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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

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Fall Back Down When I Die Playlist

Posted on March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 by joe.robert.wilkins in News

Largehearted Boy calls Fall Back Down When I Die “moving, haunting, and unforgettable.” And you can check out the official Fall Back Down When I Die Playlist–featuring Martha Scanlan, Jason Isbell, George Strait, and more–over at Largehearted Boy now!

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Playlist for Notes from the Journey Westward

Posted on November 2, 2012 by joe.robert.wilkins in News

The official Notes from the Journey Westward playlist–featuring Lucinda Williams, Lucero, The National, Houndmouth, and others–is up at Largehearted Boy!

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Killing the Murnion Dogs Playlist

Posted on November 3, 2011 by joe.robert.wilkins in News

The official Killing the Murnion Dogs playlist (featuring, among others, Johnny Cash, Uncle Tupelo, and Nina Simone) is up today at Largehearted Boy. You can even stream the tunes at Spotify!

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Upcoming Events

  • Oregon Book Awards Ceremony April 20, 2026 at 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Patricia Henley and Joe Wilkins at Broadway Books May 7, 2026 at 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • What We Really Mean to Say: a Zoom Class with Hugo House May 9, 2026 at 1:10 pm – 4:10 pm Zoom Register here: https://hugohouse.org/product/what-we-really-mean-to-say-using-poetic-techniques-in-prose/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…
  • The Studio Series with Featured Reader Joe Wilkins July 12, 2026 at 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Ross Island Grocery & Cafe, 3502 S Corbett Ave, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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