| Just as a miller is someone
who takes raw material and works it into a refined product, so, too, does
the poet. And while a pond’s surface becomes a mirror, reflecting
all that is going on around it, there is another entire world occurring
beneath, with each thing dependent on the others within that world, but
also connected to the world on the surface.
Unless you look beneath the
surface, you don't really notice what's going on down there. A poem,
a really good poem, has that same quality to it. What's happening
on the surface is fascinating in itself, but beneath that surface is another
whole meaning that, although connected to the surface, becomes visible
only when viewed from a different angle.
So relax and explore each
poem presented on the following pages. Climb vistas or dive deep,
as each perspective will bring you to another truth. |
In 1998, H&H Press decided
to expand its small press publishing endeavors with the publishing of
an annual magazine, miller's pond, edited by C.J. Houghtaling.
Julie Damerell joined the
miller's pond staff in 1999 as the web poetry editor.
In 2001 the Loella Cady Lamphier
Prize for Poetry was established in honor of C.J.'s grandmother who passed
away in 1999.
In 2003, David Cazden made
his debut as editor for the print version of the magazine.
Cover drawing, copyright
1998, by Natalie Kennedy.
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