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We look forward to another wonderful reading with representative authors from the lastest edition of the Windfall Journal. Reading this evening will be Christine Colasurdo, Kari Easton, David Filer, and Elizabeth McLagan, along with co-editors Bill Siverly and Michael McDowell.
Broadway Books celebrates the Fall 2019 issue of Windfall magazine with a reading on Thursday, November 7th, at 7 pm by four northwest writers represented in the current issue. Poets Melody Leming-Wilson, Melissa Madenski, Lex Runciman and Mark Thalman will read, along with Windfall’s co-editors Michael McDowell and Bill Siverly. Windfall: A Journal of Poetry of Place features poetry that captures the spirit of place as part of the essence of the poem. The journal particularly emphasizes poetry written in the Pacific Northwest that is attentive to the relationships between people and the landscapes in which we live. It has been published since 2002.
We are both excited and saddened to be hosting an in-person reading on Wednesday, April 20th, at 6:30 pm, to celebrate Windfall: A Journal of Poetry of Place, on the occasion of its final issue. Joining co-editors Bill Siverly and Michael McDowell to read on this evening will be Barbara Drake, Eric le Fatte, Charles Goodrich, Marilyn Johnston, Mike Langtry, Elizabeth McLagan, Paulann Petersen, Carlos Reyes, Penelope Scambly Schott, and Dianne Stepp. The first issue of Windfall was published in Fall of 2002. Windfall: A Journal of Poetry of Place features poetry which captures the spirit of place as part of the essence of the poem. The journal particularly emphasized poetry which is written in the Pacific Northwest and which is attentive to the relationships…