Category Archives: Video

Me reading “Like a River Stood on End” on my YouTube page

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I just uploaded to my YouTube page a short video I made in June 2021 of me reading my poem “Like a River Stood on End,” which was first published in Cherry Tree issue 7. I hope you enjoy it.

You can read the text of the poem HERE.

And yes, an owl really did attack my head while walking in the woods. Twice. I chose to take it as a compliment.


I’ve Been Video Interviewed!

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Ever wanted a 1.5 hour interview of me lipping off in depth about composing and revising my poem “Our Beautiful Life When It’s Filled with Shrieks” from my book If We Had a Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun? Along with oodles of nitty-gritty poetry writing talk–daily practices, radical free-writing, quelling the inner critic, lineation, creating stanzas, titling? Along with a little Dog Day Afternoon and Goodfellas content? Well, you’re in luck. One just got posted today on YouTube by 1-Week Critique.
Huge thank you to Matthew Schmidt and the awesome gang at 1-Week Critique! This conversation was such a pleasure, and I’m thrilled to share it with you!

“We Might As Well Be Hovering” Video

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I made this short video of me reading my poem “We Might As Well Be Hovering,” with accordion accompaniment by my partner Sarah. I’ve also posted it on my YouTube page. Thanks for watching! You can find the poem in my new book, If We Had a Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun (Elixir Press, 2021).

Video available: Hybrid Forms Collaborations — Reading and Discussion

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The video of yesterday’s “Hybrid Forms Collaborations — Reading and Discussion” event is now available. Dustin Nightingale and I read some of our collaborative prose poems (for the first time ever live!), along with awesome readings by Aimee Parkison & Carol Guess and (hosts) Meg Pokrass & Jeff Friedman. Plus there’s an inspiring Q & A. Yay collaborative writing! 😀😀


“One Light in a Field of Other Lights” at the Syracuse Airport!

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It was a delight to have my prompt, “Traveling Toward a Poem,” and my poem “One Light in a Field of Other Lights” used as part of the Syracuse Airport’s POETRY IN FLIGHT poem contest for April. The contest is now closed. On April 16 they posted on twitter this cool gif/video they made from my poem.

Thank you Witness Magazine!

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Here’s a video of me reading my poem, “The New Avenues the Only Avenues We Have,” for the launch of the new online issue of Witness. It meant a great deal to me to make this video. This poem about old and new friendships is very close to my heart and I made the recording shortly after the death of a very dear old friend.

Thank you to the editors of Witness for giving this poem a home and for hosting this virtual launch. I hope you all enjoy the video. Check back each weekend in February for more Witness Weekends video readings from the new issue…which you can read in its entirety online!

Me Reading “It’s Something People in Love Do” and “Our Beautiful Life When It’s Filled with Shrieks”

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On this warm September Monday, after three nights of frosts, I thought I’d share this video I made in June of me reading two poems (“It’s Something People in Love Do” and “Our Beautiful Life When It’s Filled with Shrieks”) from my forthcoming book, If We Had a Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun. Pandemic beard in evidence.

I just uploaded this video to my YouTube page. The squirrels seem to be hectically preparing for the coming cold.