Dorothy Alexander is a poet, storyteller, and publisher from Cheyenne, Oklahoma. As co-owner of Village Books Press, she focuses on publishing Oklahoma poets. She has authored four collections of poetry herself, including her book Lessons from an Oklahoma Girlhood (2008) and Travelin’ Music: A Poetic Tribute to Woody Guthrie (2010).
Oklahoma writer Dorothy Alexander remembers fellow poet Jim Spurr, a true “everyman poet.”
Jim Spurr left this earthy existence on Sunday, August 31, 2014, after having one of the best days o…