Cover by Athena Melton
My poem “If Only I’d Thought of It” has just been published in the online literary journal Nashville Review. This is one of my favorite poems, and I’m so happy it found a home at this wonderful journal. Thank you Nashville Review!
My poem “On Mother” has just been accepted by Barrelhouse for their upcoming Comedy Issue. Right on! Thanks Mike Ingram & Barrelhouse!
My poem “Apparently, I’m Not a Joiner” has just been published in the online literary journal B O D Y.
Cover by Bianca Stone
I’m so excited to announce that the Nashville Review has accepted one of my poems for their Spring 2013 issue! I have loved this online journal since discovering two poems by Ross Gay (“Grace” & “Ode to the Flute“) in their fourth issue. I also enjoy the fact that they include oral storytelling, dance, music (e.g. Sufjan Stevens, Andrew Bird, & Efterklang), film, interviews, and comics in their issues, in addition to poetry, fiction, and essays by people such as D. A. Powell, Tyehimba Jess, F. Daniel Rzicznek, Norman Dubie, Naomi Shihab Nye, Blas Falconer, Ben Loory, and Sean Bishop. Thanks Editors Chris Adamson and Cara Dees and Nashville Review!
Today I received my contributor’s copy of Painted Bride Quarterly Print Annual 6, and it’s a 420 page delight. It contains 2012’s Issues 84-87 of the online journal, including my two poems “This Year Will Be Your Last” and “On Top of an Already Losing Personality” which appeared in Issue 85 (currently unavailable as they’re migrating their content to a new website).
The amount of fine literature in this annual is silly, really, with tons of works by the likes of Matthew Rohrer, Major Jackson, Kathleen Graber, Doug Ramspeck, Mary Austin Speaker, and David Trinidad, to name but a few. You can grab a copy for $15 from the PBQ website.
In the meantime, here’s a picture of Chris Cooper (yes, that Chris Cooper, Academy Award winning actor who played John Laroche in Adaptation, etc.) holding a copy from this year’s AWP. Nifty, eh?
Toad Suck Review, the literary journal of the Department of Writing in the College of Fine Arts and Communication at the University of Central Arkansas, has just accepted five poems from a series of collaborative prose poems I’ve been writing with the poet Dustin Nightingale. Previous poems from this series have been accepted by Yemassee (19.2) and Beecher’s (forthcoming). Thank you Editor Mark Spitzer and Toad Suck Review!
My poem “An Emergency Every Day of the Week” has just been published in The Southeast Review, Volume 31 Number 1.
This beautiful volume is packed with poems, fiction, and nonfiction, along with comics and photography, and can be purchased for $8.00 from The Southeast Review website.
Contributors: Hal Ackerman, Johleen Adena, Heidi Bell, Rebecca Bourke, Kevin Brockmeier, Stace Budzko, Christopher Citro, Noel Crook, Robert M. Detman, Whitney DeVos, Michelle Dove, Stephanie Dugger, Alex Fabrizio, Peter Fontaine, Benjamin Goldberg, Kat Gonso, Les Gottesman, Jenny Halper, Emily Howorth, Rochelle Hurt, Sandra Jensen, Joshua Kleinberg, EJ Koh, John Lander, Andrea Lewis, Steven Moore, Ruth Moose, Travis Mossotti, Sam Paradise, Jessica Pitchford, Emily Pulfer-Terino, Michael Salman, Erika L. Sánchez, JLSchneider, Jaspal Kaur Singh, Kelly Sundberg, Jeff Tigchelaar, Aini Tolonen, Chris Tusa, Mark Wagenaar, Barrett Warner, Charles Harper Webb
I’m delighted to announce that I will be returning to the faculty of the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing for the summer 2013 session, July 7-12. I previously taught there the summers of 2010 and 2011. I will be teaching two seminars, one on the prose poem and one on humor in poetry. You can visit the website for information on how to register to attend. I highly recommend this unique experience. Plus, for writers on a budget, there’s a quite cozy hostel on the island.
The following is a press release from the Director outlining this year’s Institute.
Dear Writers,
I am delighted to announce that The Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing’s 2013 Summer Writing Program is now open for registration and scholarship applications. The 2013 Summer Writing Program will be held from July 7-12th on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Our program features fiction, poetry, and specialty workshops, evening readings, and one on one editing conferences with award-winning authors and poets, Michael Martone, Rebecca Gayle Howell, Phong Nguyen, Keith Leonard, Christopher Citro, and Alexander Weinstein.
MVICW offers a comprehensive week-long writing seminar providing writers with the necessary time to devote to their art in the idyllic setting of Martha’s Vineyard. Our goal is to make the writing program experience a personal one that aids in building a writing community, establishing friendships with other writers, and offering contacts in the industry. Participants include individuals of varying ages and writing abilities, from published writers to skilled beginners. The institute also offers the opportunity to engage with faculty outside of the workshop during nighttime readings and receptions, as well as a panel discussion on the craft of writing. These nighttime events and one-on-one editing sessions allow participants and faculty to spend time together, offering a more intimate seminar experience. In addition to the primary seminar, MVICW offers specialty workshops, and individualized editing sessions to provide a full day of writing, inspiration, and creativity. We hope you will join us this summer!
For full details about the program, registration information, and scholarship instructions, please visit our website at http://mvicw.com
Alexander Weinstein, MVICW Director
My poem “The Secret Lives of Little Girls” has been accepted for publication by Subtropics for their issue# 18, due out in May 2014. I am thrilled at this happy news.
Cover by Felicia Olin
I just received the wonderful news that my poem “Back From the Edge of Hunger” has been accepted for publication in the Fall 2013 issue of Third Coast.