Latest and greatest issue of FM, the world's fastest growing literary quarterly, featuring this month a special tribute to a an artist with great integrity and rare powers of observation, retention and distillation, in the form of down to earth lyrical poetry: Lou Reed. With contributions from many poets and musicians who came naturally under his influence: SOY BLANCO, CHRIS BODOR(who put together this tribute), JOHN DORSEY, TIM HALL, CHUCK HOWE, MICHAEL HENRY LEE, STEVEN MICHAEL PAPE, PUMA PERL, AMA REYNOLDS, KIMMY VAN KOOTEN(also responsible for the cover artwork of FM8), and M.L. WILLIAMS. This issue of FM is jam packed with poems and stories by poets and storytellers from around the world, including RATTY ADALAN, ELISA ADAMS, ROXANA BIANCHI ALZAMORA, FRAN AYERS, JAMES KENNETH BLAYLOCK, ROSEANNE TERRANOVA CIRIGLIANO, ANGELA DAVIS, D.B.DEAN, DANIEL D'UWA, MELANIE MONTERREY EYTH, DAVID M. HENDERSON, JANE LYNAHAN KARKLIN, RANA KELLY, DEBORAH LEAH KREMPA, ALICJA KUBERSKA, BRENDA KING LANDRY, BRADLEY LEBLANC, KAUSHAL LOVESMITH, CORRINE-VALERIE MARIN, KERSTIN MARX, BOZENA MAZUR-NOWAK, STEVE MINCK, BECKY NORTHRUP, JAN POTEMKIN, CARL READER, CAMINO RELUCTANT, CARLA SHEPARD SIMS, DOUGLAS P. SMITH, STANISLAW STANIK, BEATA SZYL-TYLECKI, STELLA SZYMANIAK, ROBERT WALDNER, and BILL WISE. Also containing heartfelt musings and insights on the subjects of WINTER, and the passing of a King, NELSON MANDELA. Happy holidays to all