To round out poetry month, there’s one more magazine I’d like to talk about: Mythic Delirium, edited by Mike Allen. This magazine has been running steadily since 1998, and across the years has featured poets such as Neil Gaiman, Greer Gilman, Suzette Haden Elgin, Jane Yolen, and Ursula K. Le Guin — among a host of other voices. The newest issue, recently released, is the twenty-sixth installment; the table of contents features familiar names, from Rose Lemberg to Sonya Taaffe, Amal El-Mohtar to C. S. E. Cooney, and fresh ones, like Sandi Leibowitz and Jason Sturner.
The twenty-two poems within range from science-fictional to mythic and cover a wealth of ground in between. For a beginning reader of speculative poetry or a seasoned veteran, there’s a lot on offer in Mythic Delirium 26. The issue is also illustrated with art from Paula Friedlander, Don Eaves and Terrence Mollendor, Daniel Trout, and Anita Allen. The cover is by Tim Mullins.
[A review]