is Sandra Alcosser, who's published poems in The New Yorker and studied with the sorely missed Richard Hugo. Alcosser says: "The real work...is to uncover the state's poetic legacy—the writing about landscapes, species, tribes and immigrant populations. To celebrate and honor the work that has come before, as well as the writing of contemporary poets.... Poetry expands the imagination of a culture. It suggests ways for society to become more humane and our world more liveable." The Ravalli Republic's full story.

Books by Sandra Alcosser [Amazon]
"Michael's Wine" [Alcosser, Academy of American Poets website]
"Skiing by Moonlight" [Alcosser, Ploughshares]
Interview with Sandra Alcosser [Poetry Daily]