Parks & Points & Poetry 2021
About the series
We are delighted to share our fifth annual poetry series! Every spring, we are fortunate to read so many beautifully written poems that evoke the natural landscapes and cultural histories and legacies associated with public lands; we are so grateful to the writers who submit their work in consideration for this series. This year is special for us, as it also marks the release of Wayfinding, an anthology of poems from previous series’, published by Finishing Line Press.
Many of this year’s poems reflect on this past year of forced isolation, the way that distance can create yearning, uncertainty, and reevaluation. And, as always, we've included poems that reflect both iconic sites within major national parks as well as the smallest most fleeting moments in nature, like the flutter of a duck's wing, or the center of a wild rose. We hope you will join us frequently this month to celebrate.
And, to learn more about our first poetry anthology, Wayfinding, available via Finishing Line Press, check out this page.
Contributors for Spring 2021
This year, we are thrilled to feature poems by:
Pamela Ahlen, Matthew Andrews, KB Ballentine, Devon Balwit, Marian Blue, Beverly Boyd, Eran Eads, Katie Eber, Danielle Fleming, Andy Fogle, Meg Freer, Amlanjyoti Goswami, Atar Hadari, Ruth Hoberman, Alicia Hokanson, Marybeth Holleman, Nancy Jentsch, Eve Kagan, Rick Kempa, Margaret Koger, Elaine Koplow, Radha Marcum, Matthew Miller, Leah Mueller, Annie Newcomer, Shelby Newsom, Cat Phillips, Kathleen Phillips, Christina Rau, Erin Robertson, Laurie Rosen, Purbasha Roy, John Savoie, Mary Kay Schoen, Eric Paul Shaffer, Karlo Silverio Silva, Dorothy Swoope, Debbie Theiss, Marjorie Thomsen, Gene Twaronite, Brendan Walsh, Monica Wang, Susan Weaver, Mantz Yorke.
Please note the arrangement of the poems on this page may appear differently when viewed on a cellphone, or depending on the size of your screen. If viewing on your mobile phone, you may also wish to rotate your phone to landscape mode to see the works formatted as the poets have intended.
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