Poems Up at Pineberry Literary Journal

sleepless

My poems, “Exile” and “Sleepless” are live at the fist issue of Pineberry Literary Journal. Many thanks to the editorial team for taking these pieces.

Poem Up at Vox Populi

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My poem, “Dream Score,” is live at Vox Populi. Many thanks to editor Michael Simms for his support and kindness over the years.

Debut Poets’ Interview Series Up at Only Poems

Okaji and Cat

I recently participated in the debut poet interview series at Only Poems. If you aren’t aware of Only Poems, you owe it to yourself to check out this powerhouse of poetry. The editorial team, Shannan Mann, Karan Kapoor, Justine Payton and Svetlana Litvinchuk is nonpareil. I’m delighted (an understatement) at having been able to work with this group.

Poem Up at Elysium Review

Roast Chicken

My poem, “Restaurant of Dreams,” is live at Issue 5 of Elysium Review . Many thanks to editor Stevie Edwards for taking this piece.

Poem Up at Third Wednesday

French Lick

My poem, “Ghazal of the Birds,” is live at Third Wednesday. Many thanks to editor David Jibson and the Third Wednesday team for taking this ghazal.

Does It Have Pockets: Best of the Net Nomination

DoesItHavePocketsBestofNet

I am thrilled to report that my prose poem “Metastases” has been nominated for a Best of the Net award by Does It Have Pockets. I am grateful to editor Camille Griep and her team for publishing and nominating this piece.

Poem Up at Wildness

My poem, “A Lot of Nothings,” is live at wildness. Many thanks to editor Michelle Tudor for supporting my work over the years.

https://readwildness.com/34/okaji-nothings

Stephanie L. Harper’s Poems in The Iowa Review

Iowa Review Front Cover

Stephanie L. Harper, my spouse, my partner-in-life, my love, my inspiration, my editor, my everything, has two poems in the latest edition of The Iowa Review. This is THE BIG TIME! The list of writers published in the pages of this major journal include the likes of Jorge Luis Borges, Anne Carson, Louise Gluck, Jorie Graham, Kurt Vonnegut, and many, many others we can only hope to emulate. Now Stephanie’s rubbing (metaphoric) elbows with them. I am so proud of Stephanie and so happy for her, because I know, I’ve seen, how hard she’s worked at her craft. One of the two poems illustrates this commitment to the art: “Pelvic Organ Prolapse” is an “in-titled” poem. Created by Stephanie, this form is composed exclusively of the letters appearing in its title, with no letter occurring within any individual word in the poem more times than it does in its title. To say the least, it is a maddening form to attempt. But here it is, within the pages of The Iowa Review!

Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Iowa Review Back Cover

Poems Live at Hibiscus

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My poems “Barstow,” “Even the Darkness,” and “As If We Understand the Tree” are live at Hibiscus https://www.hibiscusmag.com/the-poetry-vase. Thank you, editor Jackie Bluu, for taking these pieces.

Poem Live at The Candid Review

My poem “Can’t I’m Booked” is live at https://thecandidreview.org/cant-im-booked/. I am grateful to the editors for taking this piece, and to Joanna Drake for providing the title way back in 2016. It took a while to find a home for this poem…