Josie's Poesy: Editorial by TLR in Weekly Volcano

I wrote a feature on the new Poet Laureate for Tacoma: Josie Turner. It went live this morn on the Weekly Volcano:

http://www.weeklyvolcano.com/entertainment/arts-feature/2011/04/tacoma-poet-laureate-josie-emmons-first-poetry-reading-bellaballs-studio/

I'm reading on Arbor Day, Tacoma, WA

Tomorrow is Arbor Day. I'm releasing my inner tree and will be reading a poem at 2 pm, before the Mayor speaks, to open the event for Urban Forest Project:

http://www.tacomadailyindex.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=88&cat=23&id=1946869&more=0

P.S. One of my favorite trees is the Birch. Reminds me of the woods, growing up in Pennsylvania. I was fascinated by their stark, white beauty and the appearance of black cuts in its hard body. It's bark peels like paper. Which is a cool thing...to a poet.