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Finalist in The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize, 2023The poems in The Further Adventures of Zen Patriarch Dōgen were inspired by the life and teachings of Dōgen Zenji, a thirteenth-century Japanese monk credited with bringing Chan Buddhism to Japan and founding the Sōto school of Zen. The writing is founded upon the presumed experience and perspective Dōgen would have if he were alive today. Essential Buddhist concepts of bare attention, full presence, impermanence, no-self, and the path to liberation from suffering play out through the "eyes of a river" - in a self-driving car, a dentist's chair, the water's edge, the contemplation of circularity. In a world of bare attention and full presence, there are no words; inherent in these poems is the paradox of attempting to express this experience through the medium of language."The Further Adventures of Zen Patriarch Dōgen elucidates the intricacies of Zen philosophy in poems spare as 'a winterbreath of silence' and lush as 'the rhythm/ of hands, / gullwing, / flutter/ of beachplum/ blossoms.' Reader, you will find here wisdom, and its sister, compassion." --Gillian Cummings, author of The Owl Was a Baker's Daughter "The poet holds moments of life in his open hands, sings them and lifts them beyond words, bringing me to deepest stillness. I treasure this unique book and shall keep it close to my meditation seat and my heart." --Judith S. Schmidt, Ph.D, author of In the Garden of Love and Loss"Nouns fall upon us like snowflakes and melt away. A slow and attentive reading of this spare collection offers a taste of the continuity of motion found in stillness-an endless becoming that moves inevitably like cormorants to chum." --Kathryn Weld, author of Waking Light "In poems both playful and profound, Zimmerman taps into the beauty, strangeness, difficulty, and promise of the meditative life. I thought about these poems long after reading them." --Lynn Schmeidler, author of History of Gone

Blue Chip Stamp Guitar is a love story-about Sue and her guitar It starts with a cheap guitar the poet's mother bought with Blue Chip stamps and continues through her life, outlasting jobs, marriages, and deaths. A guitar is just a wooden box with six strings strung from one end to another, but in the musician's hands, it becomes music and magic, companion and comfort. These backstage poems describe the teenager dreaming of fame, the young adult dealing with sex and stage fright, and the seasoned performer lugging gear and singing through bad weather, hecklers, sore throats and sore fingers. At the beginning and the end, she plays alone, feeling the calluses on her fingertips as she sends music into the air. These poems will appeal to all music lovers, especially the musicians who share that special bond with their instruments."There is no pretention or affectation in this work, just solid storytelling, and poetic craft at its best. Here is a rich life, bittersweet, at times vulnerable yet underneath is a quality of humility with fierce independence in the life and the poetry."--Dave Mehler, editor of Triggerfish Critical Review, author of Roadworthy"This collection takes the reader into the 'raw, unpolished edges, dust, and glue, /the underbelly of a cathedral, ' of a life lived in pursuit of music and love finally found in Fred, the husband/roadie to whom the book is dedicated. By the end of this intimate collection, you'll be singing, 'Let's play another memory.'"--Lacie Semenovich, author of Community, Not Market, and Legacies

These poems are a meditation on the myriad divisions and inequities we face, both personally and as a society. In Disconnects and Other Broken Threads, award-winning poet Emily-Sue Sloane pulls on many of the fraying threads that divide us and gently weaves them with striking imagery to inspire connections through hope and, at times, humor.------------------"Like a gardener cultivating a bonsai tree, Emily-Sue Sloane takes big, wild concepts like mortality, impotent rage, grief and regret and presents them to us as stark small snapshots of everyday life." -Rorie Kelly, singer/songwriter, Shadow Work "Sloane sees, feels, and speaks with an honesty that will not accept the glib comfort of pretense....[She] suggests again and again, with rage, regret, humor, irony and anger: This is what it takes to be alive." -Scudder Parker, poet and author of Safe as Lightning "Indignant of social injustices, she deconstructs the makeup of contemporary life, giving a thundering voice to the voiceless." -Tonia Leon, bilingual poet and translator, author of My Beloved Chaos

These delightful and conversational poems explore the concept of gOD, with a sense of humor, a childlike wonder, a reverence for the natural world, and an honest look in the mirror."Penelope Scambly Schott has captured a marvelously witty glimpse of the divinity that resides within us all: a self-awareness creating universes and loving every tiniest bit, laughing and crying over our human foibles and destructive tendencies. With brilliant use of poetic form and license, the author invites us to really examine our understanding of the Source of all and the consequences of our own actions. This is a must-read for anyone who is at one of those points of asking, "What's it all about, anyway?"-Reverend Dr. Ruth L. Miller, author of Unveiling your Hidden Power and Uncommon Prayer"Penelope Scambly Schott spins out a powerful picture of the Deity in gOD: A Respectfully Divergent Testament. The "whole other" mystery who creates the universe turns out to be totally relatable, showing up in a series of conversational poems, revealing a deep caring about all of creation and its creatures. Schott's testimony is indeed respectful and not so divergent that I can't give it my own respectful 'Amen!'"-Karl Vercouteren, United Church of Christ pastor, retired

2nd Place Winner of The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize 2023-This collection of poetic observations derives from years of volunteer work, both at a homeless clinic and a women's day shelter.

Third Place Winner of The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize 2023Reading Wind is a beautiful tribute to a father, written in a daughter's favorite language-poetry.

First Place Winner of The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize 2023The Squannacook at Dawn revolves around fishing, exploring the poet's loss of his father, the natural world, aging, environmental change, and spirituality.

The Poetry Box is proud to present its latest anthology project, Keeping It Weird - Stories & Poems of Portland, Oregon. Portland is a delicious melting pot of human creativity and sustainability. And thanks to our wonderfully, weird contributors, we are able to share the unique, quirky, sometimes bizarre and oftentimes wet tales of this town also known as PDX, Rip City, Stumptown, Rose City, Bridge City, and P-Town. Embrace the lively literary scene this town offers. Stroll the mossy cracked sidewalks and breathe in each of the four seasons through breathtaking imagery. Experience a city rich in tradition and proud of its river heritage. Discover the weird and the wonderful. We invite you to peruse these pages of poetry and short-stories. Pop open a bottle of micro-brew, join a band, start a compost meet-up group and fall in love with Portland. We sure did! And in the words of one of our poets, "we wish you were here." Contributing Authors include: Matt Amott, Shawn Aveningo, Michael Berton, Denise Buschmann, Elijah Cordero, Simon del Valle, Ci'Monique Green, Tricia Knoll, M, Carolyn Martin, John & Mary Massimilla, Jenean McBrearty, Sharon Lask Munson, DE Navarro, Justin W. Price, Ann Privateer, Michael Shay, Brenda Taulbee, Nathan Tompkins, Susan Vespoli, Luke Warm Water and Steve Williams. Managing Editor & Book Layout: Shawn Aveningo. Cover Design & Photography: Robert R. Sanders.

A Celebration of Community, Poetry, Art & Wine Featuring poetry by Shawn Aveningo, Bob Stanley, Cynthia Linville, Patricia Hickerson, Allegra Silberstein, Jack Donaldson, Telemachos Greanias, Lytton Bell, Brigit Truex, Poetica Erotica, Todd Cirillo, Phillip Larrea, Jeff Knorr, Indigo Moor, Laura Martin, Catherine Fraga, Matthew Lane Brouwer, NSAA, Kelly Freeman, Molly Fisk, Stan Zumbiel and Shawn Pittard. Plus a visual journey through two years of the Verse on the Vine poetry series with photography by Robert R. Sanders, showcasing our 22 featured performers and an eclectic mix of open-mic poets.

Steven Croft explores the natural beauty in his birth-state of Georgia, where his poems bring the reader to the lush coastal landscapes of the Barrier Islands and the nurturing comforts of Southern living.

Rushing in as a welcome surprise, these "new late poems" were mostly composed both late in the year and late in the author's years. In Jump Straight Up, Jarold Ramsey versifies and pokes at an odd knot of themes: encroaching age overtaking a long wonderful marriage; the delights of grandparenthood; awareness of our "interspecies" situation in the everyday natural order; the blessings and challenges of Central Oregon's canyons, summits, and rangelands; and the intriguing ways the mostly horizontal left-to-right axis of our lives seems to shift in old age toward the vertical-"way down" (and out) but also "jump straight up" (in the imagination). "Whether it's with elegies or tributes, Ramsey prompts us toward joy, urging us to jump straight up, / free of the gravity of time."-Paulann Petersen, author of My Kindred "Jump Straight Up is a buoyantly beautiful report from a Northwest master at age 85."-John Daniel, author of Gifted "Ramsey delivers accounts of history, local lore, love for kinfolk, and yearning to understand the changes carrying us all along, richly in need of poems just like these."-Kim Stafford, author of Singer Come from Afar

These poems crisscross the Pacific: from an elegy for a forest in Alaska to a magical wish for those living on the streets of Saigon.

Poeming Pigeons is a curated collection of poetry from around the world - over 100 poems expressing our fascination, fear, frustration and undeniable connection to our fine feathered friends. Between the pages of this anthology, you will find stories that make you wonder, cry, laugh, cringe and inspire - all through poems about birds. Representing 5 continents, 11 countries and 22 states, our contributing poets include: Alexa Mergen - Alisa Golden - Allegra Silberstein - Annie Lighthart - Ariana Kramer - Arturo Desimone - Beth MacFarlane - Bobbi Sinha-Morey - Brenda Taulbee - Brigit Truex - Carolyn Martin - Catherine Ayres - Chris Jarmick - Christa Kaainoa - Christopher Leibow - Claire T. Feild - Connie Post - Cynthia Gallaher - Darren Donohue - David Butler - David M. Harris - Davnet Heery - Deborah Meltvedt - Dianne Avey - Donna McLaughlin Schwender - Doug Draime - Douglas Spangle - Eileen McGurn - Elizabeth Reninger - Elizabeth Schultz - Fern GZ Carr - Fred Zirm - G. Murray Thomas - Gary Beck - Genea Brice - Georgette Howington - Gerald Yelle - Hannah Kate Elliott Heltsley - Irene Bloom - Jack Little - James B. Nicola - Jane Yolen - Jennifer Kemnitz - Joan Colby - Joan Leotta - John Grey - John Saunders - Judy Darley - Karen S. Córdova - Karla Linn Merrifield - Kate Wells - Katy Brown - Kimberly White - Larry Schug - Laurie Kolp - Lillo Way - Linda M. Crate - Linda Strever - Lois P. Jones - Lori Loranger - Lucy Chau Lai-Tuen - Lylanne Musselman - Lynn Knapp - Lytton Bell - M - M.F. McAuliffe - M.J. Iuppa - Madeline Levy - Marcas Mac an Tuairneir - Maria Elena B. Mahler - Mariano Zaro - Marie Lecrivain - Martie Odell Ingebretsen - Mary Jo Balistreri - Mary Kay Rummel - Mary Slocum - Marybeth Rua-Larsen - Matt Amott - Maureen O'Brien - Melinda Palacio - Mercedes Webb-Pullman - Michael Shay - Moya Roddy - Parker Bauman - Pattie Palmer Baker - Pete Mullineaux - Rachael Ikins - Ram Krishna Singh - Richard King Perkins II - Serkan Engin - Sharon Alexander - Sharon Chmielarz - Sharon Lask Munson - Shawn Aveningo - Stephen Linsteadt - Steve Williams - Stuart A. Paterson - Susan G. Duncan - Sylvia Ashby - Taylor Graham - Tim Kahl - Todd Cirillo - Tricia Knoll - Vivien Jones

Drawing on a lifelong career in gerontology & anthropology, the poems of Our Aching Bones, Our Breaking Hearts explore the physical, emotional, and spiritual impact of the aging experience.

"A small group of feminist poets, ranging in age from 15-73, explore what it means to be a woman in the 21st century. Paying homage to the women who paved the path toward freedom and equality, the poets in this collection share their voices as mothers, daughters, survivors, fighters, workers and leaders. These poems come from sometimes hidden, innate human truths. Each poem provides a means to which women can express their rage, frustration and grief, all the while finding the humor, joy and celebration in what unites us all."--Provided by publisher.