Is Seattle the new center of the literary universe?

Paul Constant—profiler of cowboy poets and Stranger books editor—says yep. And leading the charge will be the Stranger Genius Award winners, including poet John Olson:

Everyone knows that where the business goes, the talent follows. And Seattle's book culture—a culture that is second-to-none—is fostering talent at the feet of Amazon. We are on the verge of a new American literary style, and it will be born in Seattle. What will it look like? I'm not sure, but I know that it will be born thanks to the handmade craftsmanship of Pilot Books, and the gloomy, buried-cedar smell of Elliott Bay Book Company's reading room, and the weird red, glowing heart of Seattle Public Library's central branch, and the glamorous penthouse of the Sorrento Hotel. The Stranger's Literary Geniuses will probably lead the charge. It will be distinctly Seattle, and it will complete the transition of literary power from one coast to the other . . .