Poetry. "I have known Thomas Crowe for fifteen years or so, as a poet, writer, editor, and community activist. Before he returned to North Carolina, he was a neighbor in my part of California. I have always respected his work and dedication as someone who has truly found both his place and his work, and recommend him highly. NEW NATIVE speaks from a fluency with landscape and an ease with language like water. At home in both"—Gary Snyder.