Line tamer.
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 now let a single urn, the gold two-handled urn / your noble mother gave you, Read More …
Didi Menendez has painted my likeness a fourth time. Here’s a cool progress strip of how the painting progressed: You can view more of Didi’s work here.
Grady Harp, an Amazon Top 10 Reviewer, has weighed in on OCHO #29: OCHO #29 continues to present fresh poetry by both well-established poets and those on the threshold of fame – due to the unflagging commitment by publisher Didi Menendez and crew. This particular issue, adorned on the cover with some fascinating graphic art Read More …
I have five poems in the new OCHO #29: “Arachnophobia,” “Bamboo Tattoo,” “Done Gone and Riled Kingston Up Again,” and “The Astronomer on Misnomers” which are all part of the Skin Shift manuscript; and “Nulla Dies Sine Linea” and “Homography” which are part of The Erotic Postulate. [issuu layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml showflipbtn=true pagenumber=55 documentid=100122153417-1ec8d577d86e4d0b8e33f93928d33bf8 docname=ocho29 username=DidiMenendez loadinginfotext=OCHO%20%2329 Read More …
I’m part of the Spire Press Reading at KGB Bar this Saturday, January 23rd from 7-9pm. Line-up includes fiction by Damian Dressick, nonfiction by Shelly Reed, and poetry by JoAnn Balingit, Christina Olson, Elizabeth Rees, and me. If you’re free and in/close to NYC, stop by. I’d love to see you!
My poem “8:46 AM, Five Years Later” from my Impossible Gotham manuscript is in the online poetry section of The L Magazine edited by the very talented Tommy Pico. Speaking of Tommy, check out the blog for birdsong.
If you love poetry and chocolate check out The Concher 2. You’ll find a poem of mine in there too, “Cobalt Blue.” The truffle line up: spicy cayenne * honey pistachio * lavender vanilla * peanut butter pretzel * pomegranate white chocolate * smoky orange caramel The poet line up: Kristin Abraham * Dan Beachy-Quick Read More …
I came across this fun article at HTMLGIANT cataloging the moves we contemporary poets like to make in our work. “This Is Not About Pears” was mentioned in #36 as an example of “Definition or description by negation” which, I admit, is something I do a lot of in my work. I guess if I Read More …
Head on over to birdsong to see the latest installment of “Five on It” (I’m one of the five!) from Birdsong #10 released last month. “Five on It” is “a continuing interview series where five established writers and artists answer the same five ‘Inside the Actors Studio’ type questions.” Thanks again for the invite Tommy!
Christopher Hennessy picks my brain about the book award system over at ]Outside the Lines[. Though I’m one voice in the wilderness here, perhaps what I’ve learned from my experiences will help others if you decide to go that route with your manuscripts.