Line tamer.
I have three new poems, “Herald of Herald Square,” “Adirondack Lemniscate,” and “Crumbs,” in the new iARTistas, a special “Invention” issue curated by Charles Jensen. Many thanks to Charlie and Didi for giving them a good home.
Our friend, the artist Sally Davies, has a new book out, New Yorkers. She photographed New Yorkers in their homes, a project she wrapped right before the pandemic hit. For so many of us cooped up in our homes for over a year now, it’s a fascinating look inside the homes of others. Here’s the Read More …
Excited to have a poem, “[G]olden Circe Sips Her Coffee”, included in the 2021 edition of the QUEENSBOUND collaborative audio project, curated by the wonderful KC Trommer. It corresponds to my subway stop, 30th Avenue in Astoria on the N/W line and you can hear me read it on SoundCloud. It’s a diverse and eclectic Read More …
Some newly published explorations of words and graphics, text and image interplay at DIAGRAM.
We have a lot of cacti in my home.
Decided to feature some year-round ornaments I leave out on some branches that have twinkle lights built into them. There’s a fox, an owl, a whale, a cardinal, and a tiny penguin.
Last night I was honored with an Alumni Achievement Award from Muhlenberg College, where I did my undergraduate work. When I received word back in the spring that I was receiving this award, my first thought was “Is this premature? I still have so much I want to do.” Perhaps that’s the fate of the Read More …
My poem “Stendhal Syndrome / Nudy Study” has been reprinted at The Ekphrastic Review. It was originally published at The Offending Adam in 2011 and is in conversation with John Singer Sargent’s oil on canvas Nude Study of Thomas E. McKeller (1917-20).
A little study based on my desk buddies, Phineas (the squirrel) and Finn (the fish). Maybe they need their own little comic, The Adventures of Phin & Finn!
An army of letter M snowflakes. This year’s Xmas card.