As when the sun burns away tule fog in the winter, this place will reveal itself as you navigate these works of seasoned Stockton poets, professors and laureates, and poems by young writers who have only begun to stake their claim. These new writers are inevitably shaping its future at every open mic and writing workshop with their diversity of perspectives. You will hear those voices both celebrating and condemning, but always inspired by this enigmatic city of brick and straw.

—Joshua Gill-Sutton

Assistant Editor