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 57 features a craft interview with Knute Skinner, an editorial on conquistadors, an essay by Todd Moore, a James Dickey memorial, an Allen Ginsberg memorial, "Thumbnail Sketch of the last 100 Years of American Poetry" by William Packard, and poetry by Todd Moore, Red Hawk, Lyn Lifshin, X. J. Kennedy, Charles Bukowski, James Broughton, Antler, Anna Adams, Franz Douskey, Gary Goude, Ethan Gilsdorf, Charles Webb, Alison Stone, Tom Rockwell, Vivian Shipley, Elisavietta Ritchie, William Packard, Lisa Palma, Edgar Oliver, Linda Lerner, David Gelsanliter, Daniel Deihle, Patricia Covey, Gina Bergamino, Jill Barnes, Nicole Blackman, Lawrence Mallory, Margaret Gilbert, Tony Gloeggler, Corrine De Winter, Matt Buys, Tom Chandler, M. E. Grow, Jacquelyn Gavron, Sandi Leibowitz, Timothy Monaghan, Corin Nguyen, Kristan Ryan, Bob Slaymaker, Laura Bucko, Trent Busch, Beck, Linda Yen, Lolalee Walker, Carolyn Slapikas, Angelo Verga, Pedro Sanvedra, M. A. Schaffner, Laurel Schulze, Jack Shadoian, Daniel Sklar, Laura Sims, Heather Smith, James Snydal, Anthony Sobin, John Sokol, W. Gregory Stewart, Robert Sweet, Robert Vivian, Michael Walls, and Eve Wood.