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May 24, 2019
The Voices Project will publish two of my poems online
The Voices Project will publish two of my poems online.
“The Grace of Firstfall Last” will be published on July 24, 2019.
“Mermaids” will be posted on October 16, 2019.
Thank you Editor Denise Powell.
May 23, 2019
The American Journal of Poetry will publish my poem “Bequest” in Issue 7 due July 1, 2019.
The American Journal of Poetry will publish my poem “Bequest” in Issue 7 due July 1, 2019. This poem is part of an unpublished collection inspired by Arthur Rimbaud.
Editor Robert Nazarene calls the poem “devastating” and “an earthquake.” I am honored and gratified that he and the Journal find it “perfect” for publication.
May 22, 2019
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2019 Poetry Society of Virginia Student Contest.
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2019 Poetry Society of Virginia Student Contest.
You can read their winning poems HERE.
Two of my poems are included in Issue 30.1 (May 2019) of december magazine.
Two of my poems are included in Issue 30.1 (May 2019) of december magazine.
I wrote “Ghazal: Clarity of the Absolute” after assigning the ghazal to my creative writing students in Fall 2018.
“Fragments of Color” had its inception as I was cleaning up after Hurricane Ivan caused major damage to Pensacola and our house near there.
May 21, 2019
Join me and other Local Authors at the Local Authors Reception this Thursday May 23 @ 7:00 p.m.
Join me and other local authors at the Local Authors Reception this Thursday, May 23 at 7:00 p.m.
Porter Branch of the CRRL
2001 Parkway Boulevard
Stafford VA 22554
Local Authors Reception
Thursday, May 23, 2019 (7:00PM – 8:30PM
Porter Branch
Description
Mix and mingle with local authors during this open house event. Writers from a variety of genres will be on hand to share their stories and experiences. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Refreshments will be served.
May 20, 2019
I am honored to have my Rebecca Lard Award-winning poem “First and Last” along with five other of my poems as a special feature in Poetry Quarterly
I am honored to have my Rebecca Lard Award-winning “First and Last” along with five other of my poems as a special feature in Poetry Quarterly. Thank you Editor Glenn Lyvers.
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Our Spring 2019 Prize Winner issue includes a special feature by David Anthony Sam, including a fine sampling of Sam’s poetry, along with the 2018 Rebecca Lard Award Winning poem. Also in this issue, world-class poetry by Nate Alaska, Duane Anderson, Pat Anthony, Donny Barilla, Michele Baron, Roxanne Bogart, Marcus Benjamin Ray Bradley, Sarah Cannavo, Eleanor Cantor, Len Carber, Suzanne Cottrell, Julie A. Dickson, Ralph DiGennaro, John Elliott, Elisabeth Eriksen, Lynette G. Esposito, Isaac Eustice, Mary Crane Fahey, Amy Fletcher, Richard Fox, MacGregor Frank, Annette Gagliardi, Louis Gallo, Richard Grannis-Vu, Stephen Gretzer, Max Gutmann, Matthew Harris, Tim Heerdink, Heather Hill-Vasquez, Cynthia Hilts, Ellen Hirning Schmidt, D. R. James, Jeanne Julian, Martin Knabe, Esthru Kusru, Jody Larson, Melissa Laussmann, Bruce Levine, Patricia Anne Lind, Chad W. Lutz, Michael Lyle, Laura McGinnis, Lynda McKinney Lambert, Sydney McQuoid, Stephen Mead, Joshua Medsker, Alan Meyrowitz, Caroline Parkman Barr, Simon Perchik, Karen Poppy, Samuel Prestridge, Mary Rogers Knowles, Patricia Rossi, Donna Roy, Denise Segal Umans, Derek Devereaux Smith, Heather Teague, Jesse Thompson, Doug Van Hooser, JR Vork, Penny Wilson and Rod Zink.
May 19, 2019
Cutthroat – A Journal of the Arts has accepted my poem “The Politics of Prayer” for publication in their upcoming issue #25.
Cutthroat – A Journal of the Arts has accepted my poem “The Politics of Prayer” for publication in their upcoming issue #25.
Thank you Crosswinds Poetry Journal for including my poem “An Old Chaos (Sunday Morning)” in their Volume IV – 2019 issue.
Thank you Crosswinds Poetry Journal for including my poem “An Old Chaos (Sunday Morning)” in their Volume IV – 2019 issue.
This issue also includes “Residential” which was an honorable mention written by my dear friend Allan Peterson. Congratulations Allan and the other winners and honorees.
May 10, 2019
Review: Inheritors of the Earth: How Nature Is Thriving in an Age of Extinction
Inheritors of the Earth: How Nature Is Thriving in an Age of Extinction by Chris D. Thomas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Without being pollyannish or denying any of the damage climate change and habitat destruction are car=using and will cause, Chris Thomas presents a realistic and yet optimistic long view of the impact of humans on our planet. Change is constant and trying to preserve or resurrect a mythic Eden of ecological perfection is a waste of time and potentially harmful. Yes, we should preserve as much diversity of all species and habitats as possible, he writes. But we are part of nature, not separate from it. We are a conscious part of nature, so we do have choice. But as thoughtful and data-drive Noahs, we should continue the revolutionary distribution of species that has increased diversity around the world, and saved some species from extinction.
This is a hopeful book and a good antidote to the spate of end-time writings. He does not take us off the hook, but rather enlarges our stewardship pf the natural world we came from, live in, and will always be a part of.
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