An article on indigenous librarianship is available
I have occasionally written for the Washington Library Association’s Alki magazine, which tends to center exciting topics. I have a new article available in the latest issue.
Category: My Publications
New audio: Exhume
I’ve just gotten back from a retreat at the Whiteley Center on San Juan Island, where I spent a few days roaming around the rainforest and coastline seeking out more field recordings, studying intimacy, and generally finding myself enjoying the natural solitude.
GOOS II Released
GOOS II: Straddle is now out and about. Contact me for copies. Limited print run. Also written with AI (InferKit and GPT). I read from this book last night at the Bulldog Poetry series. When the recording is made available I will link to it here.
GOOS I Created and Released
I’m excited to announce that my latest book was released last Wednesday at the Underbelly Poetry Reading in Seattle. GOOS I is the first book under my working name G. Ooze. It’s the first in a series I am still realizing.
A New Sound Project: roarbuzz
It’s been a while since I posted any new audio works. This is the first new exploration in sound since May 2021’s Dunn Gardens. roarbuzz uses found sound from a hostel in Banff, along with Paul’s Extreme Sound Stretch, and a bunch of EQing in Ableton. The result is the most ambient work I’ve ever created, and the first in a sequence of audio projects that are connected to a larger performance piece in development.
New poem in New SPREAD
The latest SPREAD (Issue 80) contains my poem “I Dream the Licks,” which discusses the fire at Umtanum Creek from a couple years back. Copies can be ordered at spankstra@hotmail.com.
A poem in Pandemic of Violence II Anthology – Poets Speak
My poem “Figures” was just released in the second Pandemic of Violence anthology from North of Oxford. Read it here.
A new poem in SPREAD
Another SPREAD, another poem.
Another re drum poem published
I am happy to announce that another re drum poem, “ARREST,” is now live thanks to The Writing Disorder.
Hand to Mouth Reading Recording
Last weekend, I had the pleasure to read with fellow Hand to Mouth poet Teri Zipf at Walla Walla’s Grandma’s Kitchen.
Five Videos at “Healing Arts Expo” at LWTech
I decided to submit five videos I worked on at the pandemic to the Healing Arts Expo, a showcase of employee art at LWTech. The work is on view in the library, my very niche of employment, and since there are no restrictions on sharing the videos elsewhere, here is the playlist you would find were you to stumble into that library.
Three collaborative poems in Another New Calligraphy
Since last August, I have had the pleasure of writing alongside (and publishing alongside) the re drum group Alex Bleecker, Jeremy Springsteed, and Willie James, as well as good friend Justine Chan. Our efforts on exploring the cadralore form have yielded some output, now available to view in Another New Calligraphy.
Of Spray and Mist–Now at Third Place Books!
Excited to briefly announce that Of Spray and Mist is now available at Third Place Books in Seward Park and Ravenna. Hopefully soon in Lake Forest Park. It’s been strange to get the physical book into hands of anyone other than close friends during the pandemic. This slow distribution provides some joy and memories of pre-COVID life.
A poetry collection both horrific and pastoral: Green Axes is now available!
My second full-length, printed book has appeared. I am excited to announce the release of my next poetry publication Green Axes! Thanks to Red at Alien Buddha Press for agreeing to work with me on the poems and the overall structure of the book. As the title of this post suggests, these poems are derived from shadow and expanse. They are horrific and they are pastoral, sourced from a handful of local meditations and remote
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Of Spray and Mist Review – Joshua Lew McDermott
I’m very grateful for Joshua Lew McDermott’s Of Spray and Mist review for Line Rider Press. Joshua looped in my naturalism and librarianship in a way that elevates the book and pushes it further. Many thanks, Joshua!