The Garden Is Open

 

The poem is about a patch of Grass

The ones behind The Ones Behind the Bookshelves have published a poem of mine. It is called The Garden Is Open and may or may not have been inspired by a joke in the film Love and Death. 

Poems that Shine

 

In SHINE read them here

Come to My Beacon

 

The Poetry Lighthouse published two poems of mine: In the Western World and Deamortization. 

Promises to Outlive Career Day

 

Two poems published in The Soliloquist Magazine. Career Day and Promises to Outlive. 

Go Empty into My Debris

 

Two poems in Arvilla Fee's Soul Poetry magazine. View it as a PDF or read it as a flip book.

Soda or Pop or Poem

 

Sodapop Press has made me their first published poet. Here is The Station Approach, about entertaining for the holidays.

A Philosophical Play in Three Acts

Okay, not an actual play. Don't worry. It's just a poem published by Brushfire at  University of Nevada, Reno.

A Shot of Poetry

 

Shot Glass Journal has published a poem of mine, inspired by the Coney Island Avenue scene in Brooklyn. 

How Many Levels of Nostalgia Are You On?

 

In the Greyhound Journal, two poems of mine have appeared. Both of them deal with historical memory. The first is called 1776 Versus John Adams/Boogie Nights Versus American Hustle, the second rolls out under the title Participation Prizes in Byzantium

Keep Wonder Alive and Kicking

 

The Amazine has published a poem of mine, The River Man

Eat Your Wild Greens

Two Poems in Wild Greens. Number Letter Period and The Genius of the Place
 

Take a Break from Politics to Read about the Sunrise

 

Sage Cigarettes has published a poem of mine in their latest issue. It is page 28 in the issue, page 33 when you scroll in the reader. The title refers to a genre of writing from Byzantium that focuses on the intricaies and practicalities of siege warfare.

Putting the Ben in Beneficiary

 

The Hemlock Journal published a poem of mine called The Beneficiary, click on the link for a terrifying journey into the world of probate, beneficiaries, and goblins

A Story to Go with Your Garbage Plate

 

It's something lickin' good

Rundelania, a journal based up in Rochester, NY, published a short story of mine. It is called "Blended Bifocal," It's about dirt, coffee, jogging, pipes, and more dirt. Bonus points if you can spot the Norman Mailer reference.

Reading Me, Is the Right Thing to Do

 

Another poem up at Disturb the Universe, "Maybe I can Go My Own Way" 

Underscore Cool

 

The Journal of Expressive (not Excessive) Writing has published a poem of mine: Underscore Cool. 

Strolling Down Aether Avenue

 

Hello, hello. Happy greetings from March. Two poems of mine were published in Aether Avenue. One is about Desertification and the other is based on my trips riding Amtrak from coast to coast. 

Who's that writin'? Ben the (Literary) Revelator

 

Literary Revelations has published two poems by me. They're under the giant portrait (taken by Christine Stoddard). If you can manage to look away from my visage, there's verse awaiting you on the bottom (don't attempt this with me in real life).

Doing Phenomenal Literature with Verbal Art in India

Happy May Day everybody. Poems of mine have appeared in the latest issues of VerbalArt and Phenomenal Literature.

Summer Spire

 

Pleased to have a poem of mine in the inaugural issue of Cosmic Daffodil called "Summer Spire."