Elven Kinds of Sky

Pleased to see that my essay “Eleven Kinds of Sky,” which was originally published in Orion Magazine and built of snippets from my memoir, The Mountain and the Fathers, earned a notable nod in Best American Essays 2013, edited by Robert Atwan and Cheryl Strayed.

Upcoming Events

The Salem Poetry Project: A Reading by Joe Wilkins February 12, 2026 at 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Marco Polo Global Restaurant, 300 Liberty St SE, Salem, OR 97301, USA Each week the Salem Poetry Project presents a featured reader followed by the Infamous Open Mic: three poems or five minutes whichever is first. Featured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. For more information contact Marc Janssen at mrcjanssen@msn.com.

Lewis and Clark College Visiting Writers Series Presents: Joe Wilkins February 24, 2026 at 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Lewis and Clark College https://college.lclark.edu/calendars/events/event/373461-2025-2026-visiting-writers-series-joe-wilkins

Celebrating 25 Years of the Viebranz Professorship March 12, 2026 at 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm St. Lawrence University https://www.stlawu.edu/events/writers-series-presents-kenny-cook-ana-maria-spagna-and-joe-wilkins

Storycatcher Festival April 8, 2026 – April 11, 2026 Gunnison, Colorado https://www.marisandozsociety.org/about_the_society/events_activities/story-catcher-festival/2024-story-catcher-workshop.html

Get Lit! April 17, 2026 – April 19, 2026 Spokane, WA https://inside.ewu.edu/getlit/

What We Really Mean to Say: a Zoom Class with Hugo House May 9, 2026 at 1:10 pm – 4:10 pm

Tag: Elven Kinds of Sky

Notable Nod in Best American Essays 2013