Alta Journal’s Top Poetry 2021
Poems from James Cagney, Ada Limón, and the late Jim Harrison are among the works featured in the past year’s pages of Alta.
In 2021, Alta Journal published 20 poems, including a special keepsake collection of the final works of poet Jim Harrison. Some of those poems are included here, as are ruminations on Christ, companionship, and cancel culture. Lose yourself in these pieces from some of the West’s most talented poets.
Beth Spotswood is Alta's special projects director. In addition to her work for Alta, Spotswood has contributed to 7x7 Magazine, San Francisco Magazine, Discovery Channel, Slow News Day, KGO Radio, SFist and the San Francisco Chronicle, where she had her own weekly column in the Thursday edition of the newspaper. Spotswood's work in Alta has been recognized by the San Francisco Press Club, Los Angeles Press Club, and the FOLIO Awards.
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