WEA_SPC0220979.xml Guide to the Christopher Howell Chapbook Collection 1967-2017 Howell (Christopher) Chapbook Collection Finding aid prepared by Rowan Sitzman Eastern Washington University, Archives and Special Collections 2025 Finding aid written in English Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). English Eastern Washington University, Archives and Special Collections Christopher Howell chapbook collection Howell, Christopher SPC 022-0979 2.0 linear feet 1967-2017 The Christopher Howell Chapbook Collection consists of a variety of poetry chapbooks and literary journal issues compiled by Christopher Howell and Willow Springs Magazine mostly during Howell’s career at Eastern Washington University. Collection materials in English, Portuguese, and Italian. biographical Note

Christopher Howell is an American poet, editor, and educator from Portland who influenced many creative writers across the Pacific Northwest. Born August 29, 1945, he was a Navy journalist during the Vietnam War before earning an English degree from Pacific Lutheran University, a Bachelor’s in English Education from Oregon State University, and Master’s degrees in English from Portland State University and University of Massachusetts Amherst. He taught writing and literature in a variety of institutions, including many of the ones he studied at, as well as Colorado State University (poet-in-residence), Willamette University (visiting assistant professor), Pittsburg State University (visiting assistant professor), Whitman College (poet-in-residence), and Emporia State University (director) before working at Eastern Washington University (professor). He has written and published a variety of poems, essays, and translations that won a number of awards, including the Vi Gale Award, the Vachel Lindsay Award, and the Helen Bullis Prize. Some of his notable poetry books include Love’s Last Number (2017), The Grief of a Happy Life (2019), and Gaze (2012). His work has appeared in many journals as well, including the Antioch Review, the Colorado Review, the Northwest Review, the Hudson Review, and Ironwood, the last of which includes some of his translations of Chinese poems. In 1972, Howell served as director and editor at Lynx House Press, which moved to Spokane, Washington in 1996 and became associated with Eastern Washington University in 2005, where Howell worked as a professor in the Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing from 1996-2021. There he taught many students who went on to become prolific writers as well, known in his teaching career to be artistically resonant with a wide range of topics, as well as being stylistically elegant, thoughtful, and surreal in his own work. He was also an editor for Willow Springs Magazine and a director for Eastern Washington University Press. Throughout his career, he collected many books and chapbooks of poetry, including those written by his former students, showcasing his impact on the literary world. Howell lives in Spokane with his wife, Barbara, and his son, Evan. He had a daughter, Emma, who was an aspiring poet that died at age 20 in 2001. He helped in compiling and publishing her work after her death as Slim Night of Recognition (2007).

Chapbooks in this collection vary widely in style and composition, several being created by Howell’s former students or authors from the Pacific Northwest, ranging from 1967-2017. Notable authors include William Benton, James Bertolino, Alice Derry, Roger Dunsmore, Vi Gale, Yusef Komunyakaa, Thomas Land, Sandra McPherson, Floyd Skloot, Bill Tremblay, Lewis Turco, George Venn, and others. Many of the volumes were once a part of Willow Springs Magazine’s staff collection, and several include journal issues, notes, or personal inscriptions.

Collection is open to the public.

Use of this collection is subject to the rules concerning access to archival and manuscript collections at Eastern Washington University. For more information, see: https://www.ewu.edu/library/ewu-archives-special-collections/

Copyright restrictions may apply. For more information or permission to publish, contact Eastern Washington University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections at (509) 359-2475, or archives@ewu.edu.

Christopher Howell chapbook collection; SPC 022-0979; box number; folder number; Archives & Special Collections, Eastern Washington University.

This collection was processed separately from a collection of creative writing program publications which were transferred with the Christopher Howell Chapbook Collection.

 American poetry -- 20th century American poetry -- 21st century Chapbooks, American Literature 5 1 Floyce Alexander Memory of the Future Red Dragonfly Press (Burnsville, MN) 1998

Inscription to Howell by Alexander

1 1 Jenné Andrews Breath Decathlon Press (Fort Collins, CO) 1982

Inscription to Howell & Maggie by Jenné

1 2 Ivan Argüelles Manicomio Silverfish Review (Eugene, OR) 1984

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

1 3 Ronald H. Bayes X-ing Warm Prensa De Lagar (Portland, OR) 1968

Author signature (1969)

1 4 Beloit Poetry Journal The Beloit Poetry Journal The Beloit Poetry Journal (Beloit,WI) 1983 1 5 William Benton Birds Trask House Press (Portland, OR) 1972 5 2 Christopher Bernard The Dilettante of Cruelty: Deserts Meridien Press Works (San Fransisco, CA) 1996 1 6 James Bertolino 26 Poems From Snail River Egress Studio Press (Bellingham, WA) 1996 1 7 James Bertolino Are you Tough Enough for the Eighties? New Rivers Press Books (Kensington, CA) 1979

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

5 3 James Bertolino Goat-Footed Turtle Stone Marrow Press (Anacortes, WA) 1996

Inscription to Howell by James (Jim)

5 4 David Biespiel Shattering Air BOA Editions, Ltd. (Brockport, NY) 1996

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

1 8 Gloria Bird The River of History Trask House Books (Portland, OR) 1997 5 5 William K. Bottorff Vignette Metaphysical & Other Poems Guyasuta (Pittsburgh, PA) 1992

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

1 9 Tom Bremer A Bird That Changes Trees Leaping Mountain Press (Fort Collins,CO) 1987

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine, inscription to Nance by tom

1 10 Besmiler Brigham Agony Dance: death of the (Dancing Dolls Prensa De Lagar (Portland, OR) 1969 1 11 Crysta Casey Heart Clinic Bellowing Ark Press (Seatlle, WA) 1993

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine, inscription to Nance by Crysta

1 12 Gino Clays The Year of the Fat Flower The Magdalene Syndrome Press (San Francisco, CA) 1967 1 13 David Clewell The Blood Knows to Keep Moving Chowder Chapbooks (Madison, WI) 1979

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

1 14 Jack Conway The Winter City New Place Press (Taunton, MA) 1984

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

1 15 Allan Cooper To an Unborn Child Leaping Mountain Press (Fort Collins,CO) 1988 1 16 Walt Curtis Journey Across America Out of the Ashes Press (Portland, OR) 1979 1 17 Marky Daniel Songs from a Spanish Sierra Blue Begonia Press (Yakima, WA) 1984

Author signature

1 18 James Deahl, Milton Acorn A Stand of Jackpine Unfinished Monument Press (Toronto, Ontario) 1987 5 6 Mark DeFoe Palmate Pringle Tree Press (Buckhannon, WV) 1988

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

1 19 Alice Derry Not As You Once Imagined Trask House Books (Portland, OR) 1993

Two copies. Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine (only on one)

1 20 Pier Giorgio DiCicco We Are the Light Turning Thunder City Press (Birmingham, AL) 1978

Two copies. Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine (on both)

1 21 Jeanne Dixon Savages University of Montana Printing Dept 1986

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine, author signature & number

1 22 Roger Dunsmore Greatest Hits 1969-2006 Pudding House Publications (Columbus, OH) 2007

Inscription to Howell by Roger

1 23 Richard Duquet Actively Seeking Nutrition L'Epervier Press 1979 1 24 Florence Dyer Dante on Chartes Southeast Community College (Fairbury, NE) 1980

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

1 25 Eastern Washington State College English Department Piquant Self-published 1977 1 26 Roger Finch What is Written in the Wind Sparrow Press (West Lafayette, IN) 1984

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

2 1 June E. Foye Sundials and Shadows Self-published 1990

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

5 7 Vi Gale Ninteen Ing Poems Press-22 (Portland, OR) 1970 2 2 Ernest Gallo Some Versions The Massachusetts Review (Hadley, MA) 1975 2 3 Philip Garrison Lime Tree Notes Grosseteste (Staffordshire, England) 1976

Numbered edition

2 4 Gram Gibson Do Red Blood Cells Dream? Aquapolis Press 2006

Numbered edition (first printing)

2 5 Greg Glazner Walking Two Landscapes State Street Press (Pittsford, NY) 1984

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

2 6 Lorrie Goldensohn Dreamwork Porch Publications (Tempe, AZ) 1980 2 7 James Grabill In the Coiled Light NRG Publishing (Portland, OR) n.d. 2 8 Frank Graziano From Sheepshead, From Paumanok Porch Publications (Tempe, AZ) 1979 2 9 Lucinda Grey Ribbon Around a Bomb Wind Publications (Lexington, KY) 1994

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

2 10 Albert W. Haley Jr Judith Modern Images Poets Committee (Mattoon, IL) 1981

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

2 11 Sal Halpern Thinking You Can Come Back Is A Dream Self-published 1985

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine, inscription to Lilliana (?) from Sal

2 12 Sam Hamill Psalm Copper Canyon Press (Port Townsend, WA) 1977 2 13 Laurie Henry Restoring the Chateau of the Marquis de Sade Silverfish Review (Eugene, OR) 1985

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

2 14 Tom Holmes Negative Time Pudding House Publications (Columbus, OH) 2007

Inscription to Howell by Tom

5 8 Tom Holmes Pre-Dew Poems Foothills Publishing (Kanona, NY) 2008

Inscription to Howell by Tom

2 15 Art Homer Tattoos Green Tower Press (Maryville, MO) 1986 5 9 Ron Houchin The Courage of Animals Infinity Press (Ironton, OH) 1991

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine, author signature

2 16 Alan Kaufman The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY) 1999 2 17 Timothy Kelly Claire Self-published n.d. 2 18 Yusef Komunyakaa Callaloo Self-published n.d. 2 19 Yusef Komunyakaa Toys in a Field Black River Press (New Orleans, LA) 1986 2 20 Frances M. Kuffel The Whisperings of Fences University of Montana Printing Dept 1981

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine, numbered edition

5 10 Alfred LaCaze Jr Picture of Happiness Pentland Press (Raleigh, NC) 1996

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

5 11 Thomas Land Berlin Proposal Envoi Poets Publications (Wales, U.K.) 1990

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

5 12 Thomas Land Free Women The National Poetry Foundation (Chicago, IL) 1991

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

2 21 Laurence Lieberman Embracing the Sisserou Parrot Self-published 1996

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine, inscription to Jim Nance by Laury

2 22 Radomir Luza Jr Broken Headlights Pigling Bland Press (Langhorne, PA) 1997

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

2 23 Mordecai Marcus Pursuing the Lost Whole Notes Press (Las Cruces, NM) 1993

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

2 24 Massachusetts Review 7 Young Poets The Massachusetts Review (Hadley, MA) 1968

Two copies. Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

2 25 Howard McCord The Diary of a Young Girl Lillabulero Press (Northwood Narrows, NH) 1972 2 26 Sandra McPherson Pheasant Flower Owl Creek Press (Missoula, MT) 1985

Inscription to Howell by Sandy

2 27 Lauren Mesa Middle-Ground Silverfish Review (Eugene, OR) 1988

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

2 28 William Mosolino Coal Country Self-published 1990

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

3 1 Giulio Mozzi and Laura Pugno L'aimée Self-published 1970

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

3 2 Elaine S. Nussbaum Poems in the Key of D Flat Overwrought Press (Parkdale, OR) 1992

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

3 3 Joyce Odam Nocturnes Laverne E. Frith (Sacramento, CA) 1995

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

3 4 Jason Olsen Marshmallow Songs Self-published n.d. 3 5 Thomas Ország-Land The Seasons Tern Press (Market Drayton, England) 1980

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

3 6 Pittsburg State University Cow Creek Review Pittsburg State University (Pittsburg, KS) 1987 3 7 Paul Portugés Aztec Birth Mudborn Press (Santa Barbara, CA) 1979 3 8 Susan Powell Any Act of Leaving San Pedro Press (St. David, AZ) 1983

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

3 9 Tom Rea Man in a Rowboat Copper Canyon Press (Port Townsend, WA) 1977 3 10 Carlos Reyes Action in the North Atlantic Another Press (Portland, OR) 1971

Author signature

3 11 Carlos Reyes The Orange Letters Self-published 1976 3 12 Carlos Reyes Roots & Wings -- dawn Wine Press (Portland, OR) 1967 3 13 Carlos Reyes The Thought of You Isadora Press (Portland, OR) 1978

Two copies.

3 14 Michael D. Riley Scrimshaw: Citizens of Bone The Lightning Tree (Santa Fe, NM) 1988 3 15 Len Roberts Learning about the Heart Silverfish Review (Eugene, OR) 1992

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

3 16 Kirk Robertson Shooting at Shadows, Killing Crows Blue Cloud Quarterly (Marvin, SD) 1976

Inscription to Howell by Kirk

3 17 Rolands Rare Brains Young Verter Publishing (Germany) n.d.

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

3 18 Lisa Rosen Bright Omens Traprock Books (Eugene, OR) 2008 3 19 Frank Rossini Sparking the Rain Silverfish Review (Eugene, OR) 1979

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

3 18 Jorge de Sena Sobre Esta Praia... Editorial Inova (Oporto, Portugal) 1979 3 19 Lauren Shakely Guilty Bystander Random House (New York, NY) 1978

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

3 20 Jeanne Shannon Dissolving Forms Wildflower Press (Albuquerque, NM) 1994

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

3 21 David Shevin Camptown Spaces Anti-Ocean Press 1978

Inscription to Howell by Dave

3 22 Floyd Skloot Kaleidoscope Silverfish Review (Eugene, OR) 1986

Two copies. Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

3 23 Floyd Skloot Poppies Silverfish Review (Eugene, OR) 1994

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

3 24 Floyd Skloot Rough Edges Chowder Chapbooks (Wollaston, MA) 1979

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

4 1 Ed Skoog Field Recordings Lit Rag Press (Seattle, WA) 2003 4 2 Ed Skoog Tool Kit Garden City Printing (Missoula, MT) 1995

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

4 3 Steve Sleboda Wedding UT Review (Tampa, FL) 1979

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

4 4 Cody Smith Delta Summers Yellow Flag Press (Campbell, CA) 2017

Inscription to Howell by Cody, author signature, numbered edition

4 5 R.T. Smith Birch-Light Tamarack Editions (Ithaca, NY) 1986

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

4 6 Frank Stewart Reunion The Paper Press (Honolulu, HI) 1986

Inscription to Howell by Frank

4 7 Story Line Press Stories Story Line Press (Santa Cruz, CA) 1988 4 8 Charles Taylor The Fix (A Political Poem) Slough Press (Salt Lake City, UT) 1978

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

4 9 James Tipton The Giant Alphabet Leaping Mountain Press (Fort Collins, CO) 1987 4 10 Bill Tremblay A Time for Breaking Self-published 1970 4 11 Terry Trueman Sheehan Siobhan Press (Spokane, WA) 1992

Author signature

4 12 Lewis Turco A Family Album Silverfish Review (Eugene, OR) 1990

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

4 13 University of Massachusetts Present Voices University of Massachusetts (Amherst, MA) 1975 4 14 George Venn Sunday Afternoon: Grande Ronde Prescott Street Press (Portlan, OR) 1975 5 13 Tino Villanueva Chronicle of my Worst Years Triquarterly Books, Northwestern University Press (Evanston, IL) 1994

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

4 15 D.M. Wallace White Hannah Silverfish Review (Eugene, OR) 1982

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

4 16 Robert Ward Camera Obscura Silverfish Review (Eugene, OR) 1987

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

4 17 Marine Robert Warden The Illinois Suite Spoon River Poetry Press (Peoria, IL) 1983

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine, author signature

4 18 Kary Barrett Wayson Dog & Me Lit Rag Press (Seattle, WA) 2004 4 19 Mike White This Water Silverfish Review (Eugene, OR) 1989

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

4 20 Griffith H. Williams The Rhyme of Prince Leander Self-published 1996

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

4 21 Sandra Williams Detours Trask House Books (Portland, OR) 1995

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

4 22 Fred Wolven After the Death of Theodore Roethke UT Review (Tampa, FL) 1979

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

4 23 Phil Woods Waking the Woodcutter Leaping Mountain Press (Fort Collins, CO) 1988 4 24 Fabian Worsham Aunt Erma's Country Kitchen & Bordello The Signpost Press (Bellingham, WA) 1985

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine

4 25 Susan Yuzna Burning the Fake Woman Green Tower Press (Maryville, MO) 1996

Property stamp from Willow Springs Magazine