Sebastopol Gathering and Poems Published in Asemana

Poets Peter, Daniel, Neal, Annie, Natalie, Liz, Karl and Hiram

• A Gathering. On a trip to the US West Coast, Larew had a chance to finally meet poets from Northern California who gather online every month. Many of the gang members joined him at The Slow Medecine Cafe in Sebastopol for lots of hello-ing, hugging and reading. It was fund. Made more so by having Larew's wonderful younger sister, Liz, join the gathering.

  
  

• And, here's more news... We’re proud to feature Three Poems (Muff River; Flip Flop; and, Underneath the Sweets) by Hiram Larew, a celebrated voice in contemporary poetry. Author of seven collections—including This Much Very (2025; Alien Buddha Press)—and founder of Poetry X Hunger, Larew brings language to life with urgency and grace. His work has appeared in Contemporary American Voices, Poetry Scotland, and now, Asemana. -- Mahdi Ganjavi, Editor-in-Chief of Asemana Magazine

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