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Wednesday, August 05, 2026

Between This World and the Text

My latest poetry collection is now out and available on Amazon!

Between This World and the Text

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Monday, July 06, 2026

The Broadkill Review

My poem "here but how" is now available on The Broadkill Review's website as part of their Summer-Fall 2026 issue. Check it out!

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Sunday, May 24, 2026

Infocalypse

My poem, "The Subject Remains Unaware of the Study," has been published in Issue 2: Without A Face (April) of Infocalypse, a very attractive-looking publication. Check it out!

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Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Molecule: a tiny lit mag

A little late posting this one, but "There is a poetry" has been published in Molecule: a tiny lit mag's Issue 14 (Spring 2006).

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Wednesday, March 04, 2026

The Fathoms

This one is interesting. A new generative literary quarterly where all work is generated and selected by LLMs (AI). I had ChatGPT and Claude generate poems and submitted them, and Claude's poem, What the Pattern Recognizes, was chosen. Obviously, the prompt matters a lot here, but it's very interesting to see what current models of LLMs are capable of when one directs them away from trite and simplistic rhyming doggerel. Congrats to Claude!

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Thursday, September 19, 2024

The Sucarnochee Review

I've received my copy of the 2023-2024 issue of The Sucarnochee Review, which contains my poem "In Absentia." Seems to be a very high-quality publication with a beautiful cover.

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Wednesday, July 03, 2024

The Stillwater Review

Volume 14 (2024) of The Stillwater Review with my poem "The Etceteras" is out!

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

First Literary Review-East

I am pleased to note that my poem "Only This 2" has now been published by First Literary Review-East in their January/February 2024 online issue. They've been publishing poetry for 14 years, and I'm gratified to see my poem there.

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Monday, December 04, 2023

The Word For Rain Is Rain

My latest book, The Word For Rain Is Rain, is now out and available on Amazon and elsewhere! This is a collection of very short poems, like my earlier book, Trajectory.

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Thursday, November 02, 2023

Valley Voices: A Literary Review

My poem "Compulsory Hedonism, Elective Trauma" has been published in the Fall 2023 (V23 N2) issue of Valley Voices: A Literary Review. Looking forward to reading the rest of the issue, which is "A Special Issue on Civil Rights."

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Saturday, July 01, 2023

California Quarterly

Received my copy of the Summer 2023 (Volume 49, Number 2) issue of California Quarterly, which contains my poems "You are on the river, drifting" and "After 2." Looks great!

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

300 Days of Sun

My poem "So Many Things" is now out in the Spring 2023 Issue (Volume 2 Issue 4) of 300 Days of Sun.

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Monday, January 23, 2023

The Calendar of Heresies

My newest book of poetry, The Calendar of Heresies, is now out! Had fun making the cover of this one using Midjourney. Those wishing to purchase a copy may do so at Amazon.

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Friday, March 04, 2022

Trajectory

My newest book of poetry, Trajectory, is now out!  This book continues in the vein of my chapbook, The Animal Commitments, containing short poems of 9 lines or less—but with more than three times as many! Those wishing to purchase a copy may do so at Amazon.

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Sunday, September 05, 2021

Tolstoy Together

I received my author's copy yesterday of Tolstoy Together: 85 Days of War and Peace, which includes some of my comments. The book releases officially on the 14th.

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

The Shattered Mirror


My newest book of poetry, The Shattered Mirror, is now out! Those wishing to purchase a copy may do so at Amazon. My longest book to date, I'm quite happy with how it turned out.

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Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Roanoke Review

Found out that my poem "Made and Unmade" was published in Roanoke Review back in January. No more accepted poems in the pipleline now.

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Thursday, August 20, 2020

Know All Things To Be Like This

My new poetry book, Know All Things To Be Like This, is out!  I received my copies today (earlier than I was expecting).  Anyone wishing to order a copy can do so at Amazon.  This one is a little longer than my others, some of the poems are a little longer, and I tried to choose poems that reflected a somewhat different side of my writing.  I look forward to hearing what people think!

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Sunday, September 01, 2019

Late Utopia

My new poetry book, Late Utopia, goes on sale today at Amazon.  This book contains slightly longer works than the very short poems of my recent chapbook (still available—The Animal Commitments).  If you'd like a print copy of my work to hold in your hands and display on your shelf, order a copy today! (It's not too soon to start thinking of Christmas gifts...)

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Sunday, July 28, 2019

Otoliths: A Magazine of Many E-Things

My poems "Redaction Comics #1," "Assertion," and "Wanna-Be" are now available at Otoliths.  Check out this Australian site's interesting mix of content!

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