Rio Hondo College
Division of Communications and Languages
River's Voice
A Journal of Art and Literature
Volume 9, Spring 2008
Table of
Contents
Literature
Abner, 416 Books / 6
Tim R. Aguilar, My Father’s Son / 11
Amica Prieto, So / 14
Amica Prieto, Taxi City / 15
Amica Prieto, Import Dad / 17
Alfred Armendariz, Reflections / 20
Alexandra Mikaela Becerra, Revolution / 23
Cheri Beckerle, Death’s Hand / 28
Henry Cascella, The Watchman / 30
Oscar Lizandro Castorena, A Wino’s Redemption / 33
Adrian Cobian, The Teacher’s Ankles / 34
Aaron Craddolph, The Tell-Tale Munching / 35
Erik Esareño, 57 cc’s / 39
Richard Fisher, Muted Voice / 45
Marissa Gonzales, The Thrill / 49
Claudia Arrevillaga Guerrero, My Body Is Not a Democracy/ 53
Jo Ann Jiménez, She’s Gone Away . . . / 54
Vivian Kosareff, The Iambic Idiot / 55
Vivian Kosareff, Dan’s Death / 57
N. K., I Remember / 61
Randy Navarette, Love Is a Triangle / 63
Randy Navarette, Randy (Note to Self) / 67
Valerie B. Ortega, Behind the Cigarette / 68
Kenn Pierson, Poem Found but Never Really Lost / 70
Hortencia Pinédo, Departing Life / 71
Julio Pizano, You are Sexy when you lie as a topless wonder/ 72
Maritza Rios, Only the Shallow Know Themselves / 73
Julia Rodriguez, Godfather / 77
Michael A. Rodriguez, Barbed-wire Rose / 78
Michael A. Rodriguez, Standard Issue / 78
Cesar Roman, Duty / 79
Teresa Valencia, Against All Odds / 80
Carolina González Velarde, Mezquital / 81
Lorin Warner, Council Bluffs Ramada Inn—I Love You / 83
Ray E. Williams, Owls in the Rio Hondo College Wildlife Sanctuary / 84
A.J. Woody, Spindle / 86
Luis Yepiz, Poem on Sale / 87
Mariano Zaro, Untitled # 2 / 88
Mariano Zaro, Untitled # 5 / 89
Artwork
Front cover: Leah Moriyama, Untitled (après Magritte)
Mariam Arzuyan, Consumed / 10
Ambrosio Ballon, A Second Look / 16
Ron Christie Storm Surge / 22
Margaret Griffith, Josephine 2 / 27
James Gilbert, Groceries / 32
Jose E. Gonzalez ,Untitled / 38
Lin Liu, Cans / 44
Crystal Maes, Cateyes and Clearies / 48
Karina Mariscal, Take the Ride / 56
Ryan Mastromarco, Untitled / 62
Angela Marie O’Cello, Temptation Island / 69
Rocio Zarate, Dead Souls / 91
Back cover: Veronica Kortz, Abu Simbel, Voice of the Nile