Raindrops on Roses . . . (on The Kitchen Sink: New and Selected Poems, 1972–2007 by Albert Goldbarth; Quiver of Arrows: Selected Poems, 1986–2006 by Carl Phillips; Earthly Meditations: New and Selected Poems by Robert Wrigley; Deep Light: New and Selected Poems, 1987–2007 by Rebecca McClanahan; The Corpse Flower: New and Selected Poems by Bruce Beasley; Crossing to Sunlight Revisited: New and Selected Poems by Paul Zimmer; and Recounting the Seasons: Poems, 1958–2005 by John Engels)
The Best and the Briefest (on The O. Henry Prize Stories 2007: The Best Stories of the Year, edited by Laura Furman; New Stories from the South: 2006—The Year’s Best, edited by Allan Gurganus; Best New American Voices 2007: Fresh Fiction from the Top Writing Programs, edited by Sue Miller; Flash Fiction Forward: 80 Very Short Stories, edited by James Thomas and Robert Shapard; and New Sudden Fiction: Short-Short Stories from America and Beyond, edited by Robert Shapard and James Thomas)
