10/07/2026
JULY 9, 2026 - Today marks a milestone for Silver Bow Publishing and for me personally as a publisher, editor, and friend. After months of restoration, formatting, and careful preparation, all four poetry books by the late d. n. simmers are now fully uploaded to Ingram and available worldwide. This has been a labour of respect, dedication, and deep belief in the importance of keeping his work alive.
d. n. simmers (1946–2022) was a poet whose voice carried a quiet ache, a wandering curiosity, and a tenderness for the overlooked corners of life. His writing was reflective, human, and unpretentious — the kind of poetry that doesn’t shout, but lingers. Bringing his books back into circulation has felt like opening a window and letting his words breathe again.
The four books, now available to bookstores, libraries, and readers everywhere, move in reverse order of their original release — from last to first — forming a complete arc of his poetic journey:
TRAVELING DETOURS AND U‑TURNS
Released in August 2020, this collection explores the unexpected roads life forces us to take. It is filled with hindsight, memory, and the gentle revelations found along the way.
WALKING THROUGH THE DAY
A contemplative work that moves through the ordinary rhythms of living — the pauses, the shadows, the small joys. It reminds us that poetry often lives in the quiet spaces we overlook.
THE RED SCHOOL BUS
A vivid, nostalgic, emotionally textured collection that reaches back into childhood landscapes and the echoes of early experience. Reformatted and restored for worldwide distribution, this book stands as a testament to simmers’ ability to blend innocence with introspection.
FOOD TRUCK ELEMENTS OF SHADOWED LIGHTS
A playful yet thoughtful exploration of modern life, street corners, fleeting encounters, and the strange beauty found in unexpected places. It is his most whimsical book, and now — finally — available to the world again.
Restoring these books has been part archival work, part devotion, and part celebration. Silver Bow Publishing has always been committed to preserving voices that matter, and d. n. simmers was one of ours — a poet whose work deserves to remain accessible, discoverable, and alive for new readers.
Today, that goal is fulfilled.
All four books are now available globally through Ingram distribution, ready to be ordered by bookstores, libraries, and readers who seek poetry with heart, humility, and depth.
This is for his legacy.
This is for his words.
This is for the quiet places where poetry still breathes.
— Candice James
Silver Bow Publishing
