Changes: A Pathways Chapbook

Changes is full of light and dark. Here are poems that speak of the fear or ennui we might be feeling about the environment or the human condition. But it also contains poems that embrace joy, lift up the human spirit, shine a light toward an uncertain future. One we can travel toward with hope in our heart. There is a balance in this anthology that will take you to places that may seem brutal, but they will open to a multitude of possibilities.

At all times, WAPoets Pathways Programs members employ language that is evocative, sharp, fresh and invigorating. The poets should be immensely proud of the body of work they have each contributed to here: this collection has teeth, but it also has a soft purr and fur that will nuzzle into you, seeking comfort. 

In a world full of changes, poetry is the one constant that shines a path toward the more complex parts of what it means to be human. And what it means to be alive.

Scott-Patrick Mitchell