Mayday

I’m delighted to see my poems “Six Days’ Lament” and “Each Word Holds the World” up at Mayday, an online magazine of art, literature, and commentary.

Upcoming Events

Every Sky at Home Book Tour: Paulina Springs Books September 2, 2026 at 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Paulina Springs Books, 252 W Hood Ave, Sisters, OR 97759, USA https://www.paulinaspringsbooks.com/events/5829420260902

Reading Between the Vines: Joe Wilkins, Emily Podwoiski, and George Estreich, with Live Music by Mule on Fire September 7, 2026 at 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Remy Wines, 17495 NE McDougall Rd, Dayton, OR 97114, USA We’re excited to host you under the maples in the heart of wine country. Award-winning authors Joe Wilkins, Emily Podwoiski, and George Estreich will read a selection of essays. Then, Corvallis's own Mule on Fire will play some tunes!Entry is free, but tickets are limited. Reserve your spot now!Wine and books will be available for sale on site.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-between-the-vines-tickets-1997508574919?aff=oddtdtcreator

Every Sky at Home Book Tour: Powell's Books, in conversation with Leah Sottile September 9, 2026 at 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209, USA https://www.powells.com/events/joe-wilkins-9781496242273

Every Sky at Home Book Tour: Joe Wilkins at the Dallas, OR Public Library September 24, 2026 at 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Dallas Public Library, 950 Main St, Dallas, OR 97338, USA

Every Sky at Home Book Tour: A Virtual Reading with Terrain.org, featuring Joe Wilkins, Steve Edwards, and Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams September 29, 2026 at 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Every Sky at Home Book Tour: Joe Wilkins and Georgia Cloepfil at Linfield University October 13, 2026 at 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Linfield University Nicholson Library, Ford Dr, McMinnville, OR 97128, USA

Every Sky at Home Book Tour: Joe Wilkins and Taylor Brorby at Elk River Books October 15, 2026 at 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Elk River Books, 122 S 2nd St, Livingston, MT 59047, USA

Every Sky at Home Book Tour: Joe Wilkins at River Arts & Books October 17, 2026 at 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Skagit River Poetry Festival October 22, 2026 – October 25, 2026

Every Sky at Home Book Tour: Bend Central Library December 2, 2026 at 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

What We Really Mean to Say, a Zoom Class with Hugo House December 12, 2026 at 1:10 pm – 4:10 pm Zoom No matter our genre or concerns, language is the foundation of everything we do as writers. But in the rush to draft, revise, and publish, we often lose touch with the music of our sentences—the subtle rhythms, tonal shifts, and sonic textures that give writing its emotional charge.In The Triggering Town, Richard Hugo writes that…

Mountain Writers: Joe Wilkins and Suzanne Matson December 16, 2026 at 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Mother Foucault's Bookshop, 715 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR 97214, USA

Every Sky at Home Book Tour: A Reading with the Spring Creek Project January 21, 2027 at 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts - PRAx, 470 SW 15th St, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA

Every Sky at Home Book Tour: Auntie's Bookstore February 18, 2027 at 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Two Poems at Mayday