Anne M. Doe Overstreet Whitest Christmas Ever. We're snowed in for Christmas. We've canceled our trip to Portland to spend the holiday with my family. We're doubtful that we can get to a local Christmas eve gathering. Our church has canceled all Christmas services. And it's a good thing
Anne M. Doe Overstreet Poetic Justice? If you've been reading my blog for long, you know I'm a big fan of my wife Anne. I'm also a big fan of her poetry. Apparently I'm not the only one. She was just nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She is
On Books & Writing So, I'm was reading some great poetry this morning... I'm enjoying a new feast of poetry. The new issue of DMQ Review has just been published. There's one poet in particular that has particularly intrigued me...
On Books & Writing A Day of Poetry and Fantasy: Celebrate Anne's Birthday! It's Anne's birthday!! If you want to send me an email with birthday wishes for Anne, please do, and I'll pass them along. In celebration of this great day, I'm asking you to think about some of Anne's favorite things:
Looking Elsewhere Specials: Cairns and Overstreet Poetry! "Knocked Up." "All About Adam." "The Golden Compass." "Spidey 3." Helen Mirren. Aronofsky. Here are a few links I've been saving up this week... Scott Cairns and Anne Overstreet both have poems in the new issue of Relief! Order your copy today! Ross Douthat on Knocked Up and its (surprising?) lack of talk about abortion. (Updated: Even more.) (Oh, and I
On Books & Writing Poet Anne Overstreet Reading Tomorrow Night in Seattle My favorite poet, Anne Overstreet, will be reading tomorrow night as just one participant in an evening full of art... at The Thread. To convince you that I'm a huge fan of Anne's work, there's this: I married her. So unless I'm
Through a Screen Darkly "Through a Screen Darkly" - An Evening of Celebration and Gratitude Last night, Linda Wagner (right) and her husband Larry (taking the picture) joined Anne and me for a late, celebratory dinner at Saltoro in Shoreline, Washington. We were celebrating, as you can see, the arrival of several big boxes of books... copies of Through a Screen Darkly. It was Linda
Anne M. Doe Overstreet Snow Day at Overstreet Headquarters Anne wisely decided not to sit back and relax on several inches of snow. But I chose otherwise.
On Books & Writing Favorite poets Prompted by my earlier recommendation of the Jane Hirschfield book, a reader asked me for a "top ten list" of favorite poets. I can't offer a list of my favorites in order of preference, but I can easily come up with a list of writers whose
Anne M. Doe Overstreet NINE. Anne and I were married nine years ago today. HAPPY ANNIVERARY, beloved!!
Anne M. Doe Overstreet Prayers for the Doe family Let me call a brief intermission from the mad, mad world of the Looking Closer Journal to ask you to join me and my wife Anne in prayer. Anne's family is a large one: she has seven siblings, all of whom are married. Anne and I have twenty
On Books & Writing Anne M. Doe Overstreet Rocks the Seattle Art Museum There's only one person in this world whose work I love so much that I actually chased her down and married her. Anne read two spooky poems last night at the Seattle Art Museum as part of the release party for the new issue of Cranky. There was
On Books & Writing Anne Charms the Crowd Again At every single one of Anne Overstreet's poetry readings, I sit there in a mix of amazement, wonder, and joy that I have the privilege of being more than just a fan. Tonight, she knocked out another crowd of poetry listeners with some of her graceful, generous poetry.
On Books & Writing Anne Overstreet - First Poetry Reading of 2005 My favorite poet will be reading at 7 p.m. on March 28, Monday, at Victrola. You're invited to join me and a crowd of poetry lovers for a night of provocative language called Colloque Wheel. Anne's work has appeared in several places, including Talking River
On Songs & Albums Innocence Mission Fans - Take Note! (a note from Roswell, NM) The Innocence Mission is releasing a new album in November. Details here. I figured that was exciting enough news to interrupt my vacation and post a note here. I'm in Roswell, weary and happy after a long hike through the desert alongside Salt Creek, where we fought our
Anne M. Doe Overstreet EIGHT YEARS! I have had the immeasurable blessing of being married to Anne Maureen Doe for EIGHT YEARS. EIGHT YEARS. And to celebrate the most extraordinary woman I have ever met, I'm getting her out of bed tomorrow morning and we're headed out into the blustery Seattle, Washington
Interviews Wild day My brother Jason, singer/songwriter/composer for the a capella group Rescue, is in the emergency room due to a very serious spider bite, and is getting heavily dosed with painkillers and antibiotics. Apparently he'll have to go through a series of treatments before the volcano on his
On Books & Writing Anne Quote of the Day One of the reasons I married Anne is that, while I'm trying to look closer at movies and music and other arts, she's looking closer at what God has made. Yesterday, out of the clear blue, after a silent minute in the car, she suddenly said,
On Books & Writing "Surviving the Open Heart" Today I'm directing you to the excellent online poetry journal DMQ Review for some truly disquieting poetry. One of the poets published in this edition is particularly close to my heart. And congratulations to her! Be sure to read "Surviving the Open Heart."
On Books & Writing What Do Poetry and Police Brutality Have In Common? Today, these words opened Nicole Brodeur's column in The Seattle Times: It's his attempt to get people to think beyond agendas both paper and personal — and to remember the art of civil communication. Especially when the topic is as volatile as public safety. Today's
