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?

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.

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.

Slo-mo snow, Rattlesnake Creek, near Yakima, WA.

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.

Here's my fourth and most recent book of poems, published in 2023, available at Blue Cedar Press.
bluecedarpress.com