I pass my mind over the things of this world as a man passes a stick, thinking it a wand, or a squeegee, thinking it could clean or fundamentally alter the composition of a thing rather than simply and privately acknowledge its puny existence. Yes, Travis Nichols passes his mind, his language, over the things …
Seattle publisher Rose Alley Press has produced an anthology of work by 42 Northwest poets, Many Trails to the Summit, edited by David D. Horowitz. Included is this poem by Seattle writer Elizabeth Austen: “Winter Garden” Nothing to be done but wait. That’s your whole job — resting and waiting and by God that’s difficult …
Open Books: A Poem Emporium is one of two poetry-only bookstores in the US. Married co-owners John Marshall and Christine Deavel live in the bungalow above the store. Maybe this goes without saying, but they are both poets (read her work here and here, his work, as J.W. Marshall, here and here). We asked them a …
