Coming Soon: The Photography Issue
May 15, 2013 – 8:27 am

Dear Readers, Spring is in full swing, and so is our next issue of Poetry Northwest, due to hit newsstands and mailboxes  in early June. We’re a little behind our usual schedule, but never fear– the …

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Coming Soon: The Photography Issue
May 15, 2013 – 8:27 am

PoNW Photo-logo_concept2_slrDear Readers, Spring is in full swing, and so is our next issue of Poetry Northwest, due to hit newsstands and mailboxes  in early June. We’re a little behind our usual schedule, but never fear– the next issue is our biggest and best yet. It features poetry by Sierra Nelson, Troy Jollimore, Ellen Bass, Olena Kalytiak Davis, Andrew Zawacki, and Nicky Beer, photography by Doug Keyes, Nance Van Winckel, Dianne Kornberg, and a special feature on the work of Mary Randlett, including rare photos of the last days of Theodore Roethke. There’s also a special section with ruminations on the intersections of poetry & photography by C.D. Wright, Sharon Olds, John Yau, and many others. Worth the wait, we promise. Meanwhile, now’s the time to subscribe to ensure this special reaches you fresh from it stop-bath. And watch for more po-photographic inquiry in this space all summer long…

Poetry Northwest Community: Gala Bent in Conversation
April 13, 2013 – 4:53 pm
Poetry Northwest Community: Gala Bent in Conversation

At the Community section of Poetry Northwest Online, read a recent conversation with artist Gala Bent, whose work appears in and on the cover of the Fall & Winter 2012-2013 issue of Poetry Northwest (v7.n2). …

David Biespiel: “To Plumly from Lummi Island”
March 16, 2013 – 2:56 pm One Comment
David Biespiel: “To Plumly from Lummi Island”

On Wednesday, March 20, 2013, David Biespiel will read with Stanley Plumly at Seattle’s ACT Theater. Details here.

Stanley Plumly has been a mentor and friend of mine since 1988 when I took his Form and …

Stanley Plumly: “Limited Sight Distance”
March 5, 2013 – 3:59 pm
Stanley Plumly: “Limited Sight Distance”

On Tuesday, March 19, 2013, Stanley Plumly will give a talk on John Keats as part of the Seattle Arts & Lectures Poetry Series. This event is co-presented by Seattle Arts & Lectures and Poetry …

Emily Pulfer-Terino: “Quick River” and “What We Love Is Killing Us”
February 22, 2013 – 8:00 am 2 Comments
Emily Pulfer-Terino: “Quick River” and “What We Love Is Killing Us”

Sometimes it takes a long time for me to find a poem in the material I’ve drafted; “Quick River” started several years before it found its course. It began as a series of images—light, leaves, …

Troy Jollimore: “My GPS Speaks”
January 22, 2013 – 3:45 pm One Comment
Troy Jollimore: “My GPS Speaks”

Sometimes I finish a poem and then spend weeks or months trying to find the right title, but “My GPS Speaks” was a case of finding the title first and then trying to write the …