"It's Fine if Historians Find Me More Words than Body"

 

Good evening, for your perusal and consideration, see the latest issue of Breathe Bold, which has a poem of mine "Recovered Files" on page 13 (spooooky).

Class, Please Turn to Page 16

 And read a poem of mine in an international anthology of 2022 poems.

I'm on Page 11

 Of the first issue of Breathe Bold

Listening to Podcasts (kinda) Pays Off

The latest issue of Harpy Hybrid features a poem of mine A Critical Path to Forty. The genesis of the poem involved listening to the above YouTube show, which only lasted through the early part of quarantine. Maybe it will the longest lasting testament to its existence, these lines uncovered from a hard drive ten centuries in the future and leading cyborg lizard scholars to speculate on the nature of this dirtbag art show.

 

NATURE, BUT MAKE IT GLOSSY

 

Hey all, Happy Thanksgiving. Read a short poems I wrote about petals in Issue 5 of Dollar Store Mag.

Counting on Yinz

to ready three poems of minz in the inaugural issue of L=Y=R=A 

Come to Brooklyn this Friday, I'll read poems recently accepted to journals!

 

Paddling Along

 

A blast from our recently hotter past. Paddler has generously published a poem of mine: "Late August News" in their latest issue (number 6), hot off the press in Peterborough, Canada

A Return to Prose Posts

 As some of you may know I am now studying for an MFA at Long Island University. Is studying the right word? I guess technically I'm a candidate. But not THE Candidate. That remains Robert Redford. Yes, the academic bug finally bit me. Who knows how far it will burrow inside. Classes have been good so far, lots of readings and such as you can imagine. I'm learning about the history of the novel and this little thing called "show don't tell." Oh damn. Did I just violate it? In one of my classes, Crossing Genres, we are exploring different forms of writing. One of our first lessons focused on flash fiction. I haven't written much of it, but since that class I've been trying out the form. It used to be easier for me to write 50,000 words than something restricted to a 1,000. Or at least to be proud of the result. Now I can say I'm making progress on this front. Or, show you with a link to one of the first prose pieces I've published in a while. It's called The Magic Palm and it's in the Bright Flash Literary Review. The picture below (not the one on the website) is what inspired it. For all you prose lovers out there, rejoice.

The Lover's Eye finds the Real King

 

Thanks to Lover's Eye Press for publishing a poem of mine in their sex issue. I mean, sixth issue. The poem is titled: The Real King. Go for irrelevancy, the stay for the majesty.

The Cockroach Grind

 

As the summer wraps up here's a poem from July that was featured in Boats Against the Current.

First Ever Reprint?

In case you missed seeing my poem "Crossed Patterns" before, you can now read it again in The Field Guide. Thanks to Amanda Marrero for reaching out to me to publish it.

 

RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE

Thanks to Rabble Review for publishing a poem of mine. To read it, download the magazine here. Feel free to pay a hundred bucks for the issue or just a penny. Or nothing at all. Just put down something so it will download.

Writing from Scars

 

Two poems of mine are up at Scars.tv. One about the Manhattan Bridge, the other about furniture.

Getting Itchy with Poetry

Five Fleas (Itchy poetry) has published two lines by me in their latest issue. It's not much, but that's the point.

Oh, wrong flea

There we go!

Read my lines here. I'm at the top.

Good Day to You

 Locust Review has a poem of mine in its pages called "Good Day to You."

The review

the poem

Thanks to Lothlorien Poetry Journal and cc&d magazine for putting my work in anthologies as well

Not to be Confused with Tardigrades

 

Thanks to Moss Piglet for publishing a poem of mine. It is called Attacking Plastics and it is in their most recent issue. I posted two pictures of it in case you all have trouble reading either one.

Starting to Be Mr. Nice Guy

Pictured: a philanthropist

Theory time. As those of you who follow my blog have probably noticed, I have been posting more. Not posting my thoughts, no, but links to poems. Now why do you suppose that is? Am I getting better? Maybe. But I think the answer is more material. Namely that we're entering into summer break for the nation's teachers, professors, and adjuncts. That means more people with more free time to respond to submissions and post what they accept. Anyway, that's my theory and here's a poem from Hidden Peaks called Starting to Be Mr. Nice Guy.

Famous Next Words?

 

Bard and Prose has published a poem of mine: Famous Next Words. I think my new attempt at a headshot/selfie came out well.

This Poetry Is a GAS

 Poems published in GAS: Poetry, Art and Music. Buon Appetito! 

Fresh Words and Linguistic Confusion

 

A poem of mine is in the latest issue of Fresh Words, an "International Literary Magazine." Meanwhile another poem can be read at Green Ink Poetry.

Do Something Poems from Do Nothing Kings

Roi Fainéant has published four poems of mine. They involve memory, the internet, cooking, and surveys. The title of one of them "Currying Forms," is based off the title of one of the first ever English cookbook. The name of the publication is a reference the final kings of the Merovingian Dynasty in France (the last one is pictured getting a tonsure after being deposed). They were perceived as being weak and ineffectual, so much so that even the Pope said it was fine to get rid of them. 

From Philip Twite, I mean, Ben Nardolilli

 

From Philip Twite is the name of the poem. The name of the author is Ben Nardolilli. The name of the journal it is published in is the Pine Cone Review. Hence the picture above. 

Fresh Words from a Fiery Scribe

 

A soul is for sale and a guilty party pleads in front of a judge in poems of mine published at Fresh Words. Meanwhile a man with a lease speaks over at the Fiery Scribe. 

Eye to Eye

 

New poem of mine in the latest edition of Children, Churches & Daddies magazine. It mentions squibs!

You Might Not Be Able to Handle These Poems

They are extremely not politically correct. Read them here.

 

Getting my Steam Ticket Punched

 

Poem in Steam Wicket, I mean Cream Ticket, I mean Steam Ticket

My Chance to Pitch

...you on two poems of mine in the Sublunary Review.

A Freshwater Space Opera

 

Click on the link below to see it more clearly

A new poem of mine called Space Opera is in the journal Freshwater. It's run by the fine people at (take a breath) Asnuntuck Community College. I think I got it right.

I'll Be at a Reading in Time Square

UPDATE: I'll be part of a reading on Sunday, May 22, 2022. It is called "Poet Voice Sucks: Funny Poetry From Writers, Comedians & Actors" and is being put together by Christine Stoddard. Several poets and performers from the tri-state (try to guess which states) area will be involved. There will be only FUNNY poems. This might be the first time I've been mentioned in Eventbrite. 

Literature for the Masses

 

Apparently I've written it. A poem about urban development and renewal is up at Class Collective. It was inspired by my times catching the bus near the Javits Center. Good times, I mean, no, not good times. Hence the poem. 

A Canto for Nardolilli

Poems from Cantos, the journal of Missouri Baptist University

 

Now Is the Time of (Primeval) Monsters

 Two poems of mine up at Primeval Monster, a side project of the Red Ogre Review. They are about (surprise) monsters.

Alternate Routes to the Department of Education

 

And other poems. Thanks to Alternate Route for publishing them!

Too Many Notes and Such Small Portions

 

Thanks to Diet Milk Magazine for publishing a poem of mine called Open Pit

April brings poems to share with you. There's the publication pictured above, but there's more! Two poems are in Parish Line Press, one of which involves the Ancient Greeks. Then there's a poem at Write Now Lit. It mixes real estate and true crime. 

Satellites of Love, I Mean Poetry

 

Moss Trill has published another poem by me. This one is called Satellites. If you scroll down you can read the last poem I published there, Good Day, Applicant.

Live from AWP, it's Poems in Lothlorien Poetry Journal

 

Here comes the HMS Poetry with Poems, Doot Doot

Good morning from Philadelphia, land of Cheesesteaks, Punchy Rambo, Ladies with Horns, and the Freshest of Princes. Here are five poems to contemplate, courtesy of Lothlorien Poetry Journal. 

Ubu Serf

 

Ubu, a journal of short absurdist verse, has published a poem of mine. It's the shortest poem I have ever published, perfect for the go-getting, hustling, and grinding world of today!

Poems Good Enough for a Missouri Baptist

 

A rough draft of the Piss-an Cantos that were written on toilet paper

At least that's what I am going to assume with this next post. The journal Cantos, out of Missouri Baptist University, has published two poems from me. Flip through to page 18 to find them. The second one might be the first published poem about Newkirk Avenue, my home street. Who knows. I leave to the scholars to verify such history. 

Writing with Salamander Ink

 

A Nigeria literary outfit named Salamander Ink has published two poems from me. The first one is called In a Bend of the Paper  and may or may not be based on my life during summer of 2020. 

Fungi and Feathers

 

POETiCA REVIEW in the UK has published a poem of mine: On Mushrooms or on a Feather. Click to open the PDF of your dreams with my work enclosed. 

Visit France and Croatia

 

...or visit web pages hosted in France and Croatia where poems of mine have just been published. ZVONA i NARI has published two poems from me, and Revue Revolution has work on its English and French sites (photo credit of Christine Stoddard).

Don't be Disappointed

 

By the Disappointed Housewife for publishing my work. As you can guess, the title "Pilate's Dream" is taken from the song in the Musical Jesus Christ Superstar.

Flying into the Sun, Part II

No, your eyes and minds and your minds eyes don't deceive you. I already posted about a poem I got published in the Red Ogre Review. Has the poem changed? No. Has another one been added? Again, no. Yet, there is something different this time. The medium. Now in addition to reading, you can hear me reading, while you read along too!

Getting Bigger in Bharat

 

Arc Magazine, a publication based in India, has posted three of my poems for you to read. Look at them here.

Called in for Reception

 

Called in for Reception, that's the name of my new poem up at Cacti Fur. Combines PR, verse, and a little astronomy.

New Wine In New Issues of Wine Cellar Press

 

Happy New Year. 2022 is here. To stay? We'll see. Wine Cellar Press is out with its latest issue: Gressive. It's broken down into different categories, each one named for a different kind of wine. Under the heading for Rossi, is a poem by me. It is titled "Gernika," the Basque name for the town that served as the inspiration for Picasso's Guernica.