Omar Willey

Each day during the month of April, KUOW is highlighting the work of Seattle-based poets for National Poetry Month. In this series curated by Seattle Civic Poet and Ten Thousand Things host Shin Yu Pai, you'll find a selection of poems for the mind, heart, senses, and soul.

In "Incantation," poet Omar Willey summons the ancestors of this land and place to remember where we, as guests of this Native land, fit into and contribute to its history and its ongoing life.

Born on Pill Hill, and raised on Beacon Hill, Omar Willey is the publisher of "The Seattle Star," where he sponsors music and poetry events. He is also the head of the obscure annual global music event known as Netlabel Day.