Fall & Winter 2011-2012 Now Available
November 19, 2011 – 4:46 pm

CODY WALKER has a mind of winter
KATHLEEN FLENNIKEN cleans up at Hanford
NEW POEMS: Sherman Alexie, Debora Greger, James Hoch, Richard Kenney, Amelia Rosselli and many more
EMILY WARN remembers Denise Levertov
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J. W. Marshall: “Steilacoom and South”
July 26, 2011 – 3:13 pm One Comment
J. W. Marshall: “Steilacoom and South”

Late summer, and even the gods need a little R&R.  J. W. Marshall shares a few thoughts on this poem’s experience:
I find I’m liking local poems as long as they are not shackled to an incident. …

On Kizer: A Letter from David Rigsbee
July 19, 2011 – 10:34 am
On Kizer: A Letter from David Rigsbee

In recent weeks, we’ve been publishing tributes to Poetry Northwest founding editor, Carolyn Kizer.  For additional features in the series, please visit here.  Below, a letter from poet David Rigsbee recalling a moment with his …

The Pitch (2) – Voting Now Closed
July 6, 2011 – 6:00 am 13 Comments
The Pitch (2) – Voting Now Closed

Evan Klavon and Jane Wong of Seattle, Washington and  James Bertolino of Bellingham, Washington have been selected by our staff as the finalists in our second online quarterly writing contest, The Pitch.  The second pitch …

Zach Savich: “Forms that Change”
June 30, 2011 – 5:11 pm
Zach Savich: “Forms that Change”

Iteration Nets
Karla Kelsey
Ahsahta Press, 2010
In the second movement of her sophomore collection, Iteration Nets, Karla Kelsey details the process of echo and alteration by which she remixes lines from authors including John Clare, Graham …

An Interview with Hugo Prize Winner Derick Burleson
June 24, 2011 – 1:39 pm
An Interview with Hugo Prize Winner Derick Burleson

Editor Kevin Craft interviews the prolific poet and visual artist from the far northwest.
Derick Burleson is the recipient of the 2010 Richard Hugo Prize for poems published in the Fall & Winter …