What:
I write poetry! My first book of poems, Sprawl, won the Hollis Summers Poetry Prize and was recently published by Ohio University Press. Sprawl is about life in the metropolis of southeast … Continue reading >>
What:
I write poetry in contemporary free-verse with influences of both ancient folklores and modern abstracts. I often use the natural world to find answers and connections to the themes in my … Continue reading >>
The Red Scarf:
A dear poet friend laughed as she told me the story of feeling a little chilly went she went to the gym. She wore her red scarf while working out, just until she warmed up. Someone … Continue reading >>
What?
What’s my poetry? Well, it’s slanted. It’s made of roundabout and surprise. And, it’s surely implied rather than outright.
I’ve always relished, even worshipped, the unexpected in … Continue reading >>
What:
Years ago, when I first started writing for publication, I thought I wanted to be a novelist, a fictioneer, as one of my teachers, Chuck Kinder, used to say. My wife and I had a place on … Continue reading >>