The Café Review is a premier poetry, art, and reviews journal of Portland, Maine (US), and it is making a journey to Ireland in tandem with the publication of a special issue celebrating Irish voices. The Café Review published its first issue celebrating Irish poets in 1997, featuring artwork by Hugh Lorigan and poems by Pat Boran and Theo Dorgan, among many others. This Spring's issue is entitled "a gathering of Irish voices", and features artwork by Liam and Nonie O'Neill, poetry by Brian Kirk, Paul Casey, Susan Millar DuMars, and work from many other esteemed contemporary writers.