Corridor Vol. 28 – cover art is by Kathleen A. McKeever, “Mnemosyne, mother of Muses, opens her creative channels and lets flow a fountain of inspiration over the Corridors of Cascadia”
The first day of summer is June 20th. Many regular contributing poets have submitted poems and art in groups of three to cover the three months. I am excited to share this collection with you over the next few months. In addition to a surplus of poetry, NEW voices are finding Corridor. Special thanks to Bellingham’s own Mary Elizabeth Gillilan, the longtime publisher of Clover: a literary rag, Harry Needham, a self-described “Englishman living in Bellingham,” and Rena Priest, the 6th Washington State Poet Laureate (2021-23). A special guest is gracing the pages this month. Peer Smits from the Netherlands shares his visual poems. He found us on Facebook.
Please check out the bios below. Thank you for supporting this little zine. Please keep your eyes out for it, it is looking for you.
BIOS BIOS BIOS
Mary Elizabeth Gillilan says, “The characters I write bear my DNA — and poetry —
in my dissolving bones. I live in the Pacific Northwest with my little tailwagger, Betty Bananas. maryegillilan.wordpress.com
Naomi Stenberg is an emerging poet with over a dozen poems recently published. She lives in Seattle with her dog, Rey.
Linda Conroy, a Bellingham poet, and author of two poetry collections, likes to write about the complexities of human nature and our connection to the natural world.
Lynn Geri lives in Bellingham, dreaming of flowers that taught her about beauty and how a garden’s four-corner structure taught her a way to seek understanding.
Harry Needham is an Englishman living in Bellingham with his amazing wife. He has been in the U.S for 8 years. More stuff about barely remembered things at www.poetryconcrete.org
Elizabeth Jane Pryce is a poet, “Wild Child”, (2010). Author of an early childhood memoir, “Chosen”, (2022). She currently writes a blog: bluebottleswritingstudio.com
Peer Smits, 3 books. Writing also prose, composer, photographer.
Publications in several magazines. Painter. Lives in the Netherlands.
Rena Priest is an enrolled member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation. She served as the 6th Washington State Poet Laureate (2021-23) and was named the 2022 Maxine Cushing Gray Distinguished Writing Fellow. www.renapriest.com
Jessica Pfundt is a local photographer who enjoys capturing PNW landscapes and the people within them. Her poetry is inspired by our human connection to our
environments.
Shannon Laws is the publisher of Corridor. Her fifth poetry book, “Tongue in Ink” is available for pre-order at Village Books JUNE 2025. shannonplawswriter.com
ARTISTS
Candice James is a visual artist, poet, musician and songwriter. She is a League of Canadian Poets and Royal City Literary Arts Society member and the author of 21 books.
Kathleen A. McKeever has published two books of poetry, available at Village Books or Bellingham, Washington Public Library, “Lightbound” and “Body/Today.
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