My poem in New Poetry from the Midwest Anthology!

I’m so happy to receive my contributor copy of the newest New Poetry from the Midwest anthology, which contains my poem “If We Had a Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun,” the title poem for my second book of poetry which came out this April from Elixir Press. How grand to share this beautiful space with so many poets and friends I admire. Thank you to series editors Rita Mae Reese and Hannah Stephenson!

My writing exercises appear in The Open Page: Poetry, Fiction and Essays on the Art of Writing from the faculty of the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing

I’m thrilled to have received my contributor copy of The Open Page, the new anthology of creative writing exercises and poems, fictions, and essays from the faculty of The Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing. I have a poetry exercise (and some poems) and a lyric essay exercise (and a whole lyric essay) in it. Plus there’s TONS of awesome stuff by so many of my fellow MVICW faulty! Get yourself a copy and write write write!

Get yerself a copy HERE!

The awesome list of contributors include: Tony Ardizzone, Ruth Awad, Bradley Bazzle, Christopher Citro πŸ˜€, Tia Clark, Rebecca Gayle Howell, Matthew Gavin Frank, John T Howard, Michael Kardos, Keith Leonard, Amelia Martens, Michael Martone, Amy Meng, Sequoia Nagamatsu, Phong Nguyen, Randi Beck Ocena, Catherine Pierce, Wendy Rawlings, Robert James Russell, Elizabeth Schmuhl, Britton Shurley, Keith Taylor, Samantha Tetangco, Samrat Upadhyay, Alexander Weinstein, and Kea Wilson!

Sendin’ out another batch of signed copies on my book’s 3 month birthday!

My new poetry book is three months old today! I celebrated by mailing out another batch of signed books. Huge thanks to everyone who’s ordered one! πŸ˜€ If YOU want a signed copy of IF WE HAD A LEMON WE’D THROW IT AND CALL THAT THE SUN, visit the books page of my website or this LINK. πŸ‹πŸŒž

My new book is one month old!

My book, If We Had a Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun, winner of Elixir Press’ Antivenom Poetry Award, is one month old! πŸ‹πŸŒž I just posted another batch of signed copies. If you’d like one of your own, you can order a signed copy HERE. Thank you to everyone who has ordered a signed copy, or bought one from Amazon, Small Press Distribution, Bookshop.org! Huge thanks to everyone who has rated and reviewed it on Goodreads and Amazon! My book and I are purring with gratitude. ❀❀❀



Thank you New Pages!

Thank you New Pages for featuring my new poetry book, If We Had a Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun, on today’s installment of their Books Stand’s New & Noteworthy! My book, which won Elixir Press’ Antivenom Poetry Award, is three weeks old today! πŸ˜€ Go HERE if you want to buy a signed copy. Copies are also available at Small Press Distribution, Amazon, and at Bookshop.org. πŸ‹πŸŒž

My new poetry book is one week old!

My new poetry book is one week old–If We Had a Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun, winner of the Elixir Press Antivenom Poetry Award! Thank you everyone who has bought a copy! Thank you everyone who has rated and reviewed it on Amazon and Goodreads, everyone who has requested a review copy, everyone who has posted awesome pics of the book in your hands, everyone who has reached out personally to me with kind and gracious words about it. My book and I are purring like kittens on tiny motorcycles.

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Publication Day for my new book If We Had a Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun!!!

It’s publication day for my second poetry book, If We Had a Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun, which won the Elixir Press Antivenom Poetry Award! I’ve got some heartfelt thankin’ to do! Thank you to judge Ariana-Sophia Kartsonis for selecting it to win. Thank you to Dana Curtis for creating such a beautiful object, and to Amanda Friedman for allowing us to use your luminous photograph for the cover. Thank you to my generous blurbers Diane Seuss, Lee Upton, Dean Young, and Ross Gay. Thank you to everyone who has pre-ordered copies from Amazon and Small Press Distribution. Thank you to everyone who has ordered signed copies from my website! Thank you to my partner Sarah without whom this book would not exist. And thank you to you all for reading!