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December 1, 2015
November 25, 2015
My poem “Terminal Butterfly” will appear in Temenos Journal
My poem “Terminal Butterfly” will appear in Temenos Journal online Fall 2015 and print Spring 2016.
November 21, 2015
Two Cities Review will publish my poem “Final Inventory” on their website.
Two Cities Review will publish my poem “Final Inventory” on their website.
November 16, 2015
David A. Sam was recently nominated for the Pushcart Prize
Honored just to be among the nominees.
November 15, 2015
Read it once
The Same-Different: Poems by Hannah Sanghee Park
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
There is much to admire in Hannah Sanghee Park’s collection: Her efforts to refresh the language by turning cliche’s on their heads, by extensive wordplay and pun, her surprising us by turning a stale image inside out. Too often, though, the craft and the verbal gymnastics overwhelm the heart.
There are some wonderful exceptions. “Nommo in September” touches deeply. The third section of the book “Fear” is a poem sequence of sorts that also speaks more deeply. Nonetheless, this is a collection I am glad to have read, but do not feel driven to reread.
November 13, 2015
One of my poems is in the current issue of Stoneboat Literary Journal.
One of my poems is in the current issue of Stoneboat Literary Journal.
November 9, 2015
My poem “Taconic Orogeny” was nominated for the Pushcart Prize.
My poem “Taconic Orogeny” was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Congratulations to my fellow nominees.
November 7, 2015
Passionate poems
New and Selected Poems, Vol. 2 by Mary Oliver
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Saying that Mary Oliver writes “nature poetry” is like saying Louis Armstrong played the trumpet. Her verse is rich and deep, what Coleridge called philosophical poetry. And yes, she does look and listen deeply to the natural world, striving to be aware and yet become one with it. Oliver writes with passion in both the physical and spiritual senses. This collection is a way to spend some time in the company of a deep soul.
My poem “Treehouse Summer” is in the 2015 edition of From the Depths
My poem “Treehouse Summer” is in the 2015 edition of From the Depths (see page 17).
November 5, 2015
My poem “Transit” has been published on Rust + Moth
My poem “Transit” has been published on Rust + Moth.
