“Good night, Fred” by Chris Cook

Good night, Fred, written and read by Chris Cook.

Chris Cook is Spokane’s Poet Laureate for 2019-2021.

His first volume of poetry, The View from the Broken Mic, was published in 2012 (Gray Dog Press). Additional work has been published by Sage Hill Press, Scablands Books, and The Spokesman Review. His children’s poetry has been published by Little, Brown Books, Meadowbrook Press, and Scholastic Press. His Damn Good Cookie collection was published by Korrektiv Press in 2016.

He is a longtime member of the Spokane Symphony trumpet group and one of the founders of the Spokane Falls Brass Band. He was also the Washington State yo-yo champion.