We are a volunteer, quarterly print publication based in Portland, Maine that has been publishing art, poetry and book reviews for almost 30 years.

We began publication of The Café Review in the Fall of 1989. Our purpose, at that time, was to put into print some of the poetry being read at open readings held at a certain cafe in Portland, Maine.

In 1993, The Café Review shifted from being a monthly publication to a quarterly journal. 

Part of the reason for the change was to allow ourselves more time to organize and present some of the visual art that has become such an important feature of the review. 

The art that has appeared in the review over the last few years has truly graced the issues. They provide for the poems space. And the eye a place to rest.

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