film (1986), Erotic Universe: Sexuality and Fantastic Literature (1986), and Spectrum of the Fantastic: Selected Essays from the Sixth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts (1988), all available from Greenwood Press.

Peter Makuck's poem, "Valentine," is included in a new anthology, Proposing on the Brooklyn Bridge: Poems About Marriage, published by Grayson Books (2003), The anthology is edited by Ginny Lowe Connors and includes poems by Richard Wilbur, Wendell Berry, Sharon Olds, Linda Pastan, Stephen Dunn, and Elizabeth Spires.  Makuck also has three poems -- "Departures," "Island," and "Jumping Mullet" -- featured in The Hampden-Sydney Review's special issue devoted to "Poetry of the Sea."

Ellen Arnold's review of Osage poet, essayist, and Medievalist Carter Revard's multi-genre memoir, Winning the Dust Bowl (University of Arizona Press, 2001), was published in Western American Literature (Fall 2002).  In the memoir, Revard writes: "This book tells of growing up in a mixed-blood family of Indian and Irish and Scotch-Irish folks, and names some of those who have helped me redeem the time I was given.  It moves from Oklahoma to Oxford and the Isle of Skye, to Jerusalem, Paris, and the Isle of Patmos, to Knossos, Bellagio, St. Louis, Cahokia Mounds, and California.  There are stories of Poncas and Osages, of the American Indian Movement and urban Indian centers.  Some are powwow stories, some Oxford fables; some talk of racing greyhounds and stealing watermelons, others of bootlegging and bankrobbing.  As for kissing, there's no telling: where I come from, paparazzi rhymes with Nazi."  In addition, Arnold's bio-bibliograpical entry on Chickasaw writer, Linda Hogan, appeared in Contemporary American Women Fiction Writers: an A-to-Z Guide published by Greenwood Press (2002).

Michelle Eble's article, "The Primetime Agora: Knowledge, Power, and 'Mainstream' Resource Venues for Women Online," co-authored with Robin Breault, was published in a special issue of Computers and Composition titled "Power and the World Wide Web" (October 2002).  From the editor: "Michelle Eble and Robin Breault ... discuss the importance of iVillage.com, which, although for the most part absent from discussions of rhetoric and electronic communication, accumulates a significant number of the hours women spend online.  Eble and Breault argue that it is important to recognize the exchange and creation of knowledge by and for women that is taking place at women's online resource venues. They further indicate that mainstream online sites for women can offer productive ways of viewing and discussing these sites as pedagogical tools in the writing classroom."

Seodial Deena's "Synonymy of Multiculturalism and Postcolonialism through Globalization" appeared in Latitude 63? North: Proceedings of the 8th International Region and Nation Literature Conference edited by David Bell and published by Mid-Sweden University College in Ostersund, (Fall 2002).  His "Plenary Lecture: A Critical Overview of Caribbean Literature" was printed in the abstracts of the Ninth International Conference on the Literature of Region and Nation Conference held at the University of Natal, South Africa July 30 through August 2, 2002.  Deena writes, "Through its marriage with postcolonial and multicultural studies, Caribbean Criticism has become an emergent and a popular culture, producing twentieth century cutting edge literature and two Nobel Literature laureates -- Derek Walcott (1992) and V. S. Naipaul (2001).  The Caribbean, however, more than any other region, has suffered most uniquely from colonial exploitation, oppression, and marginalization, but it is only now receiving some critical attention and international recognition.  For the complete abstract see (http://www.und.ac.za/rni/abdetails.html).

Brett Hursey has published the following poems in quarterlies and little magazines, all in 2002: "Relativity," "He Knows He's In Deep," and "Archeology" in The Writer's Hood; "Bumps in the Night" and "Homelands" in Pegasus; "Dr. Doolittle" in Southern Humanities Review; "Inheritance," "Geppetto," and "The Cat Who Owns My House" in Diner; "Poetry Break" in Open Spaces Quarterly; "Cuttings" in The Green Tricycle; "A Sadness of Men" in Potpourri; "Aquaman" in The Blind Man's Rainbow; "Siren" in Poetry Motel; "Concessions" in Common Ground Review; "Sea Monkeys" in Edgz; "Andy's Wife" in Devil Blossoms; and "Separation Anxiety" (recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize) in Verse Libre Quarterly.

Reginald Watson's "Negative Male Imagery in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God and Alice Walkerís The Third Life of Grange Copeland" was published in Middle Atlantic Writers Association Review 14 (June 2002).

Pat Bizzaro's review-essay, "Awake and Marvelling," on Anthony Piccione's posthumously published collection of poems The Guests at the Gate (BOA Editions, 2002) was printed in Tar River Poetry 42.1 (Fall 2002).  Bizzaro says, "In it I study final poems and final causes, which I hope will evolve into a book focusing on such things as poems written by poets who know they're dying."  Piccione died in 2001.

The updated Random House Modern Library edition of Selected Poems of William Wordsworth (May 2001) edited by Mark Van Doren, with introduction by David Bromwich, and copious notes supplied by Michele Sharp, is now available.

"Identifying and Accommodating Audiences for Technical and Professional Communication Research," by Jo Allen and Sherry Southard, has been published in Research in Technical Communication, edited by Laura Gurak and Mary Lay, as part of the "Contemporary Studies in Technical Communication" series published by Praeger's Greenwood Press (Westport, CT, 2002).  From the publisher: "The purpose of this cutting-edge collection of essays is threefold: first, it presents the principles of data collection and interpretation or the methodological distinctions of a particular method appropriate to technical communication research.  Second, it discusses the foundational principles of the methodologies given the primary discipline in which they were created and applied.  Finally, it reflects upon the process of importing and employing these methodologies into the research field of technical communication, and on how technical communication research has contributed to the development and application of these methodologies."

Jerry Leath Mills's essay, "Sinclair Lewis, Jack London, and the 'Bo-Teaser'," was published in The Sinclair Lewis Society Newsletter 11.1 (Fall 2002).  The newsletter is published twice a year by The Sinclair Lewis Society and the English Department at Illinois State University in Normal, IL.  Each issue covers many topics from reviews of a musical production of Elmer Gantry to an article on how to teach Arrowsmith.  Some sections reappear in each publication, like e-mails and new Lewis websites on the internet, citings of Lewis in the news, and updates about collecting and book values.

"Barbudan Creole English: Its history and some grammatical features" by Michael Aceto was published in English World-Wide: a Journal of Varieties of English 23 (2002) edited by Edgar W. Schneider.  This  journal focuses on scholarly discussions of new findings in the dialectology and sociolinguistics of the English-speaking communities (native and second-language speakers), but general problems of sociolinguistics, creolistics, language planning, multilingualism and modern historical sociolinguistics are included if they have a direct bearing on modern varieties of English.  Although teaching problems are normally excluded, English World-Wide provides important background information for all those involved in teaching English throughout the world.