The New York Public Library Brown University Rockefeller Library SUNY at Buffalo Lockwood Library University of Wisconsin Memorial Library Black Bear Review is an international literary magazine for the socially concerned poet and artist, published semi-annually by Black Bear Publications. Editor, Ave Jeanne, began this literary magazine during the years when she was liberally writing her own poetry, and being published in world wide literary and commercial publications. She expressed at the time, that the poet and artist, are an untapped resource in America . So her goal was to create an outlet where the artistic voices of the world would have an eminent home. Black Bear Review was founded in 1984, and continually evolves with high standards of excellence that are seen with each digest-sized, perfect bound issue.
Funding is provided by the readers, poets, artists, and editors.
The magazine's poetry and artwork reflect social, environmental, political, and ecological concerns. Throughout the past decade, Black Bear Review has been published as a print-form literary magazine, illuminating the voices of many exceptional poets and artists. The late nineties saw Black Bear Review entering the arena of on-line publication. The website features guidelines for readers, samples from selected issues, complete issues of current issues, which include professional recognized artists, tips from the editor, and profiles of included poets. The website is updated quite often, so interested poets may benefit from visiting, and checking out current needs.