January 2009 Issue

The cover illustration of Jack Spicer, along with the illustrations of Lorine Niedecker and C.D. Wright, is by Rachel Burgess, of Brookline, Massachusetts. She has a B.A. in Literature from Yale University and an M.F.A. in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts. Her work can be viewed at www.rachelsillustrations.com. Her favorite poet is W.B. Yeats.