Eleven “poets who were not afraid to let a little weirdness into their work, a little bit of the imagination”, as guest editor Paul Nelson puts it. Plus readings and interviews in audio. When I was asked by Rattapallax editor Flavia Rocha to curate a selection of West Coast poets, there were several facets of this project that I considered a given. First, I wanted to limit the poets to the Northwest,... 

Rattapallax has the unique opportunity to meet with myriad internationally-renown poets and a staff that is deeply focused on promoting and publishing new work. Meet the staff and contributors to this, or first issue of Rattapallax Online. Ram Devineni is the editor and publisher of Rattapallax and a film-maker who has had films shown at the Cairo International Film Festival, San Jose Film Festival,... 

by Mary Paynter Sherwin 1. who are we carrying on the small little stamping legs day of twelve education of architecture mother lets out the hem cuts all of hairs every month Saturday animal film woven table leg he is eating with eighteen cousins on low planes over the oceans head reef bound locks the door 2. I just thought of how I lied. We will start closer to the end so we can finish... 

by Mary Paynter Sherwin recovering from a long illness, the breath still comes in a hiss. it’s a kneeslapper. the latest in a great long while. the hurricane makes it this far. ash your cigarette into the swamp, gentlemen dance around trees, because there is no football this Saturday. the water came too fast. our neighbors wear feathers in their hair on sunnier days, before they lose children at... 

by Mary Paynter Sherwin Again, down the mountainside. In a different car from the last time, but escaping nonetheless. This is one of attempts. This could be the first. Oncoming headlights blinding, glaring. Lane lines squinted. Do not brake. A known road, with single direction. Down. There are road signs. It is about to rain.                   If you rolled down the windows, you could... 

by Mary Paynter Sherwin We are scientists on a train, traveling to a laboratory on the other side of a body of water. We go through the water to get there. Scientists on the train were unaware of the defective nature of the cars… We are scientists on a train, traveling underwater to a laboratory. The middle cars are defective, and the water comes inside. The scientist were exposed to toxic material... 

Mary Paynter Sherwin’s work is heavily influenced by her knowledge and love of science, religion, and art. Most recently, her work has appeared in The Midway Journal and in Drash: Northwest Mosaic. She currently lives in Seattle with her husband, David. Mary Paynter Sherwin reads poetry Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version...