This month, we bring you a poem (published in Poetry Northwest Fall-Winter 2009-10 v4.n2) that figures a complex struggle and longing. Musing on its origins, D. A. Powell writes that “Etel Adnan’s Master of …

This month, words plucked from memory.  Natasha Trethewey writes that her poem, “Mexico,” which appears in Poetry Northwest Fall-Winter 2009-10 v4.n2, “began as an attempt to make sense of a memory that has stayed with …

For the first month of the new year, we bring you a poem by Bruce Beasley that appears in Poetry Northwest Fall-Winter 2009-10 v4.n2.  About this piece, the author writes, “I had been reading about …

Sara Wainscott is the subject of this month’s feature. Her poem “The Apprentice Making Paint” appears in Poetry Northwest Spring-Summer 2009 v4.n1. Wainscott says, “I  am interested in the way poems allow scenes to overlay …

This month we’re featuring the poetry of Wendy Willis, which appears in Poetry Northwest Fall-Winter 2009-10 v4.n2. According to Willis, “‘Who can find a virtuous wife?’ is the opening line of Proverbs 31:10 and begins …

Here’s hoping it’s not too late to finally answer the question,   “What is it you’re looking for in a poem?”
David Biespiel
In your hands is my last issue as editor of this magazine. Before I pass …

This month we’re featuring Danielle Chapman’s poem “Meet Me in Hollywood,” which appears in Poetry Northwest Fall-Winter 2008-09 v3.n2. According to Chapman, “If there’s anyone lurking in the shadows of this poem, it’s probably Allen …

“Love, Lorena” appears in the current issue of Poetry Northwest, our sixth in the new series. Of his poem David Ciminello writes, “as a writer I am most concerned with the musicality of language and …

“His Perfume” appears in Poetry Northwest Fall-Winter 2008-09 v3.n2, our sixth in the new series. Of her poem Kelly-DeWitt writes, “we usually think of perfume as something attractive—so I wanted to play off of that …

For January & February we’re featuring P.K. Pages “Improbable Concept,” which appears in the current issue of Poetry Northwest. Page writes, “‘Improbable Concept’ is written in the seductive and challenging glosa form, which dates back …