SEMI-FINALIST POEMS, Lyric Recovery Festival 2002 Below are the twenty poems selected at the public reading held at Poets House, 72 Spring St., Manhattan, on March 23. The judges were sequestered with an audio feed and anonymous, numbered copies of the poems. The panel was composed of Ron Price, Johanna Keller, and Evert Eden. Panel assistants were Maggie Balistreri and Gretl Claggett. These twenty poems are being reviewed in anonymous form by Alfred Corn. Finalist poems selected by Mr. Corn should be posted by late Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning. Follow-up inquiries should be sent to philophonema@aol.com Congratulations go to all quarter-finalist participants. Special thanks go to the panel and to Poets House, whose 40,000-volume library, made available under a special rental agreement, provided a perfect venue. The library is essential to the mission which Poets House performs, but the facility provides a wealth of other resources too, including a gallery of manuscript and related exhibits, its own readings, workshops, prepares a directory and hosts an annual showcase of poetry books published in the preceding year. This year's showcase takes place on April 6. See poetshouse.org for details. Arachne Unstrung Archaeopteryx Bankrupt Farms Bird in Tree Cuccina Dutch Interior: The Artist and His Model Dutch Interior: The Letter Reader Exactitude Interior Landscape with Frog Khyamm's Q&A (ghazal) Lentils Machine Dance Moon in Water Moth Myth On the Road to Rose Blanche Playing God Rhomboid The Harvesters To Open the Open Gate Zero Hour END -- END -- END