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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: February 2012

AWP Reading

Posted on February 28, 2012 by joe.robert.wilkins in News

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Essay in Orion

Posted on February 24, 2012 by joe.robert.wilkins in News

My essay “Eleven Kinds of Sky,” featured alongside striking photographs by Lisa M. Hamilton, is in the January/February issue of Orion. As always, lots of good stuff in this issue, including the first installment of Luis Alberto Urrea’s “Wastelander” column and a short story by Pam Houston.

 

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Two Poems in Pank 6

Posted on February 19, 2012 by joe.robert.wilkins in News

Couldn’t be happier to have two poems in this latest, beautifully-designed issue of Pank!

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