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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: January 2012
January Poetry Blitz: Mike Jurkovic
Pale Diaspora I’m sorry I mistook the Mercedes Benz logo for a peace sign But I haven’t been myself of late. Now I’m not writing this to make excuses for myself or leave the door open to any greater anti-testimony … Continue reading
January Poetry Blitz: Pauline Uchmanowicz
Elements of Style What if poets had to pick? The ocean or the stars. A reputation in truth telling or a prize in diplomacy? Seabed or zodiac. Water or fire. Density or infinity. There’s travel by Chinese junk with shipwreck … Continue reading
January Poetry Blitz: Bruce Weber
Where Does Love Go When It Dies? where does love go when it dies? under a rock in a jealous lover’s garden? does love vanish in a shell’s ear or float in the nether reaches of interstellar space along with … Continue reading
January Poetry Blitz: Joanna Solfrian
We Arrive Home After a Film Whose beneficence this is, it’s difficult to say— but when the inconsistent moon hoovers in the sky and casts its ghostly light on the two of us, we stand transfixed, beside the car, still … Continue reading
January Poetry Blitz: Michael Perkins
The Double I know he’s out there Pretending to be me— Telling people all my lies, Signing my name to checks Made out to the Devil, Ruining my credit With the righteous; But what am I to do? You can’t … Continue reading
January Poetry Blitz: Lynn Domina
Not Exactly What You Had in Mind Imagine you speed home to find God sprawled across your chaise lounge, her feet lapping over the soles of plastic sandals, her bare legs smudged with road tar, lumps of flesh jiggling from … Continue reading
January Poetry Blitz: Dayl Wise
No Other Brand Right next to the spices a young girl my age, yellow bobby socks, ribboned golden ponytails and matching yellow dress. It’s short, exposing her white legs past mid thigh. The Morton Salt Girl. Holding an umbrella in … Continue reading
January Poetry Blitz: George Drew
Ghost Calls In memory of Leo Connellan Ghost calls—that’s what Miss Susan Pellicani says they call them here. Ghost calls—when the telephone rings and you say hello and nothing. Not even heavy breathing. Nothing but the silence of the ocean … Continue reading
January Poetry Blitz: Christine Boyka Kluge
Jar of Bees He stored his anger like a swarm of killer bees in a baby food jar, then hid the jar in the musty dumbwaiter at his core. The passageway under his ribs was dark and drafty, echoing with … Continue reading