Black Oak Presents: A Quarterly Journal of Mid-American Culture
In our Winter 2010 issue, we bring you short stories by Chavo Antonio, Amelia Cotter, Ulysses Gerdes, and Andy Nowicki, plus art and photography by Mark Swain, Dean M. Vandenhoy, Jamie Williams & more! Plus, you won't want to miss our interview with "Jessamyn and Charles" a musical duo from Peoria, Illinois and winner of our 2010 local music search!
"I will say I despise the snobbery you often encounter which says that a place like Peoria can’t produce any relevant or cool cultural artists or artifacts," Charles tells us. "That’s untrue. Peoria is definitely “uncool” by virtue of it being an out of the way, Midwest fly-over city, famous mainly for tractors. But uncool should be celebrated. It’s the place of rock." We wholeheartedly agree.
In "Separate Thirsts," one of our four featured narratives, Robert Klein Engler brings our readers a 365-line pastoral poem that emphasizes that for us, the real pastoral setting just might be suburbia. "It is into this suburban setting that the death of love comes as a rude awakening," he writes. “The Road” by Jason Fairchild beautifully accentuates Robert's poem. Throughout this issue of Black Oak Presents, artwork, photography, and prose are intertwined in an artistic unity of expression.
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Previous Issues:
Autumn 2010
In our Autumn 2010 issue, we bring you interviews with two of the Midwest’s hottest burlesque stars, Red Hot Annie and Foxy Tann. We also feature fiction by Troy Blackford, William Feltt, Eckhard Gerdes, and Lino Valentim, as well as art and photography by George Denninger, Kate McGee, Erin Nolan, Claudia Smalley. Eckhard Gerdes continues Black Oak Presents’ tradition of being on the cutting edge with his experimental fiction “A New Fence.”
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Summer 2010
In our Summer 2010 issue, Black Oak brings you an exclusive interview with Andrew Yeoman of the Bay Area National Anarchists. We also feature art by Ryan Hoevenaar, Rachel Katzman, Kieran McGonnell, and more, plus fiction by Golda Carrico, Steven Clark, Robert Klein Engler, and Nick Vracar.
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Spring 2010
In our Spring 2010 issue, Black Oak brings you an exclusive interview with Jan Stover, Founder and Director of The Mothers Institute. We feature a review of Minsk’s new album 'With Echoes in the Movement of Stone', as well as profiles of other local artists. This issue also contains art, fiction, and photography by Ann Coddington Rast, Stephen Cunningham, Camille Hawbaker, Mark Swain, and many others.
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Summer 2009
Interview with Hart D. Fisher of American Horrors
Narratives and Poetry by:
Joe Pryce
Stephen Redding
Lino Valentim
Elizabeth Kate Switaj
Lorelei Bell
Artwork and Photography by:
Kieran McGonnell
Jane Linders
Jennica Abrams
Missy Sue
Jeffrey A. Sass
Mark A. Polege
Spring 2009
Interview with Stephanie Kuehnert, author of I WANNA BE YOUR JOEY RAMONE
Narratives and Poetry by:
Xenia Sunic
Dr. Jeff Higgason
Steven Clark
Zach Germaniuk
Artwork and Photography by:
Chris Taylor
Kate McGee
Greg Inda
Winter 2009
Interviews with Dr. Tom Sunic and Dr. Phillip W. Serna
Narratives and Poetry by:
William Feltt
Dr. Jeff Higgason
Rafael Miguel
Frank Palmer Purcell
Lino Valentim
Artwork and Photography by:
Greg Inda
Jackie Settepani
David Waters
Autumn 2008
Articles and Reviews by:
Dr. Jeff Higgason
Chris Lempa
Cathal Liam McFee
Bob Poole
Patrick Sullivan
Michael Watts
Narratives and Poetry by:
Glen Davis
Bethany Jordan Folk
Tanya Kelley
Artwork and Photography by:
Cindy Bernhard
Vaeda Baty
Danielle A. Levsky
Jackie Settepani
Chris Taylor
Dawn Thomas
Summer 2008
Interview with Derrick Jensen, author of The Culture of Make Believe and Endgame
Articles and Reviews by:
Chris Lempa
Pat Sullivan
Jordan Fisher Smith
Molly Fisk
Narratives and Poetry by:
Katherine McGee
David Matson
Nick Vracar
Artwork and Photography by:
David Matson
Greg Inda