Blurb catch-up: Lee Upton!

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Today it’s Lee Upton! Each week until it’s officially published on April 1st, I’d like to share one blurb from my new poetry book, If We Had a Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun. Words cannot express how grateful I am that these wonderful poets took time out to read my manuscript and say such generous things about it. Here’s what the awesome Lee Upton wrote:

If you’d want a signed copy of my book right now, visit the “Books” page of my website to purchase one, and I’ll get it to you pronto! It’s also in stock right now at Small Press Distribution and Amazon!

Burb catch-up – Diane Seuss!

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It’s blurb-Wednesday! Today it’s the awesome Diane Seuss (buy her new book frank: sonnets just released!):

Each Wednesday until it’s officially published on April 1st, I’ll share one blurb from my new poetry book, If We Had a Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun. Words cannot express how grateful I am that these wonderful poets took time out to read my manuscript and say such generous things about it.

April 23, 2021 – Zoom Reading from my new book!

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I’ll be Zoom reading from my new poetry book, If We Had a Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun, on April 23 via The Downtown Writers Center of Syracuse, New York. Come help me celebrate the release of my book! I’ll be reading along with the awesome poet Shira Dentz! Yay! The reading is free, but you gotta register ahead of time to get the Zoom link. Info HERE.

I’m teaching at this summer’s virtual Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing!

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I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be teaching at this summer’s virtual Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing June 6-13! LOOK at this list of my fellow instructors: Alexander Weinstein, Adrian Matejka, Tia Clark, Britton Shurley, Amelia Martens, Wendy Rawlings, Joshunda Sanders, Elizabeth Schmuhl, Keith Taylor, Matthew Gavin Frank, Phong Nguyen, and John T Howard. Register now and join us!!!
https://www.mvicw.com/

My new book is in the world!

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Hot diggity! I just got my first box of books!!! My second poetry book, If We Had a Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun, is in the world! The book is officially released on April 1, 2021.
You can order a signed copy from me right now here.
You can order a regular copy from Small Press Distribution or Amazon.
If you’re a reviewer, request a review copy from me!
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Thank you to judge Ariana-Sophia Kartsonis for selecting it to win the Antivenom Poetry Prize.
Thank you to Dana Curtis and Elixir Press for making such a beautiful book.
Thank you to Amanda Friedman for your luminous photograph which graces the cover.
And thank you to my partner Sarah, to whom it is dedicated, for that champagne celebration last night!

“Let Go Inside Let It Out” published in Salamander!

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It’s a delight to have received my contributor copy of the new Salamander #51, which contains my poem “Let Go Inside Let It Out,” as well as stunning work by so many poets and writers I admire. Thank you Katie Sticca, José Angel Araguz, Anna V.Q. Ross, and the whole Salamander team! I’ve been working on some lyric essays inspired by the strong and weak nuclear forces…and this poem sort of grew out of that little obsession. 🙂

My new book is available to pre-order!

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My new book If We Had a Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun (winner of the 2019 Elixir Press Antivenom Poetry Award) is NOW available to pre-order at Amazon!!! It’s publication date is April 1, 2021. And I can reveal the beautiful cover with an awesome photograph by Amanda Friedman. My heart is overflowing!

Pre-order the book at Amazon HERE!

Visit the book’s page at the publisher’s website HERE!

It will also be available in the future from Small Press Distribution HERE!

“Like a River Stood on End” and “Black Bean Sauce” published in Cherry Tree!

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It’s a joy to have received my contributor copy of the new Cherry Tree, which contains my poems “Like a River Stood on End” and “Black Bean Sauce.” What a delight to appear in this issue with so many awesome poets and writers! Seriously. Huge thank yous to James Allen Hall, Alyse Bensel, Kimberly Quiogue Andrews, and the whole classy Cherry Tree crew.