How I happened upon a recent user review of my recent collection of poetry.
Tag Archives: Poetry
MFA Advice for Writers 2026, Pt 2 What are You Reading?
In this installment, I consider that intimidating and impossible list of what writers you’re reading that we all ask you to include.
MFA Advice for Writers 2026, Pt 1 #AWP26
Returning to writing advice for applicants to MFA programs in Creative Writing, I start with the benefits and challenges of attending #AWP26
How I revised, A Writer’s Craft
Now that the second edition of A Writer’s Craft has been sent to my editor at Bloomsbury, I reflect on the semester-long process of revising.
Goodbye Oleada, Hello Ola, Subfolio, & Dapple
An update on Oleada and first look at three new submission platforms for magazines and writers
Welty Symposium Recap
A few thoughts and pictures from the 37th annual Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium.
Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium 2025
This week I’ll be one of the features writers at the 37th Annual Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium.
Visit to Vicksburg
This weekend, we took a trip to Vicksburg for my reading and discovered some of the many things it has to offer.
Reading Roundup, September 2025
Reading at small-town Mississippi bookstores is so much fun, no matter how many people are there.
Advice for MFA Applicants
My response to Poets & Writers recent advice essays for MFA Applicants