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Walking Woodstock
Journeys into the Wild Heart of America’s Most Famous Small Town
by Michael Perkins
and Will Nixon
Illustrated by Carol Zaloom #1 Paperback Bestseller of 2009, Golden Notebook, Woodstock, NY
The Pocket Guide to Woodstock
An Insiders' Guide with Suggested Hikes, a Walking Tour of the Historic Village, Maps, Photographs, and the Best Tips for a Memorable Visit
by Michael Perkins
and Will Nixon
Illustrated by Carol Zaloom #1 Paperback Bestseller of 2012, Golden Notebook, Woodstock, NYBooks
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“Are you familiar with the writing of Woodstock poet Will Nixon? If not, you should be because of his funny, wistful, poignant poems.”
-- Catskill Mountain Region Guide“The Hudson Valley has produced some of the great peregrinations of our time, most notably by John Burroughs, an inveterate walker. Add Michael Perkins and Will Nixon to the list—these are charming essays, some of them with a bit more bite than you'd guess.”
-- Bill McKibben
Monthly Archives: October 2011
In Praise of Jean Valentine’s Lucy: A Poem, by Celia Bland
(When I last saw Celia Bland, we were standing over a smoldering log in the fire pit behind the rustic pavilion at Poets’ Walk on a misty afternoon that had brought the first chill of autumn. On better days this … Continue reading
One Night on Mount Taurus (Emma Segal R.I.P.)
(On October 14th, 2009, Emma Segal, my former wife and lasting friend, took her own life after suffering a suicidal depression. I post this essay in her memory.) We had no formula for mourning. For two months we’d all but … Continue reading
Two Wedding Trees: Happy and Sad
I was married under a maple tree. June 18th. Surrounded by dozens of family and friends on a country lawn at the edge of the forest. My bride in a wedding gown styled after the Twenties. A judge for a … Continue reading
The Muse of Lyric Poetry, by Michael Perkins
The role of the Muse in contemporary lyric poetry is to work her magic in secret. Certainly she is seldom referred to in American writing. In fact, modern critics usually dismiss the notion of Muse poetry as an invalid romantic … Continue reading
Do You Procrastinate?
Years ago, I learned about procrastination as a young freelancer writing a profile of mystery author Jerry Oster for the Hoboken Reporter. He had a nice place, a first floor apartment painted white that gave it a country cottage-ish atmosphere. … Continue reading
“Immediate Worlds” by Anthony Bernini
My friend and foil, Michael Perkins, dismisses much of contemporary poetry as “chopped up prose,” which, admittedly, is true, but I’m a committer of chopped up prose myself. In my mid-thirties I began writing poems on a lark, discovering in … Continue reading
A Bear Attack, by Judith McCombs
I don’t share the primal fear of being eaten by a bear. That became abundantly clear halfway through an advance screening of Grizzly Man at the American Museum of Natural History. From the start of this documentary, we know that … Continue reading
Have you met Artemisia Cavelli? by Djelloul Marbrook
(Djelloul Marbrook and I share a getaway spot: the Starbucks in the Kingston mall strip. I go for a break from my writing to sip a frothy latte and read the paper. He sets up his laptop and gets to … Continue reading →