Buckman Journal - Jodie Beechem

Sensual poetry, a yearning that strains the reins. After a lifetime of correspondence, lovers finally reunite. Dare to walk into a house of vacuums. Two brothers fight over a goldfish. A mayoral candidate discusses the weirdness of society.

For Buckman Journal 002, John Gourley, who fronts Portugal. The Man, collaborated with photographer Hattie Watson to create the cover. Inside: An excerpt from the novel Kickdown by award-winning author Rebecca Clarren; a selection of poems by one of the form's rising stars, Ibby Rivers, paired with the art of Jessica Poundstone; comics by Sketchy People; and a wealth of short stories, memoirs, essays, flash fiction, and art, all made by Portlanders.

Contributors:

Cover by Hattie Watson ' John Gourley

Jerry Sampson, Rich Perin, Stephen O'Donnell, Nicky Nicholson-Klingerman, Andrew Smith, Sara Kachelman, Oliver Kautter, Kelley Baker, Emily Kepulis, Jessie Kwak, Omar Johnson, Liz Lampman, Jessica Poundstone, Rebecca Clarren, Forest Wolf Kell, Shilo Niziolek, Aiden Kringen, Stacy Brewster, Joshua Flint, Andrea Gonzales, Sarah Kue, Daniel Dagris, Moon Patrol, Raechel Wolfe, Todd Walberg, T.S. Leonard, Alexandra Becker-Black, Leslie Knight Wells, Michelle Lepe, Sade Beasley, Kate Gray, Lyudmila Zotova, Sara Kachelman, Chrissy Ortez, Jack Kent