Category: Poetry
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A somewhat uplifting letter to America
Tom Mohrman performed his piece in front of the throngs at Weird and Awesome with Emmett Montgomery this past summer. We thought it was time to bring it back.
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Natalie Diaz: Meth, Mistakes & Mischievous Barbies
Diaz’s well-crafted verse and rich language evoke the familiar themes of death, deception, festivity and family. Her meth-head brother is brought up often in her poetry—especially in regards to how his addiction breaks down their parents. Both bit by bit and in giant, violent pieces.
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Outside Seven-Eleven, Next Week
Pam Carter puts on a tinfoil hat and channels Leilani Mae Jesperson in her latest poem.
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The Finest Work Songs: Alan Lau and Susie Kozawa
On October 18th, Alan Lau and Susie Kozawa (longtime collaborators and working artists) will be revisiting a piece that they originally presented at the Seattle Art Museum in 1996. Lau’s part, initially a response to the Seattle Art Museum’s exhibit “In The American Grain,” will…
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All Things Return to the Shari’s Parking Lot
The yin of the yang: Graham Isaac revisits the theme of return in his latest poem for the Seattle Star.
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Compulsive Talker
Pamela Hobart Carter’s latest poem, about communication, connection and isolation.
