Month: October 2014
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* remembering galway kinnell
Given this week’s news of Galway Kinnell’s passing, I find myself heading into Dia de los Muertos this weekend with him on my mind. I had the pleasure of attending a reading he gave alongside Phil Levine in NYC. The two great poets chatted at their table before the reading. When the time came to […]
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* some news & milosz
First off, I want to announce the release of the latest issue of Foothill, which includes my poem “The Accordion Heart” here. Check out the rest of the great work in this issue here. Next, I’d like to share the news that my poem “Don’t Look Now I Might Be Mexican” has placed 3rd in […]
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* more from desde Hong Kong
I recently received my contributor’s copy of the anthology desde Hong Kong and have been enjoying dipping into the collection of great tributes. One in particular stood out in my reading. I share it below to further celebrate this anthology’s publication. In “Going Home,” British-Canadian poet Phoebe Tsang delves deep into an image (a la Paz) […]
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* sentimentality via mary ruefle & hart crane
I revisited this week’s poem – Hart Crane’s “Chaplinesque” – this summer reading through Mary Ruefle’s “Madness, Rack, & Honey.” In the book, she points to the sentimentality of the poem, how it makes the campy humor of Chaplin and the image of a kitten and raises them to their proper place, which is simply […]
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* new poems: The Apple Valley Review & 2River View
Just a quick post to share the publication of some new work. I have three poems up in the latest issue of the Apple Valley Review. Check them out here along with other fine work in this issue. Editor Leah Browning was kind enough to ask for a bit of background on each poem, so make […]
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william james: a lyrical alignment
So, earlier this week, THIS happened: I’m delighted to share the news of my having become married. 🙂 Those of you who’ve followed me on the Influence for a while may have caught me speaking about a previous divorce. I’m happy to have been keeping up this blog long enough to show that life has […]
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