Today I received my contributor’s copy of Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art issue 53 which includes my poem, “So That’s What an Invisible Barrier Looks Like.”
This poem was selected by judge Beth Ann Fennelly as the winner of the 2015 Poetry Competition. Thanks so much again to the readers, to Carlie Hoffman (Poetry Editor) and to Beth Ann Fennelly!
I’m proud as punch to announce that after being the Assistant Poetry Editor at the online literary magazine decomP for a couple years or so, I’ve been promoted to Poetry Editor. Thanks Jason Jordan!
Today I received the wonderful news that my creative nonfiction essay “An Elephant Walks Into a McDonalds” is slated to appear in the fall 2015 issue of Boulevard Magazine.
Given the endless winters one must suffer through living here in Syracuse, it’s absurd to wish that fall would hurry the hell up. It’s completely preposterous. It’s just silly to wish something like that. Seriously.
Three months ago my first book of poetry, The Maintenance of the Shimmy-Shammy, was published by Steel Toe Books. I’ve made an author page at Amazon to celebrate.
I’m thrilled to announce that I will be on the poetry faculty of the 2015 August Occasion, sponsored by The Downtown Writer’s Center of Syracuse, NY.
Three days of writing workshops, readings, food and inspiring company will take place August 7 – 9 at the beautiful Harding Farm in Clinton, NY. My fellow instructors are Sarah Freligh and Jasmine Bailey (poetry); Sarah Freligh and David Lloyd (fiction); Sarah Freligh, Megan Davidson, and Linda Lowen (creative non-fiction).
Registration is inexpensive and open to the general public. For more info and to register today click HERE.
Six of the prose poem collaborations that I have been writing with the poet Dustin Nightingale have been accepted for publication in the online journal Jam Tarts. Thanks Frederick Speers!
Two prose poems, from the series I’m writing collaboratively with the poet Dustin Nightingale, have just been accepted at Hotel Amerika.
Thanks Hotel Amerika editors!
Super excited to announce that Poetry Northwest has accepted my poem “We Give Ourselves New Medals (We Give Ourselves a Chance).”
Thanks Aaron Barrell, Kevin Craft and the other Poetry NW editors!
The sun finally came out this week in Syracuse. I saw a daffodil today along the highway.
My poem “Wings Like Powerful Versions of Me” has been accepted by New South and I couldn’t be happier. Thanks Hank Backer and the other New South editors!
My Poem “Go On Take Another Little Piece of My Heart” has made the shortlist for the 2015 Booth Poetry Prize!
Thanks Robert Stapleton and the other Booth editors!