Below is the program for the WomenSpeak poetry reading at the FRANK Gallery in Chapel Hill, NC this Sunday, March 10th. Click on images to enlarge/read/print. The poetry reading is part of the launch weekend for the WomenSpeak ekphrastic poetry (including my poem “Night Garden”) and fine art exhibit. A beautiful companion book of the … Continue reading WomenSpeak Poetry Reading Program
Two of my poems, “Lessons in Mining” and “Bonfires,” are in the new issue of The New Southern Fugitives. “Lessons in Mining” has an epigraph by WV Mine Wars Museum founder Chuck Keeney and was inspired by an experience at my Appalachian school that I’ve come to think of as the sylvan version of Stanford’s … Continue reading Two Poems in The New Southern Fugitives
My poem, “Non-conformist Northern Flicker,” will appear in the Winter 2019 print issue of Euphony. Continue reading Poetry Forthcoming in Euphony
My poem, “Judgement,” will be published in The Indianapolis Review. Continue reading Poetry Forthcoming in The Indianapolis Review
The inaugural issue of Barnhouse is now available. The first issue includes “Give the Bard a Hep A Shot,” my poem about the 2018 Hepatitis A outbreak in West Virginia. “Give the Bard a Hep A Shot” is part of my series on life as a poet in Appalachia. The previous poem in the series, … Continue reading Poetry in Barnhouse Now Available
My creepy little poem, “Flood Diorama,” is in the new spectacular “Weight of Days” themed Issue No.5 of Barren Magazine. Barren is one of the most beautifully designed literary journals, featuring striking photography with each poem. Continue reading Poetry in Barren Magazine Now Available
Rob McLennan kindly invited me to share my writing routine (or lack thereof) in his My Small Press Writing Day series after reading my poem “Hunting Ground,” at Minola Review. My essay, The Fight to Write, was published today. Continue reading Essay at My Small Press Writing Day
The beautiful, gothic Barren Magazine is one of my favorite literary journals. My poem, “Flood Diorama,” will be published in Barren Issue No. 5. Continue reading Poetry Forthcoming in Barren Magazine
“Baptism by Fire,” my poem about the 2014 Elk River, WV chemical spill/water crisis, will be published in the June, 2019 issue of Still. Continue reading Poetry Forthcoming in Still
My ode to West Virginia poem, “Country Roads,” is included in the new America’s Emerging Poets 2018: Southeast Region Anthology. Buy Directly from Publisher Buy @ Amazon Continue reading Poetry in Emerging Poets Anthology Now Available
