Sensations Magazine
Issue 13: Released
1996
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1996New issue releases wind down to just
one . . .
With one issue release and only seven events, it seemed like a relatively
quiet year for Sensations Magazine. (Among our events were a
lecture on Stephen Crane and Coney Island at the Stephen Crane House, Asbury
Park, NJ; a poetry reading at a New Jersey winery; a "Rediscovering America
in Poetry" reading of research findings at an independent bookstore in New
Jersey; and a candlelight reading at the Publisher's home.) But
appearances can be deceiving. Behind the scenes, on consecutive
Saturdays from January to April 1996, we were embedded in the Rare Books &
Manuscripts Division of The New York Public Library, finishing off the research
that would lead to the 1997 articles in the Rediscovering America in Poetry
series. Kleber de Freitas and I had 3-4 other friends and co-workers join
us as guest researchers, one of whom (finally) had a rudimentary laptop.
Some highlights of Issue 13:
 | The 80-page issue contained 20 pages of dramatic black and white and
full-color photography from a variety of contributors |
| Poets published in 1996 (15): M. Alexander, Moira Bailis, Baloian,
Michael R. Brown, Blair Ewing, Mary Grow, ann... "E." (M.) Horvath, Steven
Koenig, Eugenia Macer-Story, David Messineo, June Owens, Melanie A. Pimont,
Elizabeth Raymond, Dianalee Velie, Galen Warden |
| Fiction writers published in 1996 (2): Eliot Sekuler, Dianalee Velie |
| First comprehensive collection of American poetry from 1641-1645 |
| Guest research article, comparing four versions of Psalm 30, written by
Maude Carolan |
| First poetry book reviews appear in
Sensations Magazine |
| Photography by Anthony Alemany, Jorge Cuco, and David Messineo |
By the end of 1996, we would be immersed in a research and typesetting
process that would lead to one of the most prolific years of output in our
history.
(Above) The Rare Books and Manuscripts Division of the New York Public
Library, where much of the research for the Rediscovering America in Poetry
series took place between 1990 and 1999
. . . while events continue in a mix of old and new locations.
(Above) Maude Carolan, David Messineo, and Dianalee Velie bring "Stephen
Crane and Coney Island" to The Crane House in Asbury Park, NJ, Sept 1996
(Above) Maude Carolan, Dianalee Velie, and David Messineo present "Stephen Crane
and Coney Island," a literary lecture with poetry, at the Stephen Crane House
and Museum on Fourth Avenue in Asbury Park, NJ, in September 1986.
Messineo would return to Asbury Park in the 21st century with a series of events
sponsored in that city by Sensations Magazine, from poetry readings and
lectures to the return of live cabaret.
(Above) Poet Moira Bailis captivates a capacity crowd at a
promotional reading for the 1996 Sensations Magazine issue at The
Kip Center in Rutherford, NJ in 1996.
(Above) Poet Dianalee Velie reads her work from the 1996 issue.
 (Above) Fran Vosteen, Caterina
Belvedere, Frank Niccoletti, and Kleber de Freitas are among several taking part
in an afternoon of poetry and wine tasting at Kings Road Vineyard, Asbury, NJ
(central NJ, off Route 78), in the autumn of 1996.
 (Above) John J. Trause, Jackie Pirro, John Pirro, Dianalee Velie,
and Kleber de Freitas at the Kings Road Vineyard poetry reading, Asbury, NJ,
autumn 1996.
 (Above) Doug Fettig, Rob Sherron,
Joshua Neustedter, and Estrella Gabrie-Garcia are among the attentive audience
at David Messineo's one hour feature, "The Age of Discovery," at Barnes & Noble,
Hoboken, October 1996
(Above) John J. Trause performs at the Sensations Magazine
reading at Allaire Village, Allaire, NJ, on December 7, 1996. |
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