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Heading Back to Iowa

I’m headed back to Iowa for traditional summer treats like parades, ice cream, and rhubarb pie, plus three poetry readings!

It’s hard to imagine a better week than one where you get to talk poetry every morning for about an hour, but maybe doing that with morning coffee from the comfort of your own home would qualify as better. This week has been like that for me, as I’ve been working on an interview aboutContinue reading “A Week of Poetry Talk”

A Few Book & Poetry Notes

Notes on readings, events, bookstores, and a new poem.

Happy Pub Day, Part 3

It’s been a busy pub day for Tree Fall with Birdsong.

Happy Pub Day, Part 2

To celebrate the official release of Tree Fall with Birdsong, I want to take a moment to look back with my readers on how this book came to be.

Happy Official Pub Day!

Tree Fall with Birdsong is officially published today, May 21, 2025. Let’s celebrate!

Why I Bailed on a Book Deal, Part 2

In March, 2019, I wrote about my experience with a poetry publisher. Tonight I took down that post under threat of a lawsuit.

The Unboxing of Tree Fall with Birdsong

Yesterday, after my copies fo Tree Fall with Birdsong arrived at my door, I posted my first unboxing video to social media.

February Wrap-Up

February has been a busy, busy month. Even with the extra day that leap year afforded, it seemed to go faster than ever. At Mississippi University for Women, our year began with the announcement of a new name: a name that went over like a lead balloon. So February started with a scramble to comeContinue reading “February Wrap-Up”

MFA Application Advice 2024

Now that it’s January, we’ve started to see some applications again for our low-residency MFA program for another year. This has me thinking about all the advice I’ve given to applicants over the years. If I could give one piece of advice on how to apply, I think it would be to just be you.Continue reading “MFA Application Advice 2024”