I’m thrilled to receive my contributor copy of the new Zone 3, which contains my poem “On Our Mountain Made of Crushed Mountains.” Thank you so much Andrea Spofford, Stephanie Dugger, Aubrey Collins, and the rest of the Zone 3 team. It’s a delight to clasp this beautiful issue in my hands. Plus there’s a short story by my MFA teacher Maura Stanton! Plus the cover is like a sun! (Painted by Khari Turner.)
Snaggeth thee a copy HERE.
As part of their virtual book launch today, the editors of the Best Microfiction 2020 anthology asked me to make a short video of myself reading my included story. The file’s too large for me to post here directly, but the link below will take you there!
Watch my reading HERE.
Grab a copy of the anthology HERE!
What a delight to receive my contributor’s copy of Best Microfiction 2020, which contains my story “The Horses Are Ready and They Need To Go.” This pocket-sized book is so adorable you want to eat it, filled with tons of awesome microfictions, plus even craft essays and interviews. Dang! Thank you guest editor Michael Martone and series editors Meg Pokrass and Gary Fincke!
Grab yerself a copy HERE.
I’m thrilled to share the news that Salamander has accepted my poem “Let Go Inside Let It Out.” It’s got the moon in it, along with the strong and weak nuclear forces, dogs, snakes, and my mom. This news anytime would be a reason to jump for joy. During this frightening, difficult time…I could positively break into blossom.
Thank you Zone 3 for creating this beautiful image with a line from my poem “On Our Mountain Made of Crushed Mountains” soon to appear in their upcoming issue.
My poem “What I’m Left With” has been published today online by The Iowa Review as part of their National Poetry Month daily feature. Thank you Abagail Petersen and the rest of The Iowa Review crew! I’m honored to have my poem part of this month’s line-up of awesome poets!
Click HERE to read it!
Yay! Some welcome good news. My poem “Blood in the Air” has just been accepted by The Greensboro Review. It’s a love poem, and it has chocolate cake and geese in it. Thank you Greensboro Review!
Thank you so much to all the great folks who came out to my class on the hermit crab essay and my poetry reading yesterday at the Oak Bluffs Library on Martha’s Vineyard! It was such a treat! Thank you to Carolina and Marco for hosting me at the library. Thank you to Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing for bringing me to the island as part of the year-long visiting writers series!
I’m delighted to announce that I’m returning to Martha’s Vineyard at the end of this month! I’ll be teaching a 2-hour writing class on the Hermit Crab Essay and then giving a poetry reading at the Oak Bluffs Public Library on Feb 29. It’s all completely free and open to the public. Dag! This event is part of the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing’s Year-Round Writers Series. I did it last year, too, and we had a great time. If you’re in the area, please come on by!
More info HERE.
I’m delighted to share the news that Smartish Pace just accepted my three poems “The Sky Always Blue Above the Clouds Useless To Us,” “Please Let There Be an Ice Storm This Afternoon” and “Our Breaths Are Weather.” Thank you Stephen Reichert and the rest of the Smartish Pace crew!