Forthcoming Poems
December 22, 2009
My thanks to all the editors and staffs of the following magazines for selecting poems from my new manuscript Quality of Life. These will be appearing some time in 2010-2012. I wish everyone a happy holiday season and new year.
Bellingham Review: “My Father Attends to the Death of His Father”
Blue Earth Review: “Elegy,” “The Explanation”
Georgetown Review: “Friends”
New York Quarterly: “Early Retirement,” “A Good Heat for Haying,” “Sugaring,” “Quality of Life”
Parthenon West Review: “Newlywed,” “Waiting for Sleep”
Poet Lore: “Nightcap”
The Portland Review: “Christmas Putz”
Regarding Arts & Letters: “Happiness,” “Love Poem (Redux)”
Sussing it out…
November 9, 2009
I recently sat down with Dan Manchester, editor of Suss: another literary journal, to talk about my recent book Give over the Heckler and Everyone Gets Hurt. To read the full interview click here.
First Review of Heckler
October 25, 2009
Dan Manchestet, Editor of Suss: Another Literary Journal, has reviewed my poetry collection Give over the Heckler and Everyone Gets Hurt. You can read the review here.
Heckler is on Amazon!
September 17, 2009
Give over the Heckler and Everyone Gets Hurt (2009)
Wee Hour Redux
August 17, 2009
I am pleased to announce that sunnyoutside has released a second impression of my poetry collection Wee Hour Martyrdom, published last year. I am very thankful to everyone who purchased a copy, attended a reading, reviewed it, or gave me a mention on their blog. This impression features a slightly altered cover for those of you collectors out there! If you would like a copy, you can purchase one directly from sunnyoutside or from Small Press Distribution.
The new issue of Pleiades is out, including poems by Nicky Beer, G.C. Waldrep, Martha Ronk, and Alicia Ostriker, and reviews by Amy Beeder (on Steffi Weisburd), Anis Shivani (on August Kleinzahler), Craig Santos Perez (on Jenny Boully), and my review of Charles Simic’s latest poetry collection That Little Something. With over two hundred pages of poetry and reviews, it’s an excellent bang for your buck.
Two New Reviews
July 7, 2009
My reviews of Stacie Cassarino’s debut poetry collection Zero at the Bone (New Issues) and Joshua Beckman’s latest collection Take It (Wave Books), a shorter summary review, appear on NewPages. Two very different poetic styles and I recommend both.
Heckler has been released!
June 25, 2009
My full-length poetry collection Give over the Heckler and Everyone Gets Hurt, which won the 2006 St. Lawrence Book Award for a first book, has officially been released. I am extremely grateful to the editors and staff at Black Lawrence Press for their hard work, and I’m very proud of the final product. My thanks to everyone in advance for their support. Please spread the word, and as always, enjoy your read!
Poem Publication
June 16, 2009
My poem “Those Early Weddings” appears in the Spring 2009 issue of Euphony, a journal published at the University of Chicago. The link will take you to a PDF of the issue. Scroll to page 11. My thanks again to the editors for their selection.
May Readings
April 29, 2009
I will be reading in Boston (with David Rivard and Daniel Tobin) and New York City this month. Please click the readings page for information about venues and times.
Poem Publication
April 20, 2009
My poem “Light Catcher” appears in Issue 65 of the New York Quarterly. My thanks to the editors for their selection.
Fellow BLP Authors
April 5, 2009
Fellow Black Lawrence Press poets Michele Battiste and Brent Goodman have released their debut collections of poetry, Ink for an Odd Cartography and The Brother Swimming beneath Me, respectively. For more information about these collections, please visit the press’s website.
New Book Review
March 16, 2009
My microreview of Kevin Young’s poetry collection Dear Darkness appears in the latest issue of the Boston Review (Volume 34, Number 2).
Fellow UNH MFA alum
March 10, 2009
Fine fiction writer, friend, and fellow UNH MFA alum, Tim Horvath has released his first novella, Circulation. To read a review on NewPages, click here.
For more information about Tim, his work, and upcoming readings check out his website.
Upcoming Reading
February 10, 2009
I will be a featured reader at the Brockton Library Poetry Series on Saturday, Februrary 21. Open mic runs from 2:15-3:15PM and the features start at 3:30PM.
Recent Publications
January 3, 2009
Happy New Year to all. 2009 is off to a fine start. New poems have recently appeared in Bateau, DIAGRAM, The New York Quarterly, and the 25th anniversary issue of Peregrine.
Pushcart Nomination
December 15, 2008
My thanks to David McNamara, editor of Sunnyoutside, for nominating my poem “Cribbage” (which first appeared in DIAGRAM) for a Pushcart Prize. Here’s hoping third nomination’s a charm.
In addition, he also gave a nod to Wee Hour Martyrdom for the 2008 Massachusetts Book Award.
Verse Daily
December 3, 2008
My poem “A World of Rights and Wrongs” from the book Wee Hour Martyrdom was featured today on Verse Daily.
New Book Review
November 3, 2008
My review of Eric Pankey’s latest poetry collection The Pear as One Example has been published on NewPages.
November Readings
November 1, 2008
I wanted to highlight a couple of readings I will be doing this month. On November 7th, I will be a feature at the Dire Reading Series at the Out of Blue Art Gallery (Cambridge, MA) with Kim Chinquee and Michael Kimball.
On November 13th, I will read with David Rivard at RiverRun Books in Portsmouth, NH.
Please see my Readings page for more information. Hope to see you there!
Reviews of Wee Hour
October 1, 2008
My thanks to Prick of the Spindle, Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene, Midwest Book Review, and What to Wear During an Orange Alert for reviewing my latest book Wee Hour Martyrdom.
