Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025): June CJMS
Welcome to the summer issue of the Journal, we hope it comes to you with the pleasures of warmer weather and sunnier days. After a cold and rainy spring, summer finally has arrived, and my rose garden is in full bloom. At last!
The article by Professor Edward Raupp is an exploration of Geoffrey Chaucer’s use of rhyme royal in several of his Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde. It was a unique rhyme scheme, and Chaucer was one of the first English poets to use it. It also gave encouragement to other poets to experiment with new mediums of expression.
In our Translation section, Eter Churadze introduces us to Shota Nishnianidze, a poet who holds a prominent position among Georgian figures of the 20th century. He greatly contributed to the use, understanding, and popularization of native folk creativity. He brought many folk works to life, imbuing them with his poetic spirit. He was one of Georgia’s independent and deeply national poets, and holds a cherished place in the hearts and minds of his readers.
Tedo Sharadenidze has given us another short story, “Let’s Call a Plumber.” It reads like the stream of consciousness thoughts of a man who perhaps should have come in out of the rain much sooner than he did!
Our Poetry section offers an eclectic mix of authors and topics. In Winter Without You,.Eliso Khatridze writes of the loss of close friends during the previous year, and reflects on how the living remember those who are now gone from their lives. Abdulrazaq Godwin Omeiza, a young Nigerian poet, addresses issues of leadership. All the turmoil and ruin his country is going through can be traced back to the past where everything has been forged and falsified. His poem, If I May Go There, considers the path he would follow, if given the opportunity. We end with a tiny poem by my dear husband, Edward Raupp; he speaks of what it feels like to grow old, a subject we both know well!
Thank you to each of our contributors, and we invite our readers to submit their creative efforts.
With warm regards,
Danna Raupp
Editor-in-Chief
