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SMALL FEATHER by Jade Rosina McCutcheon, reviewed by John Van Dreal
Finishing Line Press, 2020, 40 pages, $14.99ISBN: ‎ 1646622901Available at https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/small-feather-by-jade-rosina-mccutcheon/https://www.amazon.com/Small-Feather-Jade-Rosina-McCutcheon/dp/1646622901 The cover of Jade Rosina McCutcheon’s chapbook immediately caught my eye. Within a kaleidoscope of doodled line and color, a thought bubble speaking for the soul of the work declares, I AM Still Here. Within a few hours, I was at the book’s end, where… Read more: <em>SMALL FEATHER</em> by Jade Rosina McCutcheon, reviewed by John Van Dreal

David Hedges New Book BirthingApril 10, 2026
Capillary Action: Verse in a Light Vein Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, 715 SE Grand Avenue, Portland Sunday, April 19, 3:00PM One thing… Read more: David Hedges New Book Birthing
Stafford Challenge ConferenceApril 3, 2026
Join us for a four-day gathering for people who care about poetry! The Stafford Challenge Conference is an invitation… Read more: Stafford Challenge Conference
Allan Peterson’s book “Amid This”March 25, 2026
The title of Allan Peterson’s seventh full-length book, Amid This, vividly describes the astonishment of being alive and surrounded by… Read more: Allan Peterson’s book “Amid This”
Pepper Trail’s new collection of poems, “Wild/Flower: Poems of the Oregon Flora”March 25, 2026
Pepper Trail’s new collection of poems, “Wild/Flower: Poems of the Oregon Flora,” has just been released by Painted Thrush Press.… Read more: Pepper Trail’s new collection of poems, “Wild/Flower: Poems of the Oregon Flora”
Celebration of Words and Vision along the Columbia River GorgeMarch 24, 2026
To celebrate National Poetry Month, work by poets Claudia Luna Castro, Kara Briggs, Kelly Lenox, and artist Speakthunder Berry will… Read more: Celebration of Words and Vision along the Columbia River Gorge