Tree Fall with Birdsong is officially published today, May 21, 2025. Let’s celebrate!
Tag Archives: reading
The Story Behind My Tennessee Williams Poem
The story behind the poems I’ll read at the Tennessee Williams Tribute, Sept. 12, 2020.
Why Read in Bookstores?
It might seem like an odd question, but it’s one I’ve been thinking about as I drive around Mississippi to readings and signings. Bookstores would seem like the logical choice — and they are, though I’ve also read at colleges, libraries, etc. Recently I heard a talk by a publicist who said she tried toContinue reading “Why Read in Bookstores?”
Barrier Island Suite Arrives
Yesterday, I received advance copies of my new book, Barrier Island Suite: poems inspired by the life and art of Walter Inglis Anderson. What I nice thing to discover on my return from spring break in Chicago. While we were there, I read a couple of poems at the Green Mill Lounge, and talked to MarcContinue reading “Barrier Island Suite Arrives”