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I received a nice email today from Therese Broderick who maintains the blogEkphrasis: Poetry Inspired by Art; she offered some nice commentary on Pear Slip (I love attentive, thoughtful readers!). Here’s a preview: When you see the phrase “still life,” what image comes to your mind? Now that I’ve read the very engaging and inventive poems Read More …
A happy discovery. Someone included Pear Slip on an Amazon.com top nine list: “Favorites of a Self-Taught Literary Snob”. This is what they have to say: “This book is a great gift for someone who enjoys poetry, but doesn’t have the patience for something too long. The work is fresh and smart.” Thank you “greeningupsmart”, whoever Read More …
Just found out my sequence Narcissus Resists won the 2007 Beauty/Truth Press Chapbook Competition. They are estimating the print date will be December 1st, and you can check in on their publication schedule here:BeautyTruthPoetryPublications
Just a note to say my long poem Platos de Sal was a runner-up in the Frank O’Hara Award Chapbook Competition this year. Last year I came in Fourth forPear Slip and the year before I was a Semifinalist for Narcissus Resists. But next year the contest will be going away (only for a year, though) as Read More …
Narcissus Resists has been highlighted as an “Also Notable” manuscript for “prowess in composition and daring originality” in Caketrain’s 2006 Chapbook Contest. Nice to be in the top 5.