Contradictions from an Uncertain Silence

Emmett Wheatfall lives in Portland, Oregon. He reads, writes, records, publishes, and performs lyrical poetry to music. Fernwood Press, an imprint of Barclay Press has published 3 books of Emmett's poetry. His collection titled As Clean as a Bone was published in May 2018. As Clean as a Bone was a 2019 Eric Hoffer Award Finalist as well as a da Vinci Eye award finalist. Our Scarlet Blue Wounds is his latest collection and was published in November 2019. Our Scarlet Blue Wounds examines poetically American "Exceptionalism" considering today's political, social, and economic constructs. His poetry book With Extreme Prejudice, Lest We Forget was published June 2022.