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If you are a poet currently living in Washington State, and you have not yet been included in The Far Field<\/em> online, I want to invite you to submit work. This invitation includes students (though I will publish poets under age 18 without a last name).<\/p>\n Send three to five poems in a single attachment, along with a short bio that includes your city, to poet@humanities.org.<\/strong> Previously published poems are preferred, but not required. \u00a0In fact, a growing list of poets count The Far Field<\/em> as their first publication. \u00a0I’m very proud of that. \u00a0I can’t guarantee publication, but I would like to read your work.<\/p>\n Teachers, if you encounter a particularly excellent student poem, please encourage your student to submit it to The Far Field.\u00a0<\/em>I’ve received some wonderful poems that way.<\/p>\n My goal is to represent our state’s poetry communities in a very broad sense–so I am especially interested in voices that are un- or under-represented here. \u00a0I look forward to \u00a0showcasing unconventional poetry, spoken-word videos, poetry that verges on other genres (including visual art). And I’m hoping to hear from all corners of the state, and the big middle.<\/p>\n I am also interested in brief essays that relate to poetry in Washington State. For example, see Rebecca Frevert’s piece on her poetry kiosk<\/a> in Everett, Jim Freeman’s shout out for Whidbey Island’s Poetry Slams<\/a>, and Jim Deatherage’s description of an inspired collaboration between the Creative Writing and Photography classes at Richland High School.<\/a>\u00a0 Write to me first to inquire.<\/p>\n Thank you to all who have trusted me with your work already. I am privileged to read and publish poems that represent this thriving community of writers. I look forward to more poems and no repeats. \u00a0When my appointment concludes in February 2014, this site will remain as a resource, and let’s face it, a kind of brag. Look what our state’s got.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you are a poet currently living in Washington State, and you have not yet been included in The Far Field online, I want to invite you to submit work. This invitation includes students (though I will publish poets … Continue reading