The Shoutflower nominated my poem, “Sentinel Species” for the Pushcart Prize! This is my second Pushcart nomination and for what may be my most Appalachian poem, so I’m especially happy for this one. Continue reading Pushcart Prize Nomination by The Shoutflower
If you missed our superpoets Marvelous Verses reading last night, you can now watch/listen/read it on YouTube w/ closed captioning available. My backwoods The Phoenix poem, layered over the artwork commissioned for to accompany it in the anthology, starts at the 1:05:30 mark… Continue reading Poetry Reading for Marvelous Verses Anthology YouTube Video
I’m honored to have been invited to read with some of my favorite poets at Ankh Spice’s Book Launch on November 20th. I’ll add the Zoom link once it becomes available. Continue reading Poetry Reading at Ankh Spice’s Book Launch
I’ll be reading my The Phoenix-inspired poem along with many other amazing superpoets at the Marvelous Verses Anthology Reading November 16, 2021. You can register to attend for free at EventBrite. Continue reading Poetry Reading for Marvelous Verses Anthology
I’m so honored and happy to join Ice Floe Press as Assistant Editor for their New International Voices poetry series. Ice Floe has become my favorite poetry journal and I think the New International Voices series is the most exciting thing happening in modern poetry. You can read poems from this phenomenal series, which is … Continue reading Assistant Editor at Ice Floe Press
I’m thrilled to receive my second Best of the Net nomination, this year from Feral literary journal for my poem “Romeo & Juliet in the Anthropocene.” Continue reading Best of the Net Nomination
Issue 2 of The Shoutflower is now available for pre-order. Issue 2 closes with my very Appalachian poem, “Sentinel Species.” The Shoutflower is a beautiful, perfect bound, print literary journal, so I’m honored to have my work serve as the finale of this incredible book. Continue reading Pre-order The Shoutflower Issue 2
My poem, “Passengers,” has been published in the new European travel-themed issue of British literary journal, The London Reader. Continue reading Poetry in The London Reader Now Available
My poem, “Hiking in the Anthropocene,” has been published by EcoTheo Review. I wrote the poem in the forest pictured below on an Appalachian mountain after surviving a flood. I’m honored EcoTheo chose to share it. Continue reading Poetry at EcoTheo Review Now Available
My poem, “Masterpiece,” is in They Call Us Bossy, the latest edition of the They Call Us literary zine series. Continue reading Poetry in They Call Us Bossy Now Available
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