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I Am Large, I Contain Multitudes

Last summer, after encountering someone who seemed utterly perplexed at the possibility of one person having multiple racial identities, I wrote a poem that takes one of my least favorite questions--“What Are You?”--as its title. The poem’s just been published in Union, an anthology out from Blue Thread Communications.

Another Wild Rumpus

I was so happy to find Kara Candito's Spectator in my mail today, one day before its official debut in the world. This is a book I've long been looking forward to reading, and I'm especially excited that Spectator is this month's selection for the Rumpus Poetry Book Club.

Rockin' in the Free World

The Spring 2014 issue of Crazyhorse features new work by some of my favorite poets--Lisa Fay Coutley, Terrance Hayes, Rebecca Hazelton, and Jamaal May, among others. It also includes two new poems of mine, "Patience | Wrath" and "The Blessed Girl, after Her Visions and Vows."

New poems in The Account & BLR

Check out the lovely Spring 2014 issue of The Account! Thanks to the editors for including two of my poems, “Humility | Pride” and “Envy | Kindness.” I loved writing my account and reading the accounts of other writers.

Another new poem, “After My Mother’s Death, I Feel Nothing,” is out in the new issue of Bellevue Literary Review. It’s a journal I’ve admired for quite some time, and I’m excited to have my work included.

The New Issue of Tupelo Quarterly Is Live!

Friends,

The new issue of Tupelo Quarterly is live at http://www.tupeloquarterly.com/

As an Associate Editor, I enjoyed reading so many good poems submitted to the journal. I especially love the poem that Alicia Ostriker chose as the winner of the TQ3 Poetry Contest.

Check it out, and let me know what you think!