Slowly collecting good words on Fall Back Down When I Die, and, wow, just got this from one of my favorite novelists, Nickolas Butler:
“A masterpiece. Lean and authentic, this twenty-first century western captures what so many rural Americans on the margins are feeling; righteous anger and bitter disconnection, powerlessness and rugged pride. And yet, Wilkins has endowed his unforgettable cast of characters with humanity, gentleness, grace, and hard-won poetry. In prose as rugged and beautiful as the story’s Montana setting, Joe Wilkins has written one of the better novels I’ve read in years. An absolutely stunning book in every way.” – Nickolas Butler, internationally best-selling author of Shotgun Lovesongs and The Hearts of Men.
I’m headed to Alaska (for the first time!) this summer to teach at the Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference, where none other than Pulitzer Prize-winner Anthony Doerr will be the keynote speaker! It sure sounds like an amazing conference in a stunning place–love to see you there!
I’ll be pointing my nose 
It’s been a great joy, these past three and a half years, to get to know and, slowly, become part of the Oregon literary community, which is why I’m so pleased about this latest news: my most recent full-length collection of poetry, 
Finally, as I catch up on things that passed me by in the rush of this last fall semester, I’m really excited to see that 
