Welcome to The Write Question, a program that explores the world of writing and publishing in the western United States. Our guest today is Kevin Goodan from Lewiston, Idaho.

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Goodan was raised in the Mission Valley of western Montana and then attended the University of Montana and the University of Massachusetts—Amherst. Goodan’s first book of poems, In the Ghost-House Acquainted, was published by Alice James Books in 2004 and chosen for the 2005 L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award. His second collection is entitled, Winter Tenor.

Goodan’s poems have appeared in many journals, including Ploughshares, The Colorado Review, and American Poet, and he has taught Creative Writing at the University of Connecticut and Wesleyan University.

Currently, Goodan is an Assistant Professor at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho.

Recently published books by regional writers include, Put Seý, a poetry collection by Victor Charlo.

And new from Elixir Press, Nine Ten Again: Stories, by Phil Condon.

For more information about new books, contact your favorite bookseller or library.

And here’s a quote from the Academy of American Poets about Kevin Goodan’s collection, Winter Tenor:

“These poems are ecstatic, musical prayers, finding God in the details as well as the void.”
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The Write Question is produced by Chérie Newman.

Executive producer, Michael Marsolek.

Special thanks to Lisa Simon, David Moore, Barbara Theroux, and Kim Anderson.

This program is supported in part by Humanities Montana, enriching intellectual, cultural, and civic life for all Montanans.

This program included music by Michael Blessing, John Floridis, and Springhill.

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Guests on the The Write Question are writers, publishers, and illustrators living, or working for an extended period of time, in the western United States. The Write Question is a production of Montana Public Radio.