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Poet, happy husband, father and grandfather.
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Accompanied by the rumble of a freight train, poet and Empty Bowl Press publisher/editor crossed on the ferry to meet me in Edmonds and hand-deliver a box of my new book, Creek Water: New & Selected poems. Was I excited? Are bluebirds blue?
Accompanied by the rumble of a freight train, poet and Empty Bowl Press publisher/editor crossed on the ferry to meet me in Edmonds and hand-deliver a box of my new book, Creek Water: New & Selected poems. Was I excited? Are bluebirds blue?
August 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Welcome to the new issue of The Limberlost Review. And at nearly 500 pages, a monumental issue it is!, overflowing with new work by poets, story tellers and artists. Order from www.Limberlostpress.com for the modest fee of $20 + shipping.
May 17, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I'm not so sure the pen is mightier than the sword, but Bob Wrigley's pen is definitely a scalpel in unseaming a certain convicted felon. Read on.

Robert Wrigley: A Certain Man voxpopulisphere.com/2025/04/15/r...
Robert Wrigley: A Certain Man
For in the loop of this hell there’s a farcical rule, that says when certain men find a certain man of use—one that’s spiteful, vacant, and cruel — he becomes for his purposes the perfect too…
voxpopulisphere.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Tina Schumann and I cordially invite you to hear us read poems from our newest books at Pelican Bay Books and Coffeehouse in Anacortes, Feb. 22nd, 7 p.m. Tina's is the award-winning =Boneyard Heresies=. Mine is =Avalanche: A Survival Guide=. See below.
February 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Trump Plan for Gaza “Worse Than Ethnic Cleansing,” Says UN Human Rights Expert truthout.org/articles/tru...

Our co-president (w/m**k) is eager to impliment his war crimes. He cannot wait to make money from the Israeli genocide. Let's all stand and pledge allegiance to our fascist co-dictator.
Trump Plan for Gaza “Worse Than Ethnic Cleansing,” Says UN Human Rights Expert
Unlawful deportation or transfer of a population constitutes both a war crime and a crime against humanity.
truthout.org
February 10, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Check out my comment on a wonderful poem by Jane Ann Fuller in the just-released issue #33 of Triggerfish Critical Review, edited by the inestimable Dave Mehler. I have three poems in this issue. I'll post them later.
I Want, Jane Ann Fuller
Peonies Series #4 , Pastel, by John Cummings   Audio for I Want begins at 3:24   I WANT to wear my wanting like a favorite shirt, threadbare, holes at the hem; to celebrate my wanting — i…
triggerfishcriticalreview.com
January 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The killing by Israeli forces of tens of thousands of Palestinian children in the past year cannot be remotely considered "self-defense."

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A consensus is emerging: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Where is the action? | Nesrine Malik
It may feel hopeless to see supportive states continue to back Israel, but bearing witness matters for future reckoning, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Slo-mo snow, Rattlesnake Creek, near Yakima, WA.
December 22, 2024 at 12:11 AM
If you are a citizen of Washington state and care about stopping the horrors of the Israeli genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, please read and sign this petition.
Call for Peace and Justice in Palestine
Tell Your State Legislators to Call for a Ceasefire Now We, the undersigned groups and concerned citizens of Washington, call on our elected representatives to take urgent action that supports ac...
www.votervoice.net
December 12, 2024 at 4:14 AM
If you are within driving range of Port Townsend, WA, please join Betsy Howell and me for a reading from our newest books, Thursday, Nov. 21, 7 p.m. at the Meeting House, 1841 Sheridan St. Betsy's newest essay collection: Wild Forest Home. My newest poetry collection: Avalanche: A Survival Guide.
November 17, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Here's my fourth and most recent book of poems, published in 2023, available at Blue Cedar Press.
bluecedarpress.com
November 14, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Never been on X (despise Musk). Active on Facebook but wavering on whether to abandon ship. Tips for how to use Bluesky?
November 13, 2024 at 7:12 PM