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Viewless Wings celebrates the art of poetry.

Viewless Wings produces the Viewless Wings Poetry Podcast, publishes poetry collections including canvas, portraits of red and gray, and The Plague Doctor, and produces poetry films including the award-winning poetry films tethered and Twilight in the Sculpture Forest. Viewless Wings Live hosts events including Poetry & Wine, Poetry & Chocolate, Poetry & Pizza, Poetry & Pastries, Poets at the Mic, and more.

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Viewless Wings publishes selected work by poets around the world on our podcast and website, articles about poetry, and stories on the business of publishing.

Viewless Wings Founder James Morehead is the Poet Laureate of Dublin, California.

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canvas: poems

James Morehead, founder of Viewless Wings, is Poet Laureate of Dublin, California, host of the Viewless Wings Poetry Podcast, and has published several collections of poetry including “canvas”, “portraits of red and gray”, and “The Plague Doctor.” James’ poem “tethered” was transformed into an award-winning hand drawn animated short film, “gallery” was set to music for baritone and piano, and his poems have appeared in the Ignatian Literary Magazine, Beyond Words Literary Magazine, 2nd Place – Oprelle Oxbow Poetry Contest 2022, Citron Review, Ekphrastic Review, Loud Coffee Press, Cathexis Northwest Press, and other publications. James has performed his poetry at the Patagonia Poet Laureate Celebration, on the SF Chronicle’s Total SF podcast, on NPR’s Poetically Yours, as Guest Poet at the 20th Annual Haiku Festival (Chicago), and other events.

The Plague Doctor: Poems

The Plague Doctor: poems

A mesmerizing collection of eerie, image-rich poems that explore the fleeting nature of existence and friendship, inspired by the world of art and artists.

“James Morehead’s poetry pulses with vibrant detail. In this new collection Morehead has created a vivid document that captures what it means to be perpetually inspired by the world in all its facets.” – Tina Cane, Poet Laureate of Rhode Island

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portraits of red and gray: memoir poems
portraits of red and gray: memoir poems
"The vulnerability and humanity expressed in these poems is moving.” – Angie Trudell Vasquez, Poet Laureate – Madison, WI

“The rhythmic control is impeccable. The centerpiece of this collection, a long series of poems that chronicle a trip through the former Soviet Union, is a fast moving, impressionistic feast of imagery.” – Carmine Di Biase, Distinguished Professor of English, Emeritus – Jacksonville State University

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canvas: poems
canvas: poems
“To read canvas is to be transported to a world infused with meaning and memory.” – Morgan Liphart, poet and author of Barefoot and Running

“These are poems to be savored, re-read, kept handy for those times when only poetry will do.” – W. J. T. Mitchell, Gaylord Donnelley Distinguished Service Professor, English and Art History, University of Chicago

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canvas: poems

Where does a poem come from? How does an image, a sound, an emotion, an experience, the spark of an idea, become a poem? The Viewless Wings Poetry Podcast explores the art of poetry through interviews with poets and artists, and special features. Hear poets including Olivia Gatwood, Safia Elhillo, Yanyi, and Regina Harris Baiocchi, and more. Subscribe today.

tethered

portraits of red and gray: memoir poems

Gaia Alari (Animator-Director) and James Morehead (Producer, Writer, Narrator) team up to bring the poem “tethered” to life with the magic of traditional animation. The poem is a selection from Morehead’s debut book “canvas”. “tethered” features 2D animation created from 750 drawings.

 

Twilight in the Sculpture Forest

portraits of red and gray: memoir poems

James Morehead (Writer-Director) and Brad Brown (Videographer-Editor) team up to bring the poem “Twilight in the Sculpture Forest” to life, on location, at the Haliburton Sculpture Forest.

Twilight in the Sculpture Forest was awarded Best Documentary at the International Poetry Film Festival.

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