Two New Releases Available through WSU Press

A poetry collection from Native American writers of western Washington and a Palouse Country history and pictorial artbook are among new available titles from WSU Press.

A Muckleshoot Poetry Anthology: At the Confluence of the Green and White Rivers, curated by former Poet Laureate and journalist Susan Landgraf, originated from a grant and more than a dozen workshops. The book showcases the work of two artists and more than 50 poets from different tribal heritages living on the Muckleshoot Indian Reservation.

Expressive and moving, the participants’ pieces are about searching and belonging, loss and finding. Many are stories of “what happened” and “why.” All share a common theme—a reaching back and a reaching forward—sometimes in the same poem. Composed by writers who range in age from elementary school to adult, the poems highlight Muckleshoot history and culture, as well as individual histories, lessons, and beliefs.

Celebrating Palouse Country: A History of the Landscape in Text and Images, by Palouse locals Richard D. Scheuerman and John Clement, transports readers through time among the Palouse Country’s beauty and expanse, starting with its First Peoples and chronicling the history of the Palouse region’s inhabitants across centuries.

A career historian, author, and professional educator, Scheuerman grew up on a small Palouse Country farm between Endicott and St. John. His writing has received the Governor’s Writers Award, Inland Northwest Magazine’s Best of Issue Article, and recognition as a finalist for the Washington State Book of the Year.

The recipient of more than 60 regional, national, and international awards for pictorial and commercial work, Clement began his photography career in the mid-1970s and has exhibited in numerous galleries and art shows, including one in the permanent collection of the International Photography Hall of Fame.

A nonprofit academic publisher associated with WSU in Pullman, WSU Press concentrates on telling unique, focused stories of the Northwest. The press, now located at the WSU Libraries, has published over 200 titles and received numerous honors and awards.