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Joe Wilkins has a big, true, highway-running American voice. When you see a new book of his, you should celebrate. Just buy it, put down the window, and let the music blow back your hair. It's nothing but alive. -Luis Alberto Urrea

Month: April 2011

Review of Beautiful Country

Posted on April 8, 2011 by joe.robert.wilkins in News

Orion has just posted my review of Robert Wrigley’s stunning Beautiful Country.

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Poem in The Southern Review

Posted on April 8, 2011 by joe.robert.wilkins in News

I’m more than pleased to see my poem “J & W Redemption, Highway 9, North Iowa,” along with a striking set of images by Edward Keating and work by luminaries like Bonnie Jo Campbell, Rodney Jones, Campbell McGrath, and David Wojahn, featured in The Southern Review‘s Americana issue.

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Memphis Closes Her Eyes

Posted on April 5, 2011 by joe.robert.wilkins in News

Black Lawrence Press is again featuring a poem from and short interview with one of the poets in their catalog for each day of National Poetry Month. My poem “Memphis Closes Her Eyes” is featured today.

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