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Editor's Notes
I begin the comments for RE:AL 26,2 with a note of special appreciation for one of our most loyal and interested supporters, Dr. David Jeffrey, Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research here at Stephen F. Austin State University. It is largely through Dr. Jeffrey's support that our journal has been able to offer editorial-assistant positions to ten different individuals over the last four years, and these colleagues have gone on to careers in computer programming and design, technical writing, journalism, to law school, to Ph.D. programs in various fields, and, of course, into public and private classroom instruction. Dr. Jeffrey has never failed to offer official and moral support, and we much appreciate his interest in academic excellence and graduate scholarship. Thanks, David!
Now, it is with true pleasure that I offer a few preliminary comments about the excellent prose and poetry offered here in the Fall 2001 issue of RE:AL, the Journal of Liberal Arts. For our poetic profferings we are pleased to include a series of David Goldstein's English translations of works by Umberto Saba. Our Italian scholars were particularly taken with the success of Goldstein in capturing the subtleties of the original poet's ideas. Savor these works. In addition we call attention to the point of view embraced by Barbara Hooker's "At the Poultry Reading . . ." and "The Seductiveness of Men in Their Business Suits." With the former, at least, we can empathize.
Other fine poems by some newcomers and some who've been represented in RE:AL's pages before are included. We'd especially like to thank two of the former: D. A. Feinfeld and Philip A. Waterhouse for their efforts. Also, we are particularly fond of Rachel Jennings' "Family Letters" and "Hedge Ghosts."
Among our prose works we would like to call readers' attention to a few RE:AL first-timers: Abbie Lipschutz's "Antwerp, October 1944" and "Poland 1935," two non-fiction works that we feel are icons of personal experience and reflection, Mary Jane Cope and her "Summer of Striptease," Brett Weaver and his "Bulbs," and Lee Varon's "Naramexe." Although we strive to include only the very best in our journal, we are gratified by such high-quality first efforts—at least first efforts for us. As well, we are pleased to include stories by Marie Goyette, Ed Lynskey, Ian Baaske, Edward Phillips, and all the rest. Thanks to all who submitted.
For those of you who are new readers of our journal, we'd like to welcome you to our pages. We read all submissions that fall within the parameters of our guidelines, and we strive to effect quick turnarounds. However, our staff size is extremely limited, so submittors' patience is expected and appreciated.
Finally, we plan a special, double-issue for 2002. This publication will replace our two regular-sized numbers, and we'll mail it during the summer. 2002 will mark the thirty-fifth year of RE:AL's existence, and we'll be very selective concerning its contents. As always, we at RE:AL, the Journal of Liberal Arts, are proud of and grateful for your attention and support. Without our readers we just wouldn't be here.
W. D. H.
May, 2001
Nacogdoches, Texas