Crack the Spine. Bend a fresh book until your hands meet beneath its stressed strings. Feel the weight of words snap free. This anthology includes the best poetry and prose from Crack the Spine Literary Magazine's weekly publications. Christopher Allen, Molly Bonovsky Anderson, Carol Bell, Rose Mary Boehm, Melanie J. Cordova, Chris Crittenden, Janet Frishberg, Khanh Ha, Eileen Hennessy, Nancy Hightower, Lizzy Huitson, Caroline Kepnes, Loren Kleinman, Scott Laudati, Sarah Lilius, Bruce Makous, Steven Minchin, Beth Smelser Nelson, Kevin Oaks, James Peters, Aleksander Plonski, David Press, Catherine Arturi Parilla, Adam "Bucho" Rodenberger, Jon Sindell, Matt Staley, Xenia Taiga, Tamar Telian, Barbara Tramonte, Howard Winn, Lia Woodall