[Libs-Or] POETRY NORTHWEST resumes publication in 2006

[CARMIN Jim]

Libraries in Oregon may wish to note the following: 

PRESS RELEASE 

Date: September 8, 2005 - For Immediate Release 

Contact: Claire Sykes, Associate Editor 
Poetry Northwest 
(503) 239-4422 
claire at poetrynw.org 



POETRY NORTHWEST IS BACK! 
David Biespiel named editor of the 43-year-old journal 
that resumes publication in March 2006 



PORTLAND, OR-The University of Washington announces that under an
agreement with The Attic Writers' Workshop in Portland, Oregon, Poetry
Northwest will be published biannually, as a new series, beginning March
2006. Poet and critic David Biespiel has been named Editor. 

Poetry Northwest was founded in 1959 by Carolyn Kizer, Richard Hugo and
others, and was edited from 1966-2002 by David Wagoner. The magazine
ceased circulation in 2002 because of funding difficulties. At the time,
it was the longest-running poetry-only journal in the U.S. A hallmark of
the Northwest literary scene for more than four decades, Poetry
Northwest attained eminence for publishing some of the best poetry by
established and up-and-coming poets from around the country and abroad.
Writers who have appeared in the magazine include Harold Pinter, Joyce
Carol Oates, Annie Dillard, Raymond Carver, Ted Kooser, James Dickey,
Robert Pinsky, Richard Wilbur, Mary Oliver, Jorie Graham, Michael
Harper, Stanley Kunitz, Thom Gunn, Phillip Larkin, May Swenson, Theodore
Roethke, W.S. Merwin, John Berryman, Czeslaw Milosz, Marilyn Hacker,
Stanley Plumly, Anne Sexton, James Wright, William Stafford and Mark
Strand. 
"This journal, by title, speaks to the nation about what over the years
has been a region rich with poets and poetry," says Richard Dunn, Chair
of the University of Washington English Department. "We know that Poetry
Northwest has been much missed since the university stopped publishing
it. The prospect of a new series comes as good news." 

The revived Poetry Northwest will continue to offer intelligent,
insightful and inspiring poetry-as well as essays and reviews-by
recognized and emerging poets and writers. "I'm delighted to throw open
the doors again," says Biespiel. "Poetry Northwest has a noble
reputation. With a new format and a fantastic staff in place, I hope to
honor its legacy." 

Biespiel (pronounced bye-speel), of Portland, is the author of Wild
Civility (University of Washington Press, 2003) and Shattering Air (BOA
Editions, 1996). He is a contributor to American Poetry Review, The New
Republic and Poetry. His poetry reviews have appeared in The New York
Times, The Washington Post, Sewanee Review and Literary Imagination, and
his monthly column on poetry appears in the The Oregonian. Biespiel is
the recipient of a Stegner Fellowship in Poetry at Stanford University
and an NEA Fellowship in Literature. He has taught at the University of
Maryland, Stanford and George Washington universities, and was Richard
H. Thornton Writer-in-Residence at Lynchburg College. Since 2001, he has
divided his teaching between Oregon State University and Portland State
University. In 1999, he founded The Attic Writers' Workshop, a literary
studio that offers creative writing classes. 

"We're excited to have Poetry Northwest in the hands of an exceptional
poet who knows and respects the tradition of this journal," says Dunn.
"Too, through his work at The Attic and university teaching, he bridges
the worlds of public and academic poetry, which will contribute to the
journal's ability to reach a diverse and growing community of writers.
The University of Washington looks forward to the magazine's bright
future." 
To schedule an interview with David Biespiel, please call The Attic,
(503) 963-8783. 

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Claire Sykes, Associate Editor 
Poetry Northwest 
(503) 239-4422 
claire at poetrynw.org 


Poetry Northwest 
P.O. Box 14310 
Portland, Oregon 97293 
(503) 236-0615 
editors at poetrynw.org 
www.poetrynw.org 

The Attic Writers' Workshop 
4232 SE Hawthorne Boulevard 
Portland, Oregon 97215 
(503) 963-8783 
info at atticwritersworkshop.com 
www.atticwritersworkshop.com 




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Poetry Northwest 
P.O. Box 14310 
Portland, Oregon 97293 
(503) 236-0615 
editors at poetrynw.org 
www.poetrynw.org 
 
 
        

   Jim Carmin 
   John Wilson Room Librarian 
   Multnomah County Library 
   Room 2M-C 
   801 SW 10th Ave. 
   Portland, OR 97205 
   503-988-6287 (phone) 
   503-988-5226 (fax) 
   jimc at multcolib.org 

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