East of the North will showcase The North editorials, features from vintage issues, and additional reviews and excerpts from the current North magazine.
Most of you of course weren’t able to be with us in person, but Ann and I grew up with patchouli and tie-dye and could feel the love even from you hundreds of absent friends. We thank you again here and now: this latest issue like the last wouldn’t exist without all your so-heartening support, and The Poetry Business itself, who knows …
This affirmative anthology shows that poetry and running have much in common, fulfilling a basic need to live freely, expressively and to feel alive. The poems gathered here reflect this freedom in all its forms: from the track to nature’s trails, from sprints to endurance, from near-spiritual moments of private connection to the buzz of competitive camaraderie.
In Spring 2019 The Poetry Business sent out an appeal to the poetry community.