42 ratings | 9 reviews | avg rating:4.21

James's Bookshelves

read (42)
currently-reading (4)
to-read (4)
favorites (1)
poetry (3)

James’s Friends (15)

A~lotus

382 books | 183 friends

Mark Stratton

728 books | 408 friends

Dave Bonta

93 books | 63 friends

P.J.

428 books | 1,844 friends

Elizabeth Adams

165 books | 152 friends

Satya Robyn

144 books | 1,643 friends

Heather Stewart

273 books | 956 friends

Deb

315 books | 240 friends

More friends…

James Brush

Goodreads author profile

url

http://www.goodreads.com/jdbrush

born

Newport, RI, The United States

gender

male

website

http://coyotemercury.com

twitter username

jdbrush

member since

March 2011

About this author

edit data

James Brush lives in Austin, Texas. He teaches English in a juvenile correctional facility, and was once a James Michener Fellow at the Texas Center for Writers. He published his first poetry collection, Birds Nobody Loves: A Book of Vultures & Grackles in 2012. His poetry and short prose can be found in various journals online and in print as well as on scraps of paper around the house. He blogs at Coyote Mercury where he also keeps a full list of publications. Despite the title of his book, he really does like vultures and grackles.

47 posts
James Brush's Blog

The Cattle Egret and Other Animals in the City at qarrtsiluni

I don’t know what it is about long-legged waders that inspires me to write odd haibun, but here’s “The Cattle Egret” appearing in the ‘Animals in the City’ issue of qarrtsiluni.

Even cooler is sharing the day withDeb Scottand her beautiful work, and be sure to check out this one by Joseph Harker. Hell, just read the whole issue.

If you like egret haibun thing, I had another one published in qarrt...

View more on James Brush's website »

0 comments

• like 1 like •

Published on May 10, 2013 19:41 • 3 views

View all 47 posts »

combine editions
James Brush's Books

Average rating: 4.36 · 11 ratings · 9 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors

	Birds Nobody Loves 4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Place Without a Postcard 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2003	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

Upcoming Events

No scheduled events. Add an event.

James is Currently Reading

James Brush is currently reading:

Ancient Lights

by Dick Jones

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

May 15, 2012 07:41pm

James Brush is currently reading:

The Most Beautiful Thing

by Satya Robyn (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

May 15, 2012 07:41pm

James Brush is currently reading:

Basho: The Complete Haiku

by Matsuo Bashō

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Mar 30, 2011 09:44am

rss
James's Recent Updates

James Brush wrote a new blog post: What Is a Vulture? What Is a Vulture? I and the Bird is up with an issue devoted to vultures: The Cherokee nation called them “Peace Eagles” owing to the fact that they never killed a l... read more »
May 11, 2013 12:30pm · like
James Brush became a fan of Goodreads Author Juliet Wilson and Goodreads Author Dave Bonta
Apr 16, 2013 06:31pm · all of James's favorite authors
James Brush is now following Stephanie Lomani's reviews
Apr 16, 2013 06:29pm
James Brush is now following Zoe's reviews
Apr 16, 2013 06:29pm
James Brush marked as to-read: Cutting Room by Sarah Pinder (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 11, 2013 06:53am
James Brush entered a giveaway Cutting Room by Sarah Pinder
Apr 11, 2013 06:53am · see giveaway
James Brush marked as to-read: Pacific Walkers by Nance Van Winckel	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 11, 2013 06:51am
James Brush marked as to-read: Adios, Nirvana by Conrad Wesselhoeft (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 11, 2013 06:50am
James Brush made a comment on The Backyard at Sunset: "Thanks, Mark! "
Mar 21, 2013 03:01pm