My poem “Wind” is live at Feed the Holy. Initially published in The Blue Hour Magazine, it is also included in my first full-length collection, Our Loveliest Bruises. Thank you, Barbara Leonhard, for this and other kindnesses!
My poem “My Mother’s Ghost Scrubs the Floor at 2 a.m.” is featured today at Only Poems Daily.
Many thanks to Svetlana Litvinchuk and the Only Poems Team for featuring this poem!
“My Mother’s Ghost Scrubs the Floor at 2 a.m.” first appeared in The Indianapolis Review, was subsequently nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and is included in my debut full-length collection, Our Loveliest Bruises (3: A Taos Press, 2025).
I’m delighted to announce that my poem “Love Poem with Eight Questions” is live at Spirit Lake Review. Many thanks to the Spirit Lake Review editorial team for taking this piece!
I’m pleased to announce that three of my poems are live at the stellar literary journal Book of Matches, which features poems from such luminaries as Ace Boggess, my wife and partner in everything—Stephanie L. Harper—and Tim Kahl, among others. https://www.bookofmatcheslitmag.com/post/issue-14-unfurls-its-petals
Many thanks to editors Nicholas Christian and Kelli Allen for taking these pieces, and gratitude to Luanne Castle for providing the title and inspiration for one of them (I’ll let you guess which one).
A video of the January 2025 Black Dog Poetry Open Mic may be found here. The passcode is: M51?8Ht0
The last character of the passcode is a zero. I’m grateful for having had the opportunity to celebrate the publication of my first full-length collection, Our Loveliest Bruises, among the company of so many friends and readersI. Thank you!
I’m thrilled to announce that I am the featured poet for the January 2025 Black Dog Poetry Open Mic. Many thanks to Sandy Coomer, co-host of the reading and the founding editor of the Rockvale Review. I am especially grateful for this online venue, as my health prevents me from participating in the numerous in-person readings traditionally required to launch and celebrate the publication of one’s first full-length collection. Our Loveliest Bruises is the culmination of much labor, exasperation, love, encouragement, luck and persistence, and I cannot adequately express my gratitude for this opportunity. Thank you!
Please note that an open reading follows my presentation. Poets are requested to present one brief poem. If you’re interested (and I’m talking to you, poet friends), please let me know and I’ll provide contact information. Black Dog Poetry Open MIc has a FaceBook page, where details can also be found.
My apologies to Caidan Walker and the Lucky Lizard Journal team. I somehow neglected last month to acknowledge their fine publication, in which two of my poems appear. Thanks very much for taking my pieces!
I’m thrilled to announce that I am the featured poet for the January 2025 Black Dog Poetry Open Mic. Many thanks to Sandy Coomer, co-host of the reading and the founding editor of the Rockvale Review. I am especially grateful for this online venue, as my health prevents me from participating in the numerous in-person readings traditionally required to launch and celebrate the publication of one’s first full-length collection. Our Loveliest Bruises is the culmination of much labor, exasperation, love, encouragement, luck and persistence, and I cannot adequately express my gratitude for this opportunity. Thank you!
Please note that an open reading follows my presentation. Poets are requested to present one brief poem. If you’re interested (and I’m talking to you, poet friends), please let me know and I’ll provide contact information. Black Dog Poetry Open MIc has a FaceBook page, where details can also be found.
I am thrilled to announce that my first full-length collection, Our Loveliest Bruises, is now available at 3: A Taos Press. Many thanks to publisher Andrea Watson for taking this book and seeing it through, and to Veronica Golos, whose wisdom and encouragement helped make a nebulous dream come true. I am also deeply grateful for the thoughtful and generous blurbs provided by Veronica, David Wevill, Anna Marie Sewell and Michael Simms. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
O at the Edges 