[Five] Factorial

Five Factorial contains a selection of Modernist Japanese poetry of extremely high interest: the poetry of both Katue Kitasono and Chika Sagawa were both influential to the early free verse written by Minoru Yoshioka, all of which is presented together in English translations by John Solt, Sawako Nakayasu, and Eric Selland, respectively. Other poets featured in this Modernist sampler include Shuzo Takiguchi, Shoko Ema, and Torii Shozo. After an "image break" featuring artwork by Michael Sumner, Kenjiro Okazaki, and Chris Martin, the issue continues with a prose section, featuring writing from three continents: some topics discussed include the Korean chima chogori, music and writing, and the color white.

Contributors to the Japanese Modernism section: Chika Sagawa, Katue Kitasono, Yoshioka Minoru, Shoko Ema, Shozo Torii, Shuzo Takiguchi, with essays by George Kalamaras and Ichiro Kobayashi. Contributors to the Essays/Prose section: Kerri Sonnenberg, Yagawa Sumiko, Kyong-Mi Park, Ryoko Sekiguchi, Che Chen, Melody Sumner Carnahan. Translators: John Solt, Sawako Nakayasu, Eric Selland, Yu Nakai, Malinda Markham, Taylor Mignon, Misako Yarita, Miryam Sas, Laura Mamelok. Artwork by: Kenjiro Okazaki, Chris Martin, Michael Sumner