Tag Archives: Influences

New Interview Up at Joe’s Jacket

Posted on March 15, 2011

The handsome Stephen Mills interviewed me for his new monthly interview series featuring emerging LGBT poets on his blog, Joe’s Jacket.  Click on over to find out whether or not I write poems in the nude, how “anagram me” can … Continue reading →

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Some Musings About Influence

Posted on March 1, 2010

I finished Homer’s Iliad (Fagles translation) last night (it’s been my subway reading since the turn of the year) and had my hairs stand on end when I read these lines by the ghost of Patroclus speaking to Achilles: “So … Continue reading →

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Insightful Analysis from Pansy Poetics

Posted on July 12, 2009

I found this lovely commentary on my poem “Two Men On a Bed” over at Steve Fellner’s blog Pansy Poetics. It’s a thoughtful close-read, and it’s refreshing to have someone identify the source inspiration (A. R. Ammons, who I was … Continue reading →

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Formative Poetry Books

Posted on February 27, 2009

There was this viral post floating around Facebook to name your top 20 poetry books. I tweaked it; 20 felt too limiting, but 25 felt about right. I excluded more recent discoveries/obsessions/influences to sample some of the books that were important … Continue reading →

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Anne Carson’s Red Shoes

Posted on March 27, 2008

I heart the Canadian poet and classicist Anne Carson. I was introduced to her work during grad school by my friend Suzanne Hancock (also from Canada and also an amazing poet; check out her Another Name for Bridge). I had heard … Continue reading →

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