Crowed - Paperback

Magee, Michael: - Crowed is Michael Magee's fifth collection of poetry and a Sally Albiso Prize finalist. In this collection he goes back to his Celtic roots, family, and friends and pays homage to those he's learned from. His most recent third third and fourth collections were Shiny Things and Budapest After Dark, published in 2025. His plays and poetry have been produced here and in England and Greece. New work appears in Open Book: Western Washington Poets Network Anthology and Cirque. He conducts writing workshops and appears on KTAH FM RadioTacoma, VerseDaily.Org, and The Writer's Almanac. Michael's poems reflect his interest in nature, theatre, music, literature, and travel. His mentors and friends have been David Wagoner, Ben Drake, and William Matchett, professors emeriti at the University of Washington. His musical influences include: Franz Liszt, Chopin, Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, Marianne Faithfull, and Townes Van Zandt. He has lived in England and traveled in Ireland as well as Hungary, Morocco, and Turkey. He is recipient of a Jack Straw Residency and lives in Tacoma, Washington.Ayers, Lana Hechtman: - A Best of the Net, Pushcart Prize, and National Book Award nominee, Lana Hechtman Ayers won honors in the Discovery / Nation Award and in the Rita Dove Poetry Prize. She was awarded writing residencies from Hedgebrook, Devil's Tower National Park, and The Whiteley Foundation. She is the author of twelve poetry collections and chapbooks, the most recent of which is The Autobiography of Rain (Fernwood Press, 2024). Ayers has shepherded over one hundred fifty poetry titles into print in her role as Managing Editor for three small presses. Originally from New York, she now lives in Oregon where, on quiet nights, she can hear the ocean whispering to the moon.