At Yakima Coffeehouse Poets, we always encourage individual enterprise when it comes to the creative arts. We encourage our friends in the poetry community to check out these YCP poets contribution to the local poetry scene!
These and other YCP poet chapbooks are available for purchase. For more information email Yakima Coffeehouse Poets or stop by Inklings Book Shop, in Yakima. To see YCP poets reading their poems, visit the YCP YouTube channel.
Penny Johnson
Kittitas Valley poet Penny Johnson, a frequent participant in Yakima Coffeehouse Poets activities, is out with a new chapbook. Here are the details from Penny….
I’m thrilled to announce that The Poetry Box is publishing my new poetry collection, “Hags on Tractors,” which is slated for release on December 15, 2024. In these memoir-textured poems, I put the reader in the driver’s seat—of a tractor that is— and show the reader what it means to be a mature, rural woman grappling with the land and its seasonal weather changes, as well as the unique challenge of leading this life amidst a male-dominated field.
For a limited time, The Poetry Box press is offering “Hags on Tractors” for a special, pre-order discount through November 15th during which time you can pre-order my book for $12 and be one of the first to receive your copy in early December.
Claire Carpenter
“These are poems about life: getting married and staying married, raising kids and watching them grow into their adult selves, but these poems are also about paying attention
— to changing seasons, to the beauty of our local environment, and to the way meaning arises from the daily details of out lives.”
— Claire Carpenter
Karen Gookin
Karen Gookin, will have her work recognized with the publication of her first collection of original poetry: “The Hills Around Are Dust and Light,” due out November 15, 2023 from The Poetry Box in Portland.
Susan Johnson
We are proud to announce that one of our local poets, Susan Johnson of Roslyn, is about to come out with a new book of poems, “The Call Home.” The book will be released by Poetry Box Press on April 15, but you can pre-order by linking to The Poetry Box website.
About the Author — Susan Johnson writes in the mountain town of Roslyn, WA, where she has lived with her husband and their children for over forty years.
Rod “Kenny” Nelson
Rod “Kenny” Nelson is a spoken word poet residing in Central Washington. Hear any of his Poetry Videos from his web-site — kennynelsonpoetry.com/videos or link directly for A Christmas Poem.
Elaine Smith
Leon Petty
Cost is a $10 donation to the Yakima Coffeehouse Poets. Please include extra for postage.
HELLO POETS AND POETRY LOVERS!
The Yakima Coffeehouse Poets board of directors is delighted to announce the release of the 7th edition of the Labyrinth Poetry Series, “Scribble Dog,” by Leon Petty.
Leon is a returning Selah native. He and his wife, Eugenia, currently reside in Yakima. The YCP Labyrinth Poetry Series is designed for local poets who have never published a chapbook.
To hear more of Leon and his work from “Scribble Dog,” Link here to his YouTube video…
LOCAL POET HAS A NEW BOOK !
Dottie Armstrong
Naches poet Dotty Armstrong has released her new poetry chapbook “The Book of Common Poems”! The chapbook is currently available at Inklings Bookshop in Yakima for a $10 donation to the Yakima Coffeehouse Poets. YCP has published the chapbook as part of its Labyrinth series featuring the work of local poets who have never
published a chapbook.
Link below to a (YouTube™ ) video presentation of Dotty’s favorites…
Living with Vera: Yakima, Cracking Walnuts and Christmas Morning
The Local Scene: Living on U.S. Hwy 12,
Me and Van Gogh in Yakima,
Sarahs Salon in the Sticks
LOCAL ARTIST & POET BLOG !
Mike Hiler
“I’m trying out a blog as an alternative way to publish a poetry book. I will serialize poems, starting January 1 and add a new poem every few days through the end, probably around July 1? Unlike Facebook you won’t get notices or cookies or bread crumbs or such, just blog postings as they happen and you can comment if you wish on the blog without all the Facebook views, friends, tags and such— nutten’ but poetry AND a few photos I want to share, plus many by Kristin Hiler and Jo N. Miles.”
Mike is also interested in hosting a workshop at Larson Gallery in Yakima once the pandemic allows things to open up.
Joanna Thomas
A quirky chapbook of dictionary poems.
Joanna Thomas reads the title poem from her chapbook “blue•bird (bloo-bird)” featuring 22 poems and published by Milk & Cake Press.
Link Here for her book trailer…