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Jason Kirk (a.k.a. Brasswax) is the author of "A Fabulous Hag in Purple on the Moor," "Reverb," and "The Other Whites in South Africa," as well as the composer of "The Mirror of Simple Souls," an opera collaboration with librettist and poet Anne Carson. He received his Master of Fine Arts in Poetry from the University of Michigan, and his writing awards include Hopwood Major and Minor Poetry Prizes. His recent work has appeared in the anthologies "WA129," "Footsteps: Poems for Homeless Veterans," and "Phantasma: Stories."

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	Phantasma: Stories by Anne Charnock (Goodreads Author), J.D. Horn (Goodreads Author), Kate Maruyama (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Haiku of the Dead by David Nell (Editor), Jason Kirk (Goodreads Author), Jessica McHugh (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	WA129 by Sherman Alexie (Contributor), Jason Kirk (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Tod Marshall (Editor) 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	December Tales by J.D. Horn (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jason Kirk (Goodreads Author), Colin Dickey 3.71 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reverb: Poems 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Other Whites in South Africa 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	PageBoy Magazine by Thomas Walton (Editor), Jason Kirk (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Footsteps: Poems for Homeless Veterans by Jason Kirk (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Paul Nelson (Contributor), Sam Hamill (Contributor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Introducing WA129

TODAY MARKS THE OFFICIAL RELEASE of WA129, a new poetry anthology edited by Washington State Poet Laureate Tod Marshal and published by Sage Hill Press. To commemorate Washington's 129th year, the collection includes poems by 129 poets from our great state, including Sherman Alexie, Tom Robbins, Heather McHugh, yours truly, and many more. That's some pretty luminous company for me. (In fact it's a Read more of this blog post »

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“I still have a fondness for books. Many a time I will be antiquing, and I'll say, 'What's that old-timey curio over there? What is that, a candlestick telephone, one of those old pull-chain toilets? Oh no, it's a book. I used to help make those things! I will buy it and use it to decorate my chain of casual family-dining restaurants.”
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New haiku published in Synaesthesia Magazine's "Science & Numbers" Issue. (Hint: it's about fetuses eating each other.) This UK-based arts magazine displays beautifully on desktop and mobile devices. See page 52-3: http://www.joomag.com/magazine/synaes...

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