The Science Issue — now available
April 20, 2012 – 3:01 pm

As languages approaching the mysteries of existence and advancing the limits of human understanding, poetry and science have more in common than you may think. The Spring & Summer 2012 issue is devoted to the …

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Gill Dennis: “Unchained”
September 26, 2006 – 11:44 am
Gill Dennis: “Unchained”

In which a screenwriter listens to Johnny Cash and considers the origins of a sound
and in so doing sheds light on the subject of voice in poetry

by Gill Dennis
The first time I met Johnny Cash …

Summer Reading Lists 2006
July 12, 2006 – 3:12 pm

For the month of July we decided to embrace the spirit of summer vacation and feature the reading lists of our staff and volunteers.
Amanda Bennett: “Heavy, heady stuff…” …

Kevin Craft: “New Volunteer at the Art Museum”
June 15, 2006 – 3:06 pm
Kevin Craft: “New Volunteer at the Art Museum”

This month we feature Kevin Craft’s “New Volunteer at the Art Museum,” exclusive to Poetry Northwest Online. For the past few months we have been using this space to highlight poems from the current issue. …

Eduardo C. Corral: “Se Me Olividó Otra Vez”
April 26, 2006 – 11:22 am
Eduardo C. Corral: “Se Me Olividó Otra Vez”

Eduardo C. Corral

This month we feature Eduardo Corral’s “Se Me Olividó Otra Vez” from the Spring-Summer 2006 (v1.n1) issue of Poetry Northwest. Of his poem the author writes, “a few years ago I came …

Richard Kenney: “Muse Interviews”
March 23, 2006 – 4:48 pm
Richard Kenney: “Muse Interviews”

Richard Kenney
This month we feature a poem by Richard Kenney, “Muse Interviews,” from the Spring-Summer 2006 (v1.n1) issue of Poetry Northwest. Asked for a few remarks about the poem, the author writes: “The poem is …