I am pleased to announce the return of Astropoetica: Mapping the Stars through Poetry. The summer issue is now up, featuring:

• Faraway Suns, by Bruce McRae
• The Neophyte, by A. B. S. Dudevant
• Observatory, by F.J. Bergmann
• Call and Response, by Mary Krane Derr
• Castor and Pollux at Rest, by Gila Mon
• The Astronomer, by Kelly Cressio-Moeller
• Astronomy Lessons, by Casey FitzSimons
• A Tanaga, by David Edwards
• Stars Dream, by Craig W. Steele
• Vesta Variations: Two Poems, by Kendall Evans and Samantha Henderson
• Away, by Kelly Cressio-Moeller
• 20/20 Florida Vision or, The Miracle of the Great Turtle Mother, by Karla Linn Merrifield
• Paradox of Return, by Shannon Connor Winward
• Promotion, by Rich Magahiz
• Starring the Dream of Horses and Angels, by Jane Røken
• Specola Vaticana, by Gila Mon
• Why, Sky?, by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe
• Star-Struck Utopias of the 21st Century, by Antler

Proofs for the epically delayed summer issue are finally out. Assuming I don’t go into labor tonight (please not tonight), everyone should be able to enjoy new astropoetry soon.

I have responded to much of the submissions backlog, but I do have final decisions to make on a few older pieces. Hopefully I will be able to respond to all of these before my son arrives, but I may need to abuse your patience a bit longer.

Astropoetica is pleased to announce the launch of its summer issue, featuring:

• As Others See Us, by Jared Carter
• Galileo Flies at Midnight, by Mary A. Turzillo
• Libration, by Christine Klocek-Lim
• Cosmologies, by Patrick Kanouse
• Emergent Property, by Howard V. Hendrix
• Violent collision of stellar winds detected, by Christine Klocek-Lim
• Hevelius, by Judith Skillman
• Saving the Appearances, by Maryann Corbett
• Separation, by Maryann Corbett
• The Astronomer, by Judith Skillman
• The Crab, by John Blakeslee
• The Grand Design, by Danny Adams
• Leonids, NM 14, by Gwen Wille
• Upon Attending the Unveiling of Galaxy Messier 101, by Jennifer Clark
• Observable Universe, by Audrey Walls
• The Golden Fleece II after Susan Mitchell, by Barbara Regenspan
• Warring Constellations, by Carmen Eichman
• CDM, by Kayleigh Ayn Bohémier
• A Day in the Life of the Universe, I, by Teegan Dykeman-Brown
• I Still Have the Sky, by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

…or rather, should we say, she’s looking fresher after her little vacation? Proofs are out for the summer issue. Watch this space.

Astropoetica: Mapping the Stars through Poetry is pleased to announce the launch of its winter issue, featuring:

• Invocation, by Aratus, translated by Aaron Poochigian
• What Newton Knew, by Katie Fesuk
• The Physics Major Agrees to Take the English Major Star Gazing, by Andrew Rihn
• Bringing to Light, by Andrew Rihn
• Saturn at First Sight, by O.J. Cade
• Alexander von Humboldt Visits the Moon, by Sharon Mock
• Circadian, by Katie Fesuk
• The Diary of the Sun, by Trevor Price
• Rebel Angels, by Pat Tompkins
• A Hail of Pebbles and Dust, by Bogi Takács
• Search, by Geoffrey A. Landis
• Relativity Theory, by Kim Goldberg
• Water on the Moon, by Ray Sharp
• Bailly, by Robert Borski
• The Reverend’s Fantasy, by Mark Blaeuer
• Different Stars, Different Sky, by Aalix Roake
• Earthrise, Viewed from Meridiani, Sol 687, by Geoffrey A. Landis
• Starstruck, by John Philip Johnson
• Saturn’s moon may have hidden seas, by Christine Klocek-Lim
• Spirit at Troy, by Mary A. Turzillo
• Phobos, Deimos, by Robert Borski
• The Lives of The Stars, by Meg Smith
• The Anonymous Stars, by Aratus, translated by Aaron Poochigian
• Virgo, by Aratus, translated by Aaron Poochigian
• Strategic Place, by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe
• Progress, by Rae Spencer

Proofs for the next issue have been sent! I will not tempt fate any further than to say that I hope to share this issue’s delicious verse with our readers soon.

Yes, we’re still here, and the next issue is nearly complete – hurrah! I’m still waiting to clear a few last details, but I should be sending out proofs shortly.

Current submitters should know that I do have a bit of a submissions backlog that I am working to cut down to size. I’m pulling some strings, so hopefully I’ll be caught up after the holiday weekend.

Thanks for everyone’s patience and understanding. I’m truly grateful.

Astropoetica: Mapping the Stars through Poetry celebrates Global Astronomy Month with the launch of its spring issue, featuring:

• Starfruit, by J. C. Runolfson
• Comet Girl, by Claudine R. Moreau
• The Moon and Venus, by Jim Culleny
• Volcanoes on Io, by Melissa Frederick
• Like Craters, by Stephanie Suhr
• Deep Solar Minimum Blues, by Ann K. Schwader
• Eros, by Melissa Frederick
• Lithopedion, by Robert Borski
• Dark River to Antares, by Stefanie Maclin
• Heliopause, by Raul Garcia
• The Reform of the Calendar, by Maryann Corbett
• Orbit, by Jen D. Clark
• Chant, by Raul Garcia
• Total Lunar Eclipse, by Elissa Malcohn
• Dying Butterfly, by Ann K. Schwader
• The Crab Nebula, by Albert Melear
• Not in Our Stars, by Maryann Corbett
• Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, by Stephen Lefebure
• The Eighty-Eight, by Claire Webber
• A Conclusion after the International Year of Astronomy 2009, by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

I have now responded to all submissions received prior to April 9, 2010. If you have not heard from me, please feel free to query.

Astropoetica: Mapping the Stars through Poetry celebrates the International Year of Astronomy with the release of its fall issue, featuring:

• Duet for Leviathan and Glass, by Mary Alexandra Agner
• Constellations, by Jim Culleny
• Looking for the Comet Halley, by Barbara Crooker
• Beyond These Thin Apartment Walls, by Emily K. Bright
• Apparition, by Mary Alexandra Agner
• When the Seeing is Good, by Shelly Bryant
• Myth Of Aether, by Claudine R. Moreau
• Dissolution of the Moon, by Rae Pater
• River: 18, by Jeff Streeby
• Missing A Comet, by Meg Smith
• A Dark Matter, by Kath Abela Wilson
• A Letter to the Moon, by F.J. Bergmann
• Blue Hand, by G. O. Clark
• Haystack Observatory, by Meg Smith
• Mother of the Moon, by Dan Mitrut
• Tilt Your Satellite Dishes, by Claudine R. Moreau
• Observatory, by John Colvin
• Black Hole Theorem: ‘The Great Alexander’, by Dave Shortt
• Dumbbell Nebula, by Tree Riesener
• Astro-Memorial, by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

This issue is dedicated to the memory of Steliana Gheorghe, mother of longtime Astropoetica contributor Andrei Dorian Gheorghe. She was a dear friend of astropoetry and left us much too soon.