Contents: "SARMATIAN REVIEW INDEX"; Zdzisław Krasnodębski, "Democracy at the Periphery (translation of portions of book )"; James R. Thompson, "The Entry of Poland into the European Union: Moving the Center to the Periphery"; "BOOKS Received"; Beata Płonka, "Poland’s Transformation: A Work in Progress (review)"; Mark F. Tattenbaum, "A Concise History of the Polish Theater from the Eleventh to the Twentieth Centuries (review)"; Krzysztof Kamil Baczyƒski, "Four War Poems" (translated by Alex Kurczaba); Michael Quilty, '"Theology (All Saints’ Mass):' A Poem"; "Letters"; David Spencer, "Polish Working Class Poetry: 'Polish Easter' and 'Polish Gothic'"; "About the Authors"; "Thank You Note"