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I had a lovely time chatting with Joe Milford Saturday night about my work. He’s a sensitive and careful close-reader and the 90 minutes flew by; I felt like we could have talked for another 90 minutes and still not covered all there is to cover. If you missed the show, it is now archived Read More …
Just a reminder: I’ll be on The Joe Milford Poetry Show this coming Saturday, August 1st. Please note the new time: 7:00-8:30 PM (EST). The show is broadcast on the web, so you can listen live from anywhere in the world, and if you miss it, you can find it in the archives.
Mark your calendars…I’m scheduled to be interviewed and read my work on The Joe Milford Poetry Show August 1st from 5-6:30pm. The show is broadcast on the web, so you can listen live from anywhere in the world, and if you miss it, you can find it in the archives. More details and reminders to Read More …
A wonderful evening at the Center for Book Arts last night where I had the honor of reading alongside Patricia Smith. Sharon Dolin gave insightful and spot-on introductions and everyone commented on what a perfect pairing Patricia and I made. New friend Tom Healy summed up the sentiment quite well on my facebook wall today: Read More …
I’ll be reading with Patricia Smith on Wednesday, June 3rd at 6:30 at the Center for Book Arts as part of their Broadsides Reading Series as organized by Sharon Dolin. Limited edition broadsides of one of my poems will be available for purchase that evening. The Center for Book Arts is located at 28 West Read More …
I couldn’t attend most of the chapbook festival events last week, but I did manage to escape from my day job for a few hours on Friday to attend the workshop “Chapbook Now: Producing Chapbooks.” Rachel Levitsky, Sharon Dolin and Ryan Murphy all gave some notes on the chapbook, both as poets who have their Read More …
Pleasant surprises yesterday as I braved some panels (panelists actually wrote papers!). There were quite a few queer-oriented panels this year, and I popped into “Who’s Yer Daddy: Gay Poets and the Inherited Present” as moderated by Jim Elledge. I missed Brian Teare’s presentation but arrived in the middle of David Groff’s which was all Read More …
I flew in to Chicago, this year’s host city for AWP, yesterday morning. I was prepared for the worst–last time I was in Chicago in February there were huge snowbanks and the lake looked like liquid, rolling ice. But not today. As we flew in over the water there was one moment when, as we Read More …
My reading at Shaman Drum was a nice homecoming. Unfortunately James Shea had to cancel at the last minute so I adjusted to read for a bit longer than normal. There were many familiar faces including the fabulous poet Lorna Goodison with whom I studied, my friend Ray McDaniel who introduced me (check out Ray’s Read More …
Today is my little sister’s wedding. Back in January when she and her boyfriend announced their engagement they asked if I would read a poem at their ceremony. Actually, she asked how I felt about e. e. cummings and I said, no, no no, everyone does that, I’ll find you something. So I set to Read More …