Will Falk’s Life-Centered Writing

Where is Brigid on Paiute Land?

Jan 31, 2021 | Poetry, Thacker Pass

I went searching for Brigid in Thacker Pass on Imbolc. I almost saw her pale face on the lingering morning moon. There was a brogue – I could have sworn – in the ravens’ song before they hushed at my approach. Then, I thought I heard celtic spells in...

Viral Poetry

Apr 18, 2020 | Poetry

Viral Poetry for the coronavirus and all those affected Sometimes Life speaks through poets. Sometimes Life speaks through dreams, through flowing water, through chilly stars on a clear winter night, through the imperfect reconstruction of experienceour memories...

Colorado River Dispatches 5-7

Nov 30, 2017 | Colorado River, Essays, Poetry

Colorado River Dispatch #5 (November 17, 2017): The River’s Ghost Tuesday, I stood on the steps of the Alfred A. Arraj Federal Courthouse in Denver before a crowd gathered to hear my thoughts as one of the “next friends” in our lawsuit seeking personhood for the...

Colorado River Dispatches 1-4

Nov 10, 2017 | Colorado River, Essays, Poetry

#1 What Does the Colorado River Need? (October 25, 2017): When I agreed to serve as a “next friend” to the Colorado River in a first-ever federal lawsuit seeking personhood and rights of nature for the river, I agreed to represent the river’s interests in court. On a...

Listening to The Land Saves My Life

Nov 16, 2016 | Essays, Poetry

This first appeared on Jason Howell’s Howlarium. Special thanks to Jason for his graphics.  from Jason: “Where it’s not uncommon for contemporary writers to root their work in mining—lived experience, the depth of the canon, the cultural moment,...

Waking in Park City (Spring ’16)

Jun 20, 2016 | Poetry

I. Late April, when winter gives in, snow turns to rain, and the cutting begins. In ancient aspen groves, chained teeth bite through branches. The sound of saws feeding is a harsh song, but beyond the wailing are screams far older than steel. The spray of orange...