THE CANOPIC JAR #9

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The Canopic Jar is an organic forum for multi-media expression with an emphasis on literary efforts and minimalist graphics. Previous productions have included conventionally printed issues and a live stage show, among other ventures.

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Canopic Jar #9 represents the first in a series of bi-annual online literary journals featuring poetry, short prose, and graphics.

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CONTENTS

The Wedding Cast, a short story by Charles E. Rice
5 Poems by Mary Sue Koeppel
Ace, a short story by David Greenberger
Stuck in the Script, a poem by P. A. Merrill
3 Poems by Phil Rice
In Defence of Shelley and the Jam-A Beautiful Obsession, an essay by Doug Hoekstra

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NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS

As the editor and founder of the inventive magazine The Duplex Planet , David Greenberger has achieved artistic heights to which The Canopic Jar can only aspire. Started in 1979 as an outlet for the expressiveness of the elderly residents of a nursing home, The Duplex Planet has evolved into an expanse of creative ventures that include stage shows, radio programs, comic books, various spoken word and music CDs, and a website-just to name a few. And the magazine, currently based in Saratoga Springs, NY, remains at the heart of the enterprise. A visit to The Duplex Planet website will entertain and enlighten-as well as introduce the visitor to the creative world of David Greenberger. (The "Visitor Center" alone is worth the trip, although its contents will likely inspire a longer visit.) Mary Sue Koeppel is the celebrated editor of Kalliope, one of the most distinguished and venerated women's literary journals in the United States (and, for that matter, beyond ...). A resident of Jacksonville, Fla., Mary Sue Koeppel is truly a maestro of the poetic. Her most recent book is In The Library of Silences: Poems of Loss, published by Rhiannon Press and currently available through The Canopic Bookstore.

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Charles E. Rice, a native of Rossville, Georgia, sold his first article to an ecclesatical journal in 1955. Since that time he has had dozens of articles, essays , and reviews published-some specifically related to his being an ordained Episcopal priest, others clearly in response to his personal muse, and all demonstrating his gift for the written word. A collection of autobiographical essays and other writings, The View from My Ridge, is slated for publication in the Fall of 2002. To be placed on the mailing list for news regarding the book or to reserve a copy in advance, contact Canopic Publishing.

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Chicago-bred, Nashville-based writer Doug Hoekstra has published over a dozen short stories and is now building an impressive list of publication credits for his self-styled "non-fictions." Already well-known as a superb genre-defying songsmith, he has released five critically-acclaimed CDs at last count, and as a live performer he is seemingly ubiquitous (he recently returned from a tour of the United Kingdom). For more information on Doug's music and writing, visit www.doughoekstra.com or check out his CDs at Amazon.com.

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The whereabouts of reclusive poet P. A. Merrill remain unconfirmed but he is presumed to be living in or near the area of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Merrill is a co-founder of Canopic Jar and left "Stuck In The Script" unguarded in the vaults. His apparent inability to navigate the internet circumvents his disputing the poem's authorship or preventing its publication.

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Leslie Phillips is a freelance writer and photographer from Appalachia who currently lives on an imaginary sailboat moored just off of Key West, Fla.

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Phil Rice lives on Doctor's Lake, an inlet of the St. Johns River, in Orange Park, Fla., where he writes many words of little consequence. He is the curator of The Canopic Jar, hence the inclusion of his poems in this issue.

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Submissions are now being accepted for Canopic Jar #10, to be published November 04, 2002. Experimental and conventional pieces-poetry or short prose of any genre-are equally welcome, as are graphics that can be submitted via internet (photographs, drawings, etc.).

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Please send your comments, correspondence, inquiries, or submissions to the editor

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The editor of Canopic Jar is Phil Rice with additional art direction by Leslie Phillips. All rights for any work used by Canopic Jar are retained by the individual artists. All other contents are copyright 2002 Canopic Jar. No items should be borrowed or reproduced in any form without permission of the respective copyright holder.

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