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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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About the Author
Will Nixon grew up in the Connecticut suburbs, spent his young adulthood in Hoboken and Manhattan, then moved to a Catskills log cabin in 1996 complete with a wood stove and mice. For years, he wrote environmental journalism, then turned to poetry and personal essays. His work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and listed in Best American Essays 2004. He now lives in Woodstock, NY with a wall thermostat for heat, but still can't get rid of the mice.Quotes
“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
Tag Archives: Janice King
In Praise of a Great Bookseller
After thirty-seven jobs, Janice King found her spot in the high chair behind the cashier’s counter raised like a pulpit in the corner of the Golden Notebook, Woodstock’s beloved independent bookstore. By the time I got to know her she … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged Golden Notebook, Janice King, Lyndon Baines Takes a Fare to the Palace of Wisdom, Robert Bly, Taking Wing: Poems from the Oregon Outback to the Hudson Valley, The Woman Cuts My Bullshit to the Bone, Walking Woodstock
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A Short History of Poetry in Woodstock, 1873-2008
(Published in the Woodstock Times, April 17, 2008) By Michael Perkins Part II While much of the general population may prefer undergoing root canal work to attending a poetry reading, fortunately for local poets there are people who freely chose … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Bridge", Allen Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, Antler, Bob Dylan, Bob Wright, Colony Cafe, Daniella Gioseffi, Diane Wakoski, Edward Sanders, Etheridge Knight, Expresso Cafe, George Montgomery, Hart Crane, Howard McCord, James Lasdun, Janice King, Janine Pommy Vega, John Ashbery, Joshua's Cafe, Kleinert Arts Center, Laurie Ylvisaker, Lewis Warsh, Marguerite Harris, Michael Perkins, Mikhail Horowitz, Philip Whalen, Phillip Guston, Phillip Levine, poetry history, Robert Kelly, Sparrow, Thomas M. Disch, Will Nixon, William Bronk, William Pachner, Woodstock, Woodstock Library, Woodstock Poetry Festival, Woodstock Poetry Society, Woodstock Times
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An Interview with Janice King, by Michael Perkins
(In 2002 Janice King published her first poetry collection, Taking Wing: Poems from the Oregon Outback to the Hudson Valley. Michael Perkins interviewed her for the Woodstock Times.) Book lovers in the mid-Hudson region know Janice King as the smiling, … Continue reading →