New poem in Image

Proud to have a new poem in the new winter issue of Image journal, which is now online. You can read my poem “Black Candle” online but please look at this entire terrific magazine.

In this unsettling and upsetting time, I am so moved by editor in chief Molly McCully Brown’s editorial statement for this issue:

“Art is a record of what we’ve valued, preserved, engaged with, and illuminated, the corners where we’ve carefully tilted our candle flame in order to see what’s hidden in the shadows. And in this way, it’s also an omen of where we’re headed, the shapes our survival will take.” 

-Auguries and Offerings

"Dusty Lemons" on The Slowdown

I have been waiting for months to share this exciting news and today I finally can—my poem “Dusty Lemons” is featured on Tracy K. Smith’s podcast, The Slowdown, today. You can listen to it here and check out all of the other episodes of the podcast too.

I don’t have the words to adequately describe the surreal experience of hearing a brilliant former U.S. Poet Laureate read my work. I hope you enjoy the show.

New Poems

I realize it has been some time since I’ve posted an update. I have two new poems in the new issue of Southwest Review (Volume 103, No. 4). You can pick up a copy of the magazine here—many, many thanks to the editors! I was thrilled to come home to find these awesome contributor copies yesterday.

And earlier this year, my poem “Norway” was published on Prelude magazine—you can read it here. Prelude is one of my favorite magazines and publishing there feels like coming home.

New work in RHINO

I have a new poem in the gorgeous 2018 issue of RHINO Poetry journal alongside some fantastic work, including a Charles Simic translation of a Dejan Aleksic poem. If you've known me for any amount of time, you know that Simic has been an important writer for me, and so I was pretty ecstatic to receive this issue. There is so much terrific poetry in RHINO--you can purchase a copy (or subscribe) here or look for it in bookstores. Many, many thanks to the editors. 

"Hudson"

My poem "Hudson" (written at The Home School in Hudson, NY) appears in the digital edition of the 2 Horatio chapbook. The 2 Horatio chapbook is a compilation of work from a community of poets, all of whom are somehow connected to the poet and teacher Elaine Sexton. I've worked with Elaine and many of the poets featured here over the past few years, and it is a  joy to come together from time to time for chapbook publications or readings. You can flip through the chapbook here.

It's somewhat poignant to think about Hudson now as I've been reading John Ashbery for the past few days and thinking about Ashbery's poetry and the itinerant path I needed to take to love his work. 

"All The World Is Green" in SAND Journal

Brief publication news: my Tom Waits poem “All The World Is Green” (based on the song) was just published in Issue 15 of the Berlin-based SAND Journal. I was stunned and honored to see my work included in an issue alongside the sublime Norwegian novelist Dag Solstad (read him). Many thanks to Greg Nissan and everyone else at SAND for picking up my poem and their stunning work on the new issue. You can order a copy here. And I will be eagerly awaiting my own package from Germany.

 

March Poems

Happy to have a selection of new pieces in two of my favorite literary magazines. The beautiful Colorado Review includes my poem "Clepsydra" in their Spring 2017 issue, which you can purchase online. I snapped a photo of the poem so if you'd rather not buy the entire issue (though you should because it's fantastic), you can read it on my Instagram. 

And I have two new poems up on Vinyl: "The House of Snakes and Avocado Skin" and "Starved Solitaire." You can read both online. Then please go read everything Vinyl has ever published--they consistently post exciting original work. 

Many thanks to the editors of these fantastic journals!

New poems in Sugar House Review, Salamander, and Canary

The world is a dark, absurd place but poetry lives, and this week, a number of my poems appeared in journals I love. It seems that I'm either not publishing anything for months or everything comes out at the same time. 

First, my poem "Dead Flags" appears in the fall/winter '16 issue of Sugar House Review. You can preview the new issue and download it here. Some time ago, I discovered the work of Ivan Grubanov, a fantastic young Serbian artist from the cultural sphere of former Yugoslavia. His work with dead/discontinued flags is what inspired this particular poem but his entire body of work is fascinating to me. Please do check it out. I hope to see him in the U.S. one of these days.  

My poem "Black Friday at Green-Wood cemetery" is out in the new issue of Salamander, which you can order here. And you can read my poem on Insta. Salamander is a wonderful journal to return to--it's great to publish with them again. All my thanks to Jennifer Barber and the other editors. 

Last of all, my poem "Red Sails" appears in the winter 2016-17 issue of Canary. I love Canary for its singular focus on environmental issues and this poem is about climate change. Read it here. Many thanks to Gail Entrekin for accepting such a sad piece. 

Poetry is a beautiful way to close out this tumultuous, dark year. I am now retreating to sleep, drink wine, and read my Olav H. Hauge. 

Happy winter solstice, happy holidays, happy new year. 

"Membrane" in The Moth & "Instrumental" in WHR

I'm happy to have a poem in the latest issue of Western Humanities Review, a consistently fantastic journal that has published many of my heroes in the past.  Here's the link to the new issue. 

And I think the autumn issue of beautiful Irish journal The Moth is out now, too. Check it out here.  It includes my poem "Membrane," a meditation on autumn, wars, Hemingway, and a stranger I met at the Morgan Library.  Many thanks to editor Rebecca O'Connor, The Moth, and Ireland in general.  

"The Future/Revision" in Exposition Review

Excited to have a poem in the newly rebranded Exposition Review (formerly, Southern California Review) in their "IX Lives" issue. You can browse the entire issue here and my contribution here.

Gratitude to Jessica June Rowe and Brianna J.L. Smyk for picking up the piece. These folks are lovely--I can't support them enough. If you're in LA, check them out at AWP on Wednesday night, and if not, you can also find them on Twitter and Facebook. 

Poems in Posit and New South

March opens with longer days and some fantastic poetry news.

Two of my poems, “The Year of the Sheep” and “The Length of Leningrad,” are online in the newest issue of Posit. Kindest thanks to Susan Lewis for generously accepting my poems and her wonderful work on the current issue. The featured art is gorgeous—I encourage you to check it out. You can read my pieces here.

And I came home last night to pick up the current issue of New South, which includes my poem “Dorothy Parker.” You can take a look at the contributors and the gorgeous green cover art. Many thanks to the editors. 

"Glossolalia" and "Vertigo" in Two Thirds North

I'm absolutely thrilled to have two new poems, "Glossolalia" and "Vertigo," in the 2016 issue of gorgeous Stockholm-based magazine Two Thirds North, which you can read and/or purchase online. Art transcends boundaries and it's a privilege to join so many global literary voices for a truly transnational experience. Many thanks to Adnan Mahmutovic and Paul Schreiber for the beautiful issue.