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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Bruce Beasley: “Year’s End Paradoxography”
January 6, 2010 – 12:01 pm
Bruce Beasley: “Year’s End Paradoxography”

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: “The Apprentice Making Paint”
November 1, 2009 – 12:46 pm One Comment
Sara Wainscott: “The Apprentice Making Paint”

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 …

Wendy Willis: “A Virtuous Wife”
October 3, 2009 – 6:14 pm One Comment
Wendy Willis: “A Virtuous Wife”

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 …

David Biespiel: Pssst… A New Era Dawning for Poetry Northwest
October 1, 2009 – 12:52 pm
David Biespiel: Pssst… A New Era Dawning for Poetry Northwest

Dear Friends:
Arriving on our office doorstep today are a dozen cardboard boxes filled with copies of the newest issue of Poetry Northwest. It sports a sensational cover with art work by our staff artist, Philip …

David Biespiel: “A Sense of Form and a Sense of Life”
October 1, 2009 – 12:47 pm
David Biespiel: “A Sense of Form and a Sense of Life”

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 …