Editor’s Note It is the season for newness. New Year’s resolutions. A new date to write on letters and checks. New bare root roses and fruit trees to plant. A new calendar to hang on the wall. Date Change I pause after writing the wrong year on my note then cross it out, reach for my phone instead. Although technically the December 2008 issue of Amaze, it will be January when this issue goes live. We’ll have a new year and those of us in the United States will have a new president. We also plan to return to our schedule of four quarterly issues. I am also cleaning out my editorial inbox, where there have been some old submissions waiting for my attention. If you are waiting for a response from me and haven’t heard from me by Valentine’s Day, please query me to make sure I have your submission. Meanwhile the 2008 Amaze Annual is in the works and Joshua Gage has reviewed the 2007 Amaze Annual on the Cleveland Poetics blog. I would like to give special thanks to Susan Constable who produced an absolutely gorgeous cover haiga on short notice. I’d also like to thank Lisa Janice Cohen for her support and excellent webwork. In truth, Amaze would not be possible without her. Finally, I’d like to thank Denis Garrison for starting me down this path and for being a source of encouragement to cinquain poets everywhere. Deborah P Kolodji Editor, Amaze: The Cinquain Journal   n.b.:  You are most welcome, Deborah.  ~Lisa

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