each room echoes absence by Gary Lundy / FootHills Publishing / 80 pages / 2018 It’s possible to visit Butterfly Herbs in downtown Missoula for years without realizing there is a coffee shop tucked way in the back. This was the case for poet Gary Lundy. Despite years of regular visits to the front of the shop, he didn’t discover the place until some of his friends began … [Read more...]
Notes on the Sacred Art of Dog Walking
I read and reviewed Jim Harrison’s final collection of poetry, Dead Man’s Float, for the Missoula Independent in January of 2016. One of the first poems to strike me deeply is called “Notes on the Sacred Art of Log Sitting.” The poem, which is more prose than verse, begins with the poet talking about his recovery from back surgery, and how the chief neurologist tells him, “You … [Read more...]
