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Robert Frost

Sierra Nelson Guest Poet Post: “Bioluminescent Properties in Squid and Poetry”

By Ooligan Press

June 27, 2013 by OoliganPress 1 Comment

Every Thursday, Ooligan Press invites a poet whose work is included in Alive at the Center, our anthology of poetry from Pacific Northwest writers, to blog for us. This week, we are pleased to feature Sierra Nelson, a poet from Seattle, WA. Please enjoy her post! Bioluminescent Properties in Squid and Poetry Thinking about the name of this anthology, […]

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Lilija Valis Guest Poet Post

By Lilija Valis, guest author

May 16, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Lilija Valis Guest Poet Post

Every Thursday, Ooligan Press invites a poet whose work is included in Alive at the Center, our anthology of poetry from Pacific Northwest writers, to blog for us. This week, we are pleased to feature Lilija Valis, a poet from Vancouver, B.C. Please enjoy her post! POETRY FAMILY We are strangers among strangers. Even within our blood […]

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Julie Larios Guest Poet Post: “Form in Poetry: How Not to See It as Storm-Lashed Suffering or Whale-Boned Lingerie”

By Ooligan Press

March 21, 2013 by OoliganPress 3 Comments

Every Thursday, Ooligan Press invites a poet whose work is included in Alive at the Center, our forthcoming anthology of poetry from Pacific Northwest writers, to blog for us. This week, we are pleased to feature Julie Larios, a poet from Seattle, WA. Please enjoy her post! Form in Poetry: How Not to See it as Storm-Lashed […]

Filed Under: Guest Blogger Tagged With: Alive at the Center, Alive at the Center: Featured Poet, Free Verse, Hair, James Dean, Julie Larios, jump-rope songs, Les Miserables, ooligan press, poetry, Robert Frost, Seattle, Teaching writing, The New Book of Forms, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Writing for Children

Paulann Petersen Guest Poet Post: “Dedication”

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February 14, 2013 by OoliganPress 1 Comment

Every Thursday, Ooligan Press invites a poet whose work is included in Alive at the Center, our forthcoming anthology of poetry from Pacific Northwest writers, to blog for us. This week, we are pleased to feature Paulann Petersen, Oregon’s current Poet Laureate, who resides in Portland. Please enjoy her post and her 2013 Valentine, which follows.   […]

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