Since its founding in 1969 by William Packard, The New York Quarterly has been devoted to excellence in the publication of a unique and fervent cross-section of contemporary American poetry regardless of school of thought, style, or genre. Our only concern is to focus on the craft that underlies effective poetry writing. The New York Quarterly features works by both known and emerging poets. The NYQ Craft Interviews present the views of some of our most outstanding poets on the general subjects of style, prosody and technique. The issues are rounded out with an essay or two on the subject of contemporary American poetry that is both accessible and meaningful to readers, poets, students, and teachers of poetry alike. NYQ 34 features a craft interview with Dennis Bernstein, an editorial on sources of inspiration, an essay by Stephen Stepanchev, and poetry by Diane di Prima, Lola Haskins, Charles Bukowski, Harold Witt, Donald Lev, Enid Dame, Patricia Farewell, Anna Adams, Candy Graybill, Stephen Stepanchev, Tony Gloeggler, Burton Hatlen, Leo Connellan, James Lewisohn, Lyn Lifshin, Antler, Macdonald Carey, Richard Kostelanetz, Anne-Marie Levine, Albert Garcia, Patrick Worth Gray, R. D. Shipp, Chris Stroffolino, William Packard, Yoon Sik Kim, Nancy Farrell, Riq Hospodar, John Blair, Jack Ridl, Wing Tek Lum, Florence Mayers, Thomas McGrath, June L. Collins, Antonio de Nicolas, Sanford Fraser, John Lee Hall, Robert Miltner, Jared Smith, Christopher Ide, Neil Ortenberg, Michael Swift, Patricia Goedicke, and Robert F. Whisler.