Volume 2006 Parnassus

I'm Willing to admit that painfully few people know about this journal, and even fewer know who to thank for it. You can turn back a page to see a list of the men and women that gave their time to make this journal happen.

Last semester the poet Don Bogen graciously read our poetry submissions for the journal. Dr. Bogen teaches at the University of Cincinnati and edits the poetry section of The Cincinnati Review. He published his third book of poetry, Luster, last year and treated Taylor to a delightful and packed reading. Dr. Mook and I conducted an interview with him that will appear in next year's Parnassus. Dr. Bogen picked three of his favorite pieces and sent us his comments on them. You can find his notes following Marc Belcastro's "The Sound of a Violin" on page 6, Amanda Rohland's "lost long ago" on page 26, and Elizabeth Tatum's "Daughter visiters her elderly mother" on page 33.

Also, if you're interested at all in life in Tehran, or just some fantastic stories about growing up, I would highly recommend Roya Hakakian's Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran. During her visit to Taylor last year, Professor Satterlee and Elaine Friedberg did an interview that appears on page 92.

I'd like to thank everyone who had a part in creating this journal; it has been quite an experience. To you, dear reader, I ask that you simply enjoy the writing of Taylor University.

Parnassus Senior Editor,