Poem in The L Magazine
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.
Tag: Poetry
Poetry and Truffles! A Poem in The Concher 2
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 …
Fun Article: Moves in Contemporary Poetry
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 …
Three poems in Debut Issue of Scythe
I have three poems in the first issue of Scythe, edited by Joe and Chenelle Milford of The Joe Milford Poetry Show. The poems are: “Red Crescent” from The Erotic Postulate; “Sitting in a WaWa Parking Lot” from Skin Shift; and “5th Avenue Stretch” from Impossible Gotham. This first issue features poets who have read Read More …
Read Write Poem Celebrity Poet
I’ve provided the “Celebrity Poet” prompt for the month of October over at Read Write Poem. It’s called “The Poetics of the Mash-Up” and uses two of my unpublished poems “Skin Game” and “The Alchemists Dissolve and Coagulate” to illustrate the concept. Go check it out!
Some Notes On Charlie Jensen’s The First Risk
I’ve read some great new books in recent weeks and wanted to highlight some of them. This post is dedicated to Charlie Jenson’s first full-length collection, The First Risk: The first thing that struck me about the collection is how unified it is, both within each sequence and across each sequence. The thematic arcs have Read More …
Pushcart Nomination
Justin Evans at Hobble Creek Review has nominated my poem “In the Shadow City…” for a Pushcart Prize. Thanks Justin!
New Review of Platos de Sal by Timothy Wright
Timothy Wright has reviewed Platos de Sal over at his blog. Here’s a preview: Hittinger’s beautifully clear style of writing suits the way in which the story of David/Juan and Mara/Rut unfolds in a bright but uncertain present full of longing, interspersed with the unclouded memories of the long-ago and more recent past. Platos de Read More …
New poem in the Self-Portrait Issue of Oranges & Sardines
A new poem “Sketch and Pentimento” from my Skin Shift project is included in the special Self-Portrait issue of the September 2009 Oranges & Sardines (Volume 2, Issue 6). The issue is packed with lots of great poets: Bob Hicok, Billy Collins, Grace Cavalieri, Andrew Demcak, Denise Duhamel, David Lehman, Marie-Elizabeth Mali, Paul Siegell, Emma Trelles, Nanette Read More …
Reading at the inSPIREd Launch Party
I’ll be reading at the inSPIREd launch party Thursday, September 10th, 7:00pm at the Nightingale Lounge here in NYC. The party will celebrate the release of the new chapbook series from Spire, the inSPIREd Poetry Series, and will feature readings by some of their new authors including JoAnn Balingit, Alice Pettway and more TBA.