The Human Touch Volume 8 u 2015 THE JOURNAL OF POETRY, PROSE, AND VISUAL ART University of Colorado u Anschutz Medical Campus FRONT COVER artwork April 2010 #5, March 2013 #1, October 2011 #4, from the series Deterioration | DAISY PATTON Digital media BACK COVER artwork Act of Peace | JAMES ENGELN Color digital photograph University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus The Human Touch Volume 8 u 2015 Layout & Printing The Human Touch Volume 8 u 2015 Volume 8 u 2015 BOOK LAYOUT / DESIGN EDITORS IN CHIEF: db2 Design Deborah Beebe (art director/principal) Romany Redman 303.898.0345 ::
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