I’ve always thought regional anthologies were important. It’s too easy for voices to go unrecognized in their own backyard, or for poets living very near to one another not even to know of one another’s proximity. Shared geography doesn’t necessarily mean shared themes, or even shared imagery. Witness the urban bravado and word play of Davin Ivery, the universal meditations on grief and loss of Lynn Martin, the sweetly attentive observing eye of Stephen Jaech. The poets in this volume see their own vision of landscape and experience, and their range is broad. William Kupinse and Tammy Robacker have done an able job of putting together a compelling collection of well-known and emerging poets that goes beyond the regional. This book is just one more proof that poetry is thriving.

        -Samuel Green, Washington State Poet Laureate

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