rot your teeth, not your mind

A revival issue for the
Raymond Carver Writing Festival, May 2024

Poetry contributors

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Raymond Carver
Eileen Pettycrew
Melissa Favara
Allisa Cherry
Matt Schumacher
Armin Tolentino
Kim Stafford
Scott Poole
Jennifer (JP) Perrine
Levin Schersvanaskitty
Emily Kendal Frey
Dan Hannon
Sarah Summerhill

Artwork

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Sylvie Parzybok

Gumball Poetry machine The Raymond Carver Writing Festival takes place every May in Clatskanie, Oregon, the birthplace of Raymond Carver. More information about the festival can be found at raymondcarverwritingfestival.org. It is thanks to the festival that this revival issue has been created.


This issue was hand-picked by Ben Parzybok from regional poets for the festival. The machine will be in the Clatskanie library, and then part of the festival.


See the About page for what happens after.