Several times at readings for Tree Fall with Birdsong, the question has come up: Is there a right way to read a poetry book? Here is my answer.
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July Update: Book Events and Interview
This is a quick post to let people know how my July is going. I’ve had a great time in Iowa at three book events in Osage, Charles City, and Mason City. I got to know the owners of two local bookstores, Prologue Books and Wine and Three Bells Books, which were new to me,Continue reading “July Update: Book Events and Interview”
Does Using AI Really Make You Stupider?
A morning rant on the evils of AI, this time after reading about how using it can lead to cognitive decline.
A Few Book & Poetry Notes
Notes on readings, events, bookstores, and a new poem.
Updates on Tree Fall with Birdsong
The initial pub day for Tree Fall with Birdsong is paired with an interview on being a transplant in Mississippi.
Watch My Events Page
With a new book coming out in May, it’s time once again to brush off my Events page. I hope to be adding lots of events in the coming months,, but for now, I updated it with two exciting new appearances: February 1, I’ll be in Long Beach, Mississippi, at Homegrown: A Writers’ Exchange, talkingContinue reading “Watch My Events Page”
Re-Release of River Hill: A Ghost Story
I am reposting a story on Bluesky, Mastodon, and Threads that I originally wrote on Twitter in 2019. Here’s how I’m doing that.
The Meaning of Rejection
Submittable calls it “Decline.” I like to refer to it as “Returned” when my manuscripts come back to me, which they still do more often than not. As an editor for Poetry South and a frequent submitter to many magazines, I have a complicated relationship with rejection. On the one hand, I have a toughContinue reading “The Meaning of Rejection”
How Do You Know When You’ve Written a Poem? — A Dream Answer
In a dream last night, I was at an event aswering questions, and someone asked, “How do you know when you’ve written a poem?” I had a pretty good answer, or at least so it seemed in the dream. So let’s see how much I can remember here. The first part of my answer wasContinue reading “How Do You Know When You’ve Written a Poem? — A Dream Answer”
Two Tiers of Pushcart Nominations
Did you know that there are two kinds of nominations for the Pushcart Anthology? I was looking through some old papers this morning and was reminded of the distinction. The one most of us get is a nomination by the editors of a journal. Each editor of any literary magazine can send in up toContinue reading “Two Tiers of Pushcart Nominations”
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