To Topos (Gr. "to Topos") Poetry International 1999 Special Issue on Poetry in Translation

"To Topos" is an international poetry journal of original poetry in English, French and other languages (with translations in English). The objective is to validate poetry as a force in transcending provincialism and imbalance. The 2002 issue is devoted to the theme of Incarceration. Editorial statements by Roger Weaver, Paul Van Meffe and Joseph Ohmann-Krause open the journal, along with a preface by William F. Schulz, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA. The issue features poems by Gerard Bocholier (France) Kanyadi Sandor (Hungary), Gabor Shein (Hungary), Constantine Traian Preda (Romania), Kareem Al-Darahi (Iraq), and drawings by Kay Ruane (USA). Other contributers include J. A. Nannemann, Faith de Savigne, D. G. Johnson, John Greay, Eric Wayne Dickey, Maura Gage and Leonard J. Cirino.