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My second full-length collection of poetry, The Erotic Postulate, is now available for pre-order. This is also my second title with the fabulous Sibling Rivalry Press, who brought you Skin Shift two years ago. There are three variant covers from which you can choose (or collect all three!), featuring paintings by the talented Provincetown-based artist Read More …
A new poem, “Cross Bucket Candle Knife,” is up at The Offending Adam. It’s an ekphrastic response to Max Ernst’s Trois Poemes Visibles from his Una Semaine de Bonté: A Surrealist Novel in Collage (1933) and the poem sections align with his collage sections. It’s part of a triptych of poems. “Caliper Owl Thistle Fork” appeared in Crazyhorse late last Read More …
Happy to announce that the new issue (#32) of the relaunched OCHO is now live. Didi Menendez, the publisher of MiPOesias, PoetsArtists, and iArtistas, contacted me back in February about relaunching OCHO as a journal focused on queer arts and literature. I thought it was a great idea, wrote a new mission statement and submission 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.
A birthday post to round-up the latest news and happenings: The big news is that I’ve signed the contract for my second release from Sibling Rivalry Press, The Erotic Postulate. It will be out in September 2014 along with Stephen Mills’ second book, Brent Calderwood’s first book, and Douglas Ray’s anthology of queer Southern writing. Read More …
A quick note about some upcoming readings: Monday, April 8th: Indian Springs School, Birmingham, AL, 7pm. I’m part of the Indian Springs Visiting Writers Series which was highlighted recently in The Nation. Looking forward to seeing Douglas Ray and Jessica Smith, and discussing Skin Shift with their students! The public is welcome. Thursday, April 11th: Gay Read More …
I have a new poem “Movable Mound Music” and sound art piece in the “From Motion to Stillness” exhibit opening February 15th, 7pm at the Zhou B Art Center in Chicago, IL. The poem was written in response to Mark Mastroianni’s “Natural Wisdom” exhibit at the Woodwary Gallery in NYC, in particular the painting Autumn Read More …