The Gasconade Review Presents: 39 Feet High and Rising

When I was appointed the first Poet Laureate of Belle. MO at the end of 2016 my first order of business in addition to having community readings was to create a literary publication that the city could call its own you are now holding the first volume of that journal in your hands. After I moved to Missouri one of first things I began to notice immediately is that our region had poets coming out of woodwork from every direction and in every community the end result here is a testament to our love of words.A special thanks must be given to Mayor Steve Vogt Barbara Huse The Friends of the Belle Library Jason Ryberg Osage Arts Community--Mark McClane and Tony Hayden the fine folks at Kingsford Clorox whose grant of generous support has made the printing of this publication possible and you the reader.--John Dorsey Founder and Co-Editor Gasconade Review