Anne M. Doe Overstreet 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
Anne M. Doe Overstreet 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
Anne M. Doe Overstreet 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.
Anne M. Doe Overstreet 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
Anne M. Doe Overstreet 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
Patrice Leconte 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
Anne M. Doe Overstreet 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, “Did you
Anne M. Doe Overstreet “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.” [This post was updated with
Anne M. Doe Overstreet What Do Poetry and Police Brutality Have In Common? [2025 Update: This post is past its expiration date. The Seattle Times link no longer works, alas. I’m keeping the post online for archival purposes. (If you find a solution to the broken link, let me know.)] Today, these words opened Nicole Brodeur’s column in The Seattle Times:
