Portland poet Sid Miller takes us on an Oregon back- and main-roads adventure in "Dot-to-Dot, Oregon." Submitted photo

Connect the dots of Oregon’s landscape as seen through the stark and gritty poetry of Sid Miller. In “Dot-to-Dot, Oregon,” Miller explores the seven routes from the coast to the mountains, from inner-city Portland to the Idaho border. The book is a collection of 50 poems using these locales as a background, with three voices narrating the author’s loving but critical relationship with the state he calls home.

Miller will appear at Lucy’s Books Wednesday, Feb. 10. Fellow poet Emily Kendall Frey will open the program at 7 p.m.

Poet Dorianne Laux wrote, “Sid Miller’s town-by-town pilgrimage across Oregon is a mini-Odyssey alive with insight into the state’s enigmatic terrain and working class people. Through bars, markets, and laundromats and from seaside towns to urban hubs, this poet faces some hard truths about himself, his allegiance to place, and to the woman he loves.”

Miller’s poetry has appeared widely. After authoring two chapbooks, he published his first full-length collection, “Nixon on the Piano,” in the fall of 2009. He is the founding editor of the Portland-based literary journal, Burnside Review.

“Dot-to-Dot, Oregon” is published by Ooligan Press, the general trade press at Portland State University. In addition to publishing books that honor cultural and natural diversity, it is dedicated to teaching the art and craft of publishing. The work of the press is done by students enrolled in the book publishing graduate program at PSU.

Lucy’s Books is located at 348 12th St. For more information call (503) 325-4210.