Here’s a video of me reading my poem “Keep Moving (Home)” at the Kettle Pond Writers Conference June 23, 2026. This poem was first published as the liner notes to the album “Keep Moving (Home)” by my nephew Brian Citro (Calligram Records, 2026). You can stream and purchase the album (as digital, CD, and limited edition vinyl) from the label HERE. The CD includes the text of the poem in the 6-panel, full-spread digipack and the vinyl includes it as a full-size insert.
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Barrow Street accepted my poem “Rock Back They Close Rock Forward They Open”!
Hot golly! Barrow Street has accepted my poem “Rock Back They Close Rock Forward They Open” for their upcoming issue. A sonnet about, among other things, migraine headaches, Raggedy Andy, a paper shredder, and a creepy Victorian doll my mom kept on a tiny rocking chair in the living room.
This will be my second time having poetry in Barrow Street and I’m so thrilled. Thank you so much Charles Kell and everyone at BR!
Day 6 of Kettle Pond Writers Conference!
Day 6 of Kettle Pond Writers’ Conference! Writing and relaxing on the shore of Akwasasne Lake at Paul Smith’s College, waving hi to the wonderful Operations Manager Greta Hovland & our wonderful Director Virginia Zech as they rise from the water, then enjoying the wonderful Brian Hall reading us his fiction!
Day 5 of Kettle Pond Writers Conference!
Day 5 of Kettle Pond Writers Conference! Writing and relaxing in an awesome treehouse overlooking Akwasasne Lake at Paul Smith’s College, followed by the party at Blum House under a pale June moon…
Day 4 of Kettle Pond Writers Conference part 2!
Day 4 of Kettle Pond Writers Conference continued! I gave my poetry reading alongside the wonderful Kem Joy Ukwu. Then sat out by a fire on the shore of Akwasasne Lake at Paul Smith’s College.
Day 4 of Kettle Pond Writers Conference!
Day 4 of Kettle Pond Writers Conference! A writers walk in nature, featuring the Butterfly Tent, irises along a boardwalk, followed by ice cream! In the morning, I taught my 2nd generative session: goodbye poems and short poems!
Announcing my summer 2026 private poetry workshop!
Announcing my 6-week SUMMER 2026 private poetry workshop, “In the Landscape of Contemporary Poetry,” which meets on Wednesdays 6-8 pm ET, starting July 8.
Class takes place on Zoom and can be recorded to watch later if you are absent.
Earlybird discounted registration has just opened and closes July 1.
Regular registration closes July 7.
Click this link for more info and to register by credit card.
Kettle Pond Writers Conference Day 3!
Day 3 of Kettle Pond Writers Conference! Hanging on the lake with St. Regis Mountain, and with friends Kia and Damaris, then at night hearing readings by the wonderful Jaclyn Gilbert and the wonderful Deirdre Coyle!
Kettle Pond Writers Conference Day 2!
Day 2 of Kettle Pond Writers Conference! I taught my generative workshop with sun poems and apostrophe poems! Then in the evening we had readings by the wonderful Ashley Mayne and the wonderful Chen Chen! In the night, accordion music accompanied by loons on Lower St Regis Lake.
Kettle Pond Writers Conference Day 1!
Kettle Pond Writers Conference kicked off with an opening reading by the wonderful fiction writer Michael J. Seidlinger and the wonderful poet Kevin Bertolero!
