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September 15, 2020
The first poem I had published
In 1977, “After Rain” was published in a now defunct journal called”The Poet.”
After Rain
When the filthy air falls in rain
you can forget your footprints.
They, like life and youth,
have probably deserted you.
With the cold wind burning in
thru your thin clothes and
cutting your flesh up like meat,
the rain has probably passed, left behind,
the consistent creep of frost
out of the same night air.
It bleeds from the moon,
this iced dust, and clings
to the rain felled leaves.
The silver crunch of walking
thru the silence of ice is heresy.
But it does leave the sure imprint
of your past in the morning-
to-be- melted frost after rain.
Printed in The Poet 11/9/77
September 14, 2020
September 12, 2020
Haunted Waters Press will publish my poem, “Severance,” in their upcoming annual issue
Haunted Waters Press will publish my poem, “Severance,” in their upcoming annual issue. This is the third time they have printed my poetry and I thank the editor, Susan Utley.
September 8, 2020
September 4, 2020
August 24, 2020
Thank you Heron Tree which has published my poem “Enlargement” – Read it for free
Heron Tree #7 which includes my poem “Enlargement” is available for free download HERE. My thanks to the editors, Chris Campolo and Rebecca Resinski.
August 10, 2020
My Creative Writing I class this fall is half full and begins on August 24 online.
My Creative Writing I class this fall is half full and begins on August 24 online. Students will have the opportunity to write short fiction, a 10-minute play and short poetry.
Register here: https://m.sis.vccs.edu/app/catalog/classsection/GC297/2204/13021
August 9, 2020
Review: Ledger: Poems
Ledger: Poems by Jane Hirshfield
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A bit uneven in places where some poems feel like exercises, this is still another worth collection by one of my favorite poets, Jane Hirshfield. She has the ability to weave image, autobiography, nature, politics, and philosophy with just the right words.
August 6, 2020
Review: After
After by Jane Hirshfield
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A beautiful collection
Hirshfield at her worst is better than most of our bests. Not that this collection is in any way unsatisfactory. It may not be her best but it still echoes with beauty and pain and acceptance.
July 24, 2020
My chapbook collection Generative Noise was a semifinalist in Cutbank Literary Journal’s annual chapbook contest
My chapbook collection, Generative Noise, was a semifinalist in Cutbank Literary Journal’s annual chapbook contest, but unfortunately did not advance further.
