[and love]
and love
and cloud hive
and deep in the middle
Welcome to Poetry NorthWest
Sea Stars at Douarnenez
Metaphors. Holograms. Bending light.
brood parasite
if we agree we take
possession of the things
that bear us,
The Moon, Abstracted
The same language I use to make
poems, to fall in love, to chant
Understories Thrive on Loss: On Katy E. Ellis’ Forty Bouts in the Wilderness
“Ellis is specific about her use of the word “bout” to represent a defined timeframe as well as a struggle. And while her experience of wilderness is personal, it is never possessive.”
Interview// “On the Boundaries of the Self and the Saying of the Unknown”: A Conversation with Donika Kelly
“My private self is the primary crucible in which my speaker is forged, but being in love and with the beloved is where she learns her limits.” —Donika Kelly
I Believed More in My Grandmother than God: On Jessica Nirvana Ram’s Earthly Gods
In recognizing holiness as an embodied feeling, she is able to define her devotion.
2025 James Welch Prize
We are delighted to feature our 2025 James Welch Prize winners and finalists in our online folio.
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