The Interview: Julia Gordon Bramer & four poems. Featured Poems "Strange Fathers" Steven Haberlin & "VENDOR AND CHILD" John Eppel. Poetry: Doug Hoekstra, Tobi Alfier, Allison Bohn, DS Maolalai, Timothy Robbins, M. A. ISTVAN, JR, Steve Denehan, Anne Britting Oleson, Jack Priestnall, Pawel Markiewicz, Angelee Deodhar, Sean Lynch, Elisabeth Liebert, Arun, Joseph Davidson, Angela Davidson, Devon Richey, John Rowland, Bob Whitmire, Richard Wakefield, Lisa Barnett, John Beaton, Kate Bernadette Benedict, David Landrum, Carol Smallwood, Diane Elayne Dees, Michael Fraley, C.B. Anderson, Laura J. Bobrow, Dr. Jinghua Fan, A-Xiang, Karen Poppy, Pablo Neruda, John Eppel, Killian Nhamo Mwanaka, Beaton Galafa, Michael R. Burch, Miklós Radnóti [1909-1944], Cameron Gorman, Robin Helweg-Larsen, Allison DeRose, Ben Taylor, Patrick Lazzari, Richard Leach, Ndue Ukaj, Jack Priestnall, David B Gosselin. Fiction: Jose Norono, Albert Davenport, Tobi Alfier, Martin Porter. Better Than Fiction!: Larry D. Giles. From The Mind.

Interview Jerome Rothenberg & three poems. Haiku Contest: Hanoch Guy, Evan Guilford-Blake, Michael Kang'a, John Hawkhead, Dan A. Cardoza, Greg Schwartz, Ray Spitzenberger, Sally Clark, Pamelyn Casto, David Bankson Poetry: Brittney Rangel, Ivan Jenson, Pamela Sumners, Michael Minassian, Jill Sharon Kimmelman, R.D.McManes, Glenn Pearl, Heikki Huotari, Diane Webster, John L. Gronbeck-Tedesco, Angie Davidson, April Pitts, Jennifer Smith, Mick Rose, Angelee Deodhar, Angela Sargent, Bob Whitmire, Joseph Davidson, Shalane Harrigan, Goran Gatalica, Richard Wakefield, Kim Bridgford, Siham Karami, David Berman, John Beaton, C.B. Anderson, Gail White, Janice Canerdy, Jerome Betts, Tamara Kvitko, Ann Philips, Gary Young, Yanwen Xu, Rainer Maria Rilke, Claude Neuman, Nalini Priyadarshni, Faiz Ahmad, Prasang Agarwal, Muhammed Rafeek E, Ramon Martensen, Ben Taylor, David McLintock, Kim Overton, Claire Grace, Phil Huffy, Tissy Taylor, Ross Lehman Fiction: Laura Austin, Sharon Frame Gay, Ana Vidosavlievic CNF: Larry D. Giles

Interview with Rhina P Espaillat & poems. Poets: Diane Elayne Dees, Laura Hampton, Dan OÕConnell, Donald Gasperson, Kaileen Campbell, Joe O'Neill, Meg Smith, Edilson A. Ferreira, Richard Leach, Ray Spitzenberger, John Rowland, Bob Whitmire, Angela Davidson, Joseph Davidson, Angelee Deodhar, Winston Plowes, Vera Ignatowitsch, Devon Richey, Christine Taylor, Denny E. Marshall, Richard Wakefield, Kathryn Jacobs, John Beaton, Peter C. Venable, Michael R. Burch, JB Mulligan, Carol Lynn Stevenson Grellas, C.B. Anderson, Jerome Betts, Soodabeh Saeidnia, Walter Savage Landor, Rabindranath Tagore, Gloria Sofia, Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto, Domingos Cupa, Abigail George, Ogunkoya Samuel, Martin Porter, JayJay Conrad, Mike Yunxuan Li, Debasis Mukhopadhyay, Cyndi MacMillan, Ann Christine Tabaka, Michael Fraley, David Hayes, Kate Bernadette Benedict, & Pawe

The Interview: Charles Baudelaire & three poems translated by Norman R. Shapiro. Featured Poems: Annette Marie Smith, Charles Weld, Jerome Betts. Free Verse: Timothy Robbins, Raymond Byrnes, Luis Cuauht?moc Berrioz?bal, Michelle Gardner, and more. Haiku: James Babbs, Elaine Wilburt, Loris John Fazio, Jack Priestnall, Bobby Horn, Asad Jaleel, Thalia Dunn, Diane Lowman, Armando Quiros, and more. Formal Poetry: Aaron Poochigian, Richard Wakefield, Susan McLean, Tom Merrill, David Berman, Bruce Bennett, John Ridland, Barbara Loots, A.M. Juster, Siham Karami, and more. Poetry Translations: Kim Cherub, Ren?e Vivien, Tijana Rako

The Interview with Rae Armantrout & four poems. Featured Poems: Anton Yakovlev, A.S. Coomer, & Sunil Sharma. Free Verse: Katherine Wu, Timothy Robbins, Simon Perchik, John L. Stanizzi, R.J. Zeman, Pamela Sumners, Judith Skillman, & more. Haiku: David McClintock, Hanoch Guy, Cynthia Sharp, David Bankson, Ray Spitzengerger, Nancy Botta, Bob Whitmire, Harold Whisman, Christy Burbidge, Linda Scott, Gerard Sarnat, Joan Fingon, Joyce Kopp, Faiz Ahmad, & more. Formal Poetry: Richard Wakefield, Susan McLean, David Berman, Martin Elster, John Beaton, Anton Yakovlev, Robin Helweg-Larsen, Gayle Compton, & more. Poetry Translations: Norman R. Shapiro, David B. Gosselin, & Adi Wolfson. International Poetry: Ram Krishna Singh, Hira Naz Sulehri, Pragya Vishnoi, & more. Experimental & Prose & Form Poetry: Jonathan Giles, Dominique Williams, & more. Sentimental Poetry: Arlene Antoinette, Martin Porter, Gayle Compton, & Lisa Barnett, & more. Fiction: Ursula Abdala & Tyler Clark. Better Than Fiction!: Tobi Alfier.

The Interview: an Imagined Conversation with William Blake & Four Poems. Featured Poems: For Sherri by Caroline Adams & WALLETS AND WALLOWINGS by Pamelyn Casto. Free Verse: J.C.Mari, Michelle Hartman, Heikki Huotari, Gayle Compton, Michael Minassian, George R. Kramer, Ana Hahs, Brittney Rangel. Haiku: Cherese Cobb, Devon Richey, James Babbs, Bob Whitmire, Colin W. Campbell, John DeCesare, Joseph Davidson, Angela Davidson. Formal Poetry: John Beaton, Jerome Betts, Robin Helweg-Larsen, Henry Crawford, David Landrum, Kate Bernadette Benedict, Siham Karami, Eira Needham, C.B. Anderson, Janice Canerdy, Jim King. Translations: Mikhail Lermontov by Don Mager. African Poetry: Akor Emmanuel Oche, Beven Nebafor Awusa, Patron Henekou, Ballot Mari. Indian Poetry: S. Sushant. Prose & Form Poetry: Pamelyn Casto, Matt Stefon, Ben Taylor. Sentimental Poetry: Gabrielle Romero, Amanda Leigh, Juanito Cox. Fiction: Sarah Lewis, Betty J. Sayles, Ran Walker, Paul Rondema. CNF: Kevin Drzakowski. From The Mind: Anthony Watkins.

Decoding Branding explains the evolution of branding and how the disrupting factors like digital revolution, technological advancement, changing consumer behavior, and the COVID-19 pandemic have reshaped the marketing landscape. Fundamental principles of fostering strong brands are distilled with illustrations of case studies from various industries. A structured and holistic framework to building and revamping brands is clearly presented for corporations to remain competitive in this constantly changing operating environment. Interviews with branding experts and corporate leaders are featured at the end of each chapter to allow readers to obtain a complete appreciation of brand development from different perspectives.