Jonathan Johnson

Poems that travel through time and terrain, seeking solace in the raw physicality of the world. To grieve is to search. In Pine, Jonathan Johnson's poems travel across continents: through Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the Scottish Highlands, the Greek islands, and the mountain wildernesses of the American Northwest, seeking meaning in the spaces left behind. These poems embrace the raw physicality...

Stories of resilience, belonging, and the quiet beauty of life on the edge of the wild. In The Little Lights of Town, acclaimed poet and memoirist Jonathan Johnson turns to fiction, bringing to life the rugged landscapes and tightly knit communities of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Against the backdrop of Lake Superior's cold, untamed shores, his characters navigate love, loss, and...