From the Stacks: March 2, 2007

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Fellowship offers gritty details on global issues along with the positive impacts of people and movements effecting change. The now-quarterly (once bimonthly) magazine, published by the Fellowship of Reconciliation, takes readers around the world to the various regions where members and others are promoting peace. The Winter issue highlights those who are working to push back the global expansion of the US military. Catherine Lutz writes that right now, the United States has a quarter of a million soldiers positioned in 737 military bases located in 130 countries. These bases face fierce resistance on many fronts, from Japan to Puerto Rico. -- Natalie Hudson

American Atheist Magazine offers hardcore atheism from front to back, with pages that speak out vociferously for the rights and recognition of atheists in the United States. The magazine is published monthly (except for June and December) by American Atheists. In February's 'No More Atheist Cleansing,' the organization's president, Ellen Johnson, presents a rallying cry for atheists to stand up for their rights and not back down in the face of bigotry. She writes, 'Atheists everywhere should be the voice and presence in their schools, workplaces and military.' The issue also provides some comic relief with a piece from The Onion satirizing the conflict between science and religion with an 'Intelligent Falling' theory that acts as an alternative to the law of gravity. -- Natalie Hudson

At first glance, Mufa::poema appears to be a zine -- it's printed on small paper, creased and stapled -- but by Alejandro de Acosta's definition, his publication is more of 'a series of micropress projects.' Whatever it is, de Acosta's clean, quirky poems are delightful to read. They range from short and choppy to long and dense, and he's not afraid to play with the poetic form. An early issue experimented with odd layouts, with words hidden inside words, and had Spanish words sprinkled throughout the text. In the latest edition, #6, de Acosta toys with ape-like mimicry: 'IBU analyst, write or tell me wish plan for yet another BOLO / IBU wish for BOLO / IBU wish for BOLO.' I wish for de Acosta to keep on writing. -- Mary O'Regan

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