My poem “Go On Take Another Little Piece of My Heart” — which was shortlisted for the 2015 Booth Poetry Prize — has just been published in their print issue #9. You can read the poem HERE. Holy moly! Look at that cover (Sleeping Giants by Jillian Nickell)! I want to live in that house on top of that mountainous monster. If you only know Booth from their online presence, do yourself a favor and get this thing of beauty. The art design, illustrations, end pages, French flaps…it’s gorgeous. To say nothing of all the great poetry, fiction, non-fiction. Thanks so much Robert Stapleton, Chris Speckman, Rachel Sahaidachny and the rest of the Booth team!
“We Come Here Every Day So You’re Already Won” in River Styx
As winter sunlight crawls slowly across the snow today, I’m excited to have received my contributor copies of River Styx Issue 95 which contains my work poem “We Come Here Every Day So You’re Already Won,” an Honorable Mention for the 2015 River Styx International Poetry Prize. What a bounty of literary goodies, including work by Cate Lycurgus, Thomas Lux, Doug Ramspeck, Bruce Bond, Richard Cecil, Amit Majmudar, Cornelius Eady, Michael Czyzniejewski, Peter Kline, Allison Joseph, Brian Brodeur, Zeina Hashem Beck to name but a few! The great cover is by Theo R. Welling, who has more dog show photos inside. Thanks again Richard Newman, Lizzy Petersen, Jyl Brady and the other River Styx readers and editors!
“Barely Managing the Houseplants Thing” in Redivider
I’m delighted to have received my contributor copies of Redivider 13.1, which contains my poem “Barely Managing the Houseplants Thing.” What a fantastic and beautiful issue packed with great fiction, poetry, nonfiction and art. You can even buy an e-book version of it for $5 HERE. Thanks again Poetry Editor John Allen Taylor and the rest of the Redivider staff!
“The Sweet of Being Made Right” in Sixth Finch
My poem “The Sweet of Being Made Right” has been published today in the new issue of Sixth Finch. As usual, it’s a smashing issue and I’m elated to be a part of it! Thanks again Rob MacDonald, Dara Cerv and the Sixth Finch crew! You can read the poem HERE.
“Beehive Soaked in Tea and How to Leave (Part One)” Accepted at Radar Poetry
I’m delighted to announce another of the collaborative prose poems I’ve been writing with Dustin Nightingale has found a home. It’s called “Beehive Soaked in Tea and How to Leave (Part One)” and it’s been accepted by the estimable Radar Poetry. We’re getting ready to make a collaborative audio recording of us reading the poem together. Should be a gas. Thank you editors Rachel Marie Patterson and Dara-Lyn Shrager!
2 Poems Accepted at The Laurel Review
I’m thrilled to announce that my poems “Right Like Yellow Along a Banana” and “The Low Crumble of Distant Applause” have been accepted for publication in The Laurel Review! Thanks so much Daniel Biegelson, John Gallaher, Luke Rolfes and the other Laurel Review Editors and readers!
I’m reading poetry Feb 6 2016 for the Syracuse YMCA LiterarY Brunch
Hi Central New York friends. I’m giving a poetry reading Saturday, February 6 at 11 a.m. as part of the 11th Annual LiterarY Dinner series of The Arts Branch of the Syracuse YMCA to support their After School Arts Programs, serving over 850 children in Syracuse’s inner city. The cost is a tax-deductable donation of $40, and you get a great brunch at the home of Judy Carr, fine company, and me reading poems! Please RSVP before the brunch by email to jcarr96@twcny.rr.com or by phone 560-3484. Please share with anyone who may be interested. Hope to see you there!
“When Looking at Old Photos Only Makes It Worse” Accepted by Jerry Magazine
The good folks over at Jerry Magazine have accepted “When Looking at Old Photos Only Makes It Worse” – one of the collaborative prose poems I’ve been writing with Dustin Nightingale. Thank you Editor Emily Wolahan! Plus, the sun just came out here in Syracuse. The pulse quickens.
“The Sweet of Being Made Right” accepted at Sixth Finch
I’m delighted to share the news that my poem “The Sweet of Being Made Right” has been accepted by Sixth Finch for their winter issue. Thanks so much Rob MacDonald and the Sixth Finch crew!
To celebrate I’ve been rereading poems from the archive. Remember that great one about goats by Jennifer Denrow from back in the Winter 2011 issue? Do yourself a favor and reread it HERE.
“Our Beautiful Life When It’s Filled with Shrieks” on KUSP’s The Poetry Show
Hi friends. My poem “Our Beautiful Life When It’s Filled with Shrieks” — a finalist for the 2015 Rattle Poetry Prize — was recently featured on KUSP’s The Poetry Show in Santa Cruz, CA. Host Dennis Morton reads a selection of work from Rattle Issue 50, including a delightful rendition of my poem around minute 24. The last half of the show features samplings from a CD of contemporary Scottish poetry. You can stream or download the episode HERE.