POETRY

Prepare ye the way of Alien Sasquatch and Alien Jesus!
Matt Boswell, review of Joann Renee Boswell’s first book of poetry, Cosmic Pockets

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Meta-Verse: it’s going to be interesting to see how yesterday goes (Fernwood Press, 2023)

Cosmic Pockets, is available through Fernwood Press or contact me directly for an autographed copy!

Where to Read Published Poems

“Morbid Optimist” and “Revelations,” Soul Forte Issue 13, August 2025
“Cement-Crack Sunflower,” Washington State Queer Poetry Anthology, June 2025
“Ferry,” Washington State Queer Poetry Anthology, June 2025
“Supernova,” Triggerfish Critical Review, January 2023
“Tiny Bird“, Tiny Seed Literary Journal, July 5th, 2022
“The New Women of Proverbs 31“, Soul Forte, April 2022
“My TedTalk”, Western Friend newsletter, March 2022 (only available in print)
“Spark“, Our Church Too, November 17th, 2021
“protester / police“, The Poeming Pigeon From Pandemic to Protest Edition, Fall 2021 (print only)
“Young”, What Canst Thou Say?, August 2021 (print only)
“Ready to Cast” and “My favorite pronoun“, Soul Forte, July 7th, 2021
“After the CDC’s Recommended Two Weeks from Final Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine“, Red Eft Review, June 27th, 2021
“View From My Window :: Roseburg, 1992“, CIRQUE, Spring 2021, Volume 11, Number 2, p. 86-87
“Collection“, Denial, an anthology through Not a Pipe Publishing, Spring 2021 (print only)
“The Fimbulwinter” and “Venus“, otoliths, May 2021
“Belonging“, Our Church Too, March 26th, 2021
“Casual Caking“, OPA Pandemic Anthology, Spring 2021 (print only)
“My Apology to Tonya Harding“, The Poeming Pigeon POP CULTURE Edition, December 2020
“Saltiness Restored”, Our Church Too, November 1st, 2020
“LORD“, Our Church Too, October 23rd, 2020
“Earthing“, Tiny Seed Literary Journal, October 11th, 2020
“Mustard Seed“, Untold Volumes, September 14th, 2020
“Power“, Printed Matter Vancouver, July 2020
“Ode to Klickitat Cabin“, Nightingale & Sparrow, issue VI melody, page 21, May 28th, 2020
“Quaker Clinic“, Western Friend, May 2020
“Cling“, Western Friend, “On Wealth” issue, May 7th, 2020 (only available in print or by subscription)
“Hinterland Collective“, otoliths, issue 57, May 1st, 2020
“Forever Strange: A Love Poem” and “Space Bar”, Oregon Poetry Association Newsletter, featured on 4/20/20
“Mother Winter“, Poems to Lean On (April 8, 2020) Note: scroll down to April 8, 2020. My poem is the 5th poem out of the 7 posted on that date.
“Humanized“, Untold Volumes (March 2020)
“Inevitable Transition”, “Extinction” and “Gaia“, Rock! Paper! Scissors! (March 2020)
“Orgasm”, The Poeming Pigeon COSMOS Edition (print only, February 2020)
“but if you go too soon“, Voice Catcher (December 2019)
“Well-Meaning“, For Women Who Roar (November 2019)
“Proof“, For Women Who Roar (October 2019)
“Herstory“, Untold Volumes
“Survive!”, “Goodbye Note” and “Giant Impact Hypothesis”, The Martian Chronicle, through Paragon Press (pages 21-27, August 2019)
“January“, Mothers Always Write (August 2019)
“Name My Future in Your Night Sky“, Washington Poetic Routes (my poem is located at Acme, WA — far NW WA)
“Imposter Syndrome“, Western Friend
“Pronoia“, Western Friend
“Prayer“, Western Friend (in print, “On Control” July 2019 issue)
“Forget-Me-Not”, “August” and “Orbit“, Voices of Eve (pages 30-37)
“Skeptical Mystic“, Western Friend
“Skeptical Mystic“, Quaker Poets Read (audio only)
“Hemorrhage“, Untold Volumes
“Mother“, Untold Volumes (December 2018)
“Minimized Memoir“, Untold Volumes (October 2018)
“Drip”, George Fox University’s Wineskin (print only, 2002 issue)

Where to Hear / See My Poetry

“protester / police“, for the anthology release of The Poeming Pigeon: From Pandemic to Protest, October 2021
“Is Love Alive?”, “Marital Tune-Up” and “Where Are They Now?”, Cooped Up Cabaret benefit for Metropolitan Performing Arts, May 21st, 2020
“Belonging” and “Sexy Stranger“, Wordlights Poetry Radio Hour, Air date is 4/18/20, scroll to that post, my poems are the last two on the recording, beginning at 42:33 (but the whole hour is worth listening to!)
“Skeptical Mystic“, Quaker Poets Read (audio only), May 2019

Forthcoming Poetry

“PSA”, The Poeming Pigeon open-themed anthology, Fall 2022
“Supernova”, Triggerfish Critical Review, January 2023

Upcoming Events

Joann is a regular open mic reader at Vancouver’s fabulous Ghost Town Poetry — so if you show up on a second Thursday, you may just hear her there