A thoroughly bewitching memoir of growing up in Montesano! Composed\, no less\, by a noted poet and journalist.
Mike O'Connor\, a native of Washington State\, is a poet\, writer\, and
translator of Chinese literature. Beginning in 1970\, he engaged in
farming and forest work\, followed by a journalism career in Asia that
lasted until 1995. He has published nine books of poetry and
translations\, and his recent long poem Immortality can be found online
at Narrative Magazine. O'Connor is a recipient of a National Endowment
for the Arts Fellowship in Literature\, and he is an Honorary Fellow of
Hong Kong Baptist University. He currently serves as publisher of Empty
Bowl Press in Port Townsend\, Washington.