<br >OF NINTH LETTER， our primary goal has been to avoid duplicating<br >ission above all is to refuse to succumb to the comfort of an<br >format or to confine ourselves to a<br >So things are a bit different this second time around，<br >single definition of literature.<br >and in forthcoming issues<br >(be warned) they ll be different yet again. For Volume 1 Issue 2， we ve experimented<br >with alternative media and interactivity with ninthletter.com; we ve also included some<br >special items for readers and collectors. Go ahead and turn to the contributors notes<br >first， as I know many of you already do. You ll find some interesting facts about each of<br >our featured writers and poets. And in honor of our limited-edition contributors cards，<br >we ve compiled below nine facts unique to this issue of NINTH LETTER.<br >Thanks for reading， and enjoy.<br >j.R.<br >