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”
Tag Archives: Poetry
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!
A Week of Poetry Talk
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 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.
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.
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.
Four Poems Newly Online
Four of my poems are newly available online through Birmingham Poetry Review.
Possumtown Book Fest
I’m pleased to say that I’ll be taking part in the Possumtown Book Fest, August 24. Friendly City Books is organizing this event at the Columbus Arts Council, and Emily Liner asked me to be part of a panel on Walter Inglis Anderson. I’ll be talking about him and my book of poems, Barrier IslandContinue reading “Possumtown Book Fest”
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”
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