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My copy of the new anthology Drawn to Marvel: Poems from the Comic Books edited by Bryan D. Dietrich and Marta Ferguson and published by Minor Arcana Press arrived today. My homage to Wonder Woman, “Orange Colored Sky” is in there, sandwiched between a John Ashbery poem and a collaborative poem by Denise Duhamel & Maureen Read More …
I had a lovely time visiting both my alma maters this past month. In an odd alignment of the stars, they both contacted me within a 24 hour window back in February to return to their campuses as a “distinguished alum” – aw. My first visit was to Muhlenberg where their new/reinstated chapter of Sigma Read More …
I forgot to post here that I had four poems appear in Crazyhorse (Number 84/Fall 2013): “Frost Pear,” “Caliper Owl Thistle Fork,” “The Sphinx * The Asterisk,” and “Villa Lyric.” The first three are from my current Book of M project, and the last from Smite & Spoon. Chip Livingston wrote an insightful review of the issue for NewPages, Read More …
I’ve had three poems appear recently at Blue Fifth Review: “Rune Stories” appeared in their Winter Quarterly: City (February 2013/13.4) “There Are Characters I Omit;” appeared in their Poetry Special (December 2013/13.23) “The Library The Lion” appeared in their collaboration issue. The poem is in response to a drawing by Portrait of Dennis (In His Library) by Ira Joel Haber. The first Read More …
Over Christmas, when I was home visiting my parents in Bethlehem, PA, I trekked over to Nisky Hill and the Public Library to do rubbings of H.D.’s grave and historical marker. Finding a flat grave after a fresh snowfall is quite the challenge, but I’ve shown many a visitor those sites over the years and Read More …
I have a new poem from my Book of M project, “Script Sculpt,” in Issue 10 of Weave.
Publishing this on time this year and not four months into the new year. =) Now that 2013 is over I can present my annual list of books I enjoyed reading over the previous year. As always, I present these in alphabetical order by author. They are a mix of poetry, prose, and art monographs, Read More …
Last day of the year, and last day for these ornament posts. Rather than focus on a single ornament today, I give you all of them in one shot on my little tree. I hope you’ve enjoyed these little vignettes over the past month. I decided to do this as part of a “30-Day challenge” Read More …
Michael went to a conference in Rome earlier this month and brought back some trinkets from the Bartolucci woodworking shop where they specialize in handmade Pinocchios, including this new addition to my tree. I just realized that his body is backwards in the photo below, the single silver circle on his chest a magnet Read More …
Happy fifth day of Christmas. Today I bring you a paper Moravian star, which you can buy already folded and tree-ready at the Moravian Book Shop. I remember an orange and red one on our tree growing up, but I’m not sure where it got to. You can also buy kits to make these stars Read More …