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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: March 2011
The Country House: Heaven or Hell?
Cornelius Eady isn’t a WASP. He’s an African American poet best known for Brutal Imagination, his book written in the voice of the imaginary black man whom Susan Smith blamed for drowning her two little boys in her car in … Continue reading
In Praise of Father-in-Laws
If you study the fine print on the acknowledgments page of Joshua Coben’s first book, Maker of Shadows, you will read, “I am deeply grateful to Michael Perkins, the first reader of many of these poems, for his invaluable help … Continue reading
A Scratch & Laugh Poem
You may know what a bug coil is, an incense stick spiraled like an electric stove coil that releases smoke to ward off those tiny flying rigs of evil. I learned about them in a hurry one Memorial Day weekend … Continue reading
WDST Roundtable Poems
(Poems from “The Woodstock Roundtable” on WDST on March 20th, 2011.) * * * * Field Trip By Dennis Doherty Heim, your blood is on this belt. We carried you through the jungle… In a plastic bag at the base … Continue reading
Michelangelo on the Hudson
George Drew pours himself into his enthusiasms. Retired a decade ago from teaching college English, he now devotes himself to writing, running, traveling, family life, and appreciating poetry. At readings, where we first met, I don’t think I’ve seen anyone … Continue reading
Signs of Spring: The Moth
Last night, the first moth of the year landed on my window, a soft thump followed by that insatiably fluttering for lamplight. These past days I’ve been savoring firsts, stopped in my tracks while out on my walks to listen … Continue reading
American Duende
Half a dozen years ago, I commuted from Woodstock down to Soho once a week for a workshop at the old Poet’s House that had caught my eye, “American Duende.” I wasn’t disappointed. Our course packet from the instructor, which … Continue reading
WAMC Zombie Commentary
(“The Roundtable” on WAMC broadcast this “Listener Essay” on Friday, March 18th, 2011.) I’m old enough to remember a time before vampires ruled as king of our fears, or at least of the young adult section of Border’s and Barnes … Continue reading →