Amalio Madueño, the great Taos poet whom I met while attending the legendary Taos Poetry Circus for three years in the...
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497. Levertov Butterfly Nation
Not too many postcard poems from 2014 left. (Whew!) This one features another Germán Montalvo image and is an homage...
496. The Occasional Chicharrón
496. The Occasional Chicharrón has more Congress and Puebla reflections, another reference to Vargas Lugo’s butterfly...
97. Clues From Hell
Part of my journal practice is to read the journal entry from the same day of the previous year. A year ago I was...
Animating Cascadia Western Lit Conference Notes
I am set to leave for Victoria on the Clipper and make a presentation Thursday morning at the Western Literature...
The Great Columbia City Dog Shit Debate
It's fascinating to see what hits a nerve with people in our internet age. Seems like days have passed, but it was...
A Time Before Slaughter
Some Slaughter news. You may be aware that my publisher, Apprentice House, is the only student-run college press in...
495. Hazards
494. Momentarily Non-Local
494. Momentarily Non-Local is a sort of Levertov meets Whitman meets the notion of multiple selves. Sam Hamill says I...
493. Rose Petals & Chicharrónes
The latest postcard poem from the 2014 August Poetry Postcard Fest. August 19, 2014, Seattle, WA "Holiness does not...
Videopoem Version of Dispatch
A re-post here of a recent postcard poem. I met Kyle McCormick playing basketball in Columbia City. yes, I've been...
492. Star Lings
An August poetry postcard sent to Linda Roller.