David E MatthewsCurator's Foreword The following pages have been collected from the online pages of the Open Arts Forum for Poetry over the year 2019. I have made the arbitrary-not-to-say-whimsical choice of selections by using an algorithm to include the poems at te root of those threads that have been most-liked, most-replied by the cognoscenti of the OAF. I feel this is a valid methodology because it requires no editorial decision making on my part, only the diligent representation of the sensibilities of the Editors of OAF and the knowledgeable member/contributors of OAF. I must offer special thanks to Jay Dougherty, Jenn Zed, & Silent Lotus for their help. Read More Read Less