PUBLICATIONS

HEREAFTER

My collection of poetry, Hereafter (Quiet Lion Press, 2000), was a finalist for the 2000 Oregon Book Awards. If you would like a copy I can send it to you for cost ($7.00) + shipping ($2.00). Send a check to: Jeff Meyers - 1503 Granger Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48104.

Below you'll find a copy of the first poem in the collection.

GRISTLE

SEPTEMBER 11: WEST COAST WRITERS APPROACH GROUND ZERO

After the devatating attacks on 9/11, Hawthorne Books recruited me to edit an anthology of west coast writers in response. The collection includes work by Harlan Ellison, TC Boyle, Alice Walker, Ken Kesey, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Peter Coyote, Beth Lisick, Wanda Coleman, Maxine hong Kingston, Susie Bright, Tom Spanbauer and Sallie Tisdale (among others).

It can be ordered directly from the publisher (Hawthorne Books) or from Amazon.com

PRAISE FOR THE ANTHOLOGY

“A remarkable anthology.” —Los Angeles Times

“[September 11: West Coast Writers Approach Ground Zero] deserves attention. This book has some highly thoughtful contributions that should be read with care on both coasts, and even in between.” —San Francisco Chronicle

“Jeff Meyers did an admirable job of soliciting material from diverse sources, and the results are sometimes startling.” —The Oregonian

"Physical distance doesn't mean emotional or intellectual remove: in Seattle poet Meyers's anthology of diverse voices, 34 writers from the left coast weigh in on September 11 in poems, meditations, personal essays and polemics. Ken Kesey quotes heartfelt e-mails from his Web site, intrepidtrips.com; Alice Walker expresses her desire for 'blessing and protection'; Jess Mowry (Way Past Cool) condemns U.S. policy (I have met the enemy and he is U.S.A); Lawrence Ferlinghetti muses how 'in a blinding flash America became a part of/the scorched earth of the world.' New and vociferous patriots beware: many of the contributors share criticism as strong as their grief." —Publishers Weekly