The Spring/Summer 2017 issue (#43.3-4) of Appalachian Journal featuring my poem “Cover Us With Mountains,” is now available for purchase from Appalachian State University. Issues of the journal are also archived and publicly available at the Kanawha County Public Library and the WV Library Commission at the WV Culture Center. Appalachian Journal is Appalachian State … Continue reading Poetry in Appalachian Journal Now Available
“As West Virginia writer V.C. McCabe put it, her hometown hot dog stand was a ‘building of memories.’” –Southern Foodways Article by Emily Hilliard, WV State Folklorist My full answer to her question about why hot dog stands are so beloved in WV was: “comfort food, nostalgic of family picnics, and are community hubs … Continue reading Quoted by WV State Folklorist
My poem, “Trestle,” will appear in a 2017 edition of Tar River Poetry. TRP, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, has published work by former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins as well as Pulitzer winners Sharon Olds and Claudia Emerson. Continue reading Poetry Forthcoming in Tar River Poetry
My poem, “Formative,” will appear in a future edition of the Irish literary journal Southword. Published by The Munster Literature Centre, Southword has previously featured works by Billy Collins, Colm Toibín, Sinéad Morrissey, and Haruki Murakami. Continue reading Poetry Forthcoming in Southword
My poem, “Cover Us With Mountains,” will be in the Spring/Summer 2017 issue (#43.3-4) of Appalachian Journal, which just went to print last week. Appalachian Journal, which has also featured Ron Rash and Roxane Gay, is the interdisciplinary, peer reviewed, academic, cultural, literary and “regional studies” journal of Appalachian State University. The journal is the perfect … Continue reading Poetry Forthcoming in Appalachian Journal
My flash fiction piece, “First Date,” was selected as Runner-Up in Haunted Waters Press’ 2016 Penny Fiction Contest. It appears on the Penny Fiction poster included in the new edition of From The Depths. You can download the entire From the Depths issue for free or purchase the print edition here and the Penny Fiction … Continue reading Fiction Poster in From the Depths Now Available!
My review of American Shakespeare Center’s Romeo & Juliet at The Clay Center is now online at The Charleston Gazette-Mail website and will appear in tomorrow’s Sunday Gazette-Mail print edition. Continue reading The Charleston Gazette-Mail Review: Romeo & Juliet
Two of my poems, “Seafarers” and “The Parting Glass,” will be published in a future issue of Appalachian Heritage. Both poems explore the many connections between West Virginia and Ireland, including the Appalachian Trail, so I’m very happy they’ve found such an appropriate home. Appalachian Heritage has published poetry by Wendell Berry, Nikki Giovanni, Ron … Continue reading Poetry Forthcoming in Appalachian Heritage
Spillway issue 24, featuring my poem “Snow Cream,” is now available for purchase at Spillway’s website. Continue reading Poetry in Spillway Now Available
My piece on Trent Dabbs’ “The Way We Look at Horses” is featured as Coldfront Magazine’s Song of the Week. Continue reading Writing at Coldfront Magazine
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