The Corridor Collective is reporting that copies are getting picked up. The Little Free Libraries are HOT locations! This month we have more original artwork than ever before. Poetry about a wide range of topics, like the remodel of Keats House, instant dirt, repetitive patterns, slugs, a marmalade cat, love on the beach, coffee and chocolate, eyeballs and more. Find your copy today!
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June’s Corridor
The June edition of Corridor has been printed and will soon grace the nooks and crannies of Whatcom County, small parts of Portland OR. and other mysterious locations. Please keep your eyes out for it.
May Corridor
This year the zine introduces some new voices. Keep your eyes out for them. Word is getting out, and more poets and artists are finding Corridor. Thank you all for submitting your work and sharing it with the community.
April Corridor is Out!
Volume 14 of Corridor is out and about. The cover is revealed above. Thank you collage artist Kathleen McKeever for your vision! Keep your eyes out for it as members of the Corridor Collective leave them at locally-owned businesses throughout Bellingham and Whatcom County.
Corridor is BACK!
Calling all poets and artists along the I-5 Corridor! The zine “Corridor” needs you. The submission deadline for the first volume is March 15, 2024. See below for details, FAQs, and other mind-blowing information.
Poem: Castaway
Morning glows gently
through her Texas accent
It’s about to rain in Seattle
Clouds dark-gray-pregnant with drops
hover over Yesler Way
Poem: Body of Wood
Here is another poem in my series “Unpublished”. These are poems that have never been published and I will probably never publish. They don’t appear to have what it takes for one reason or another. However, they are special to me. Perhaps marking a unique event or moment of realization.
WWU’s “The Front” Interviews Corridor
“That’s such a noble idea,” said Ashok Bhargava, a contributor to Corridor who is the poet laureate of the Philippines, has published eight books of poetry in Hindi and English, and founded Writers International Network Canada and World Peace Poets.
“It touched me that we don’t have to be sitting in New York or Toronto to do those things. We could be in a small town and we can connect with community,” Bhargava said.
At the start, only a handful of artists submitted to Corridor. But after the 13-month-long project was complete, the zine had garnered the work of 27 poets and five artists.
Over the course of the project, encouragement from the community grew.
Corridor Celebrates!
We did it! Over 27 poets, 5 artists, +400 copies of the 10-paged zines printed and distributed over 13 months from Poetry Month 2022 to Poetry Month 2023! This month marks the final zine in this fun project. Over the next few weeks, I will share four of my favorite poems submitted to Corridor and submitted artwork as a remembrance of the year’s moments.
March Corridor
The March edition of Corridor is out and about. Please keep your eyes out for it around town. It’s a little 5×7 10-page zine, sitting there, wanting to wish you a good day. One more zine to go and the project will end. Poetry Month 2022 to Poetry Month 2023.
“Moss” is a sample of a poem in the zine. Hope you enjoy it.
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