Exile Vol. XLII No. 2

40th Year Title Page i Epigraph by Ezra Pound ii Table of Contents ii Editorial Board iii frying fritters by Liz Bolyard \u2796 1 For Katherine by Carl Boon \u2796 1 poem paint by alex e blazer \u2797 2-3 Leftover Roses by Melissa Bostrom \u2796 4-12 O.J. (artwork) by Todd Gys \u2799 13 Untitled by Adrienne Fair \u2796 14-15 Hills by Liz Bolyard \u2796 16 A Serious Discussion with Ed Shim by Carl Boon \u2796 17 Untitled by David Kendall \u2796 18-19 Brave River by Nikole Hobbs \u2799 20-21 a wavy wail by alex e blazer \u2797 22-23 Misplaced by Tyler Smith \u2797 24 Imogene by Erin Lott \u2796 25-26 Why I can\u27t sleep at night by Colin Bossen \u2798 27 A Lovesong Never Realised by Matthew Rump \u2798 28 Contributors\u27 Notes 29-30 Special thanks to EPI Printing of Livonia, Michigan and Graphic Concepts Unlimited of Okemos, Michigan for helping to make this issue possible. -iii Cover art The Longest Neck by Todd Gys -ii