Tag: The Inflectionist Review
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update: new work
I’ve been behind in sharing some of my recent publications of the past few months so I’ll be doing a few short posts this week to rectify this. First up – new work: I’m honored to have my poem “Conditioning (Run Study)” published in the latest issue of Hunger Mountain “Everyday Chimeras.” They have been…
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new audio!
Just a quick post to share this clip of me reading my poem “Flea Market” which will be featured in the next issue of The Inflectionist Review! Thank you to John Sibley Williams and A. Molotkov for the opportunity to put these words on the air! See you Friday! José
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new work x 3!
Just a quick post to share 3 recent publications of new work: .) Check out three new octaves in the latest issue of The Inflectionist Review. These poems come from a new sequence that expands upon the syllabic craft concepts explored in my chapbook Corpus Christi Octaves (Flutter Press, 2014). Special thanks to John Sibley Williams…
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* new CR blog microreview & interview!
Just a quick post to announce that my latest microreview & interview for the Cincinnati Review blog is up! This time around, I do a close reading of moments from A. Molotkov’s upcoming collection, The Catalog of Broken Things (Airlie Press). A. Molotkov edits The Inflectionist Review along with John Sibley Williams. Find out more about A.…
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* (un)locking with john sibley williams
I was recently asked to participate in an experiment of sorts in promotion of poet John Sibley Williams’ latest collection, Disinheritance (Apprentice House Press). John has asked fellow poets to record readings of their favorite poems from the new collection, all with an eye/ear towards how other poets interpret and perform the work. I found the concept…
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* meditating with yannis ritsos
In my recent interview as part of my Distinguished Poet feature for The Inflectionist Review, I spend some time talking about the poet Yannis Ritsos and his poem “Protection” which I wrote about two years ago here. I feel that ever since discovering Ritsos’s work years ago I keep coming back. The most recent return has…
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* interview & poetry feature at The Inflectionist Review!
Just a quick post to announce that I was selected for the Distinguished Poet feature for the latest issue of The Inflectionist Review! Along with a selection of poems, I also participated in an interview where I discuss my writing process as well as my views on the current state of poetry in America. The Inflectionist…
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* new anthology & everything cover art
Oaring – Sam Roderick Roxas-Chua In a shallow bay, my father is slumped inside a black raft, arms flung over each side, fingers flicking the water. I touch the ripple of sunset and I want to be his fingerprints and index his lolled years—carry his melody of back and forth, unlearn the sway of push…
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* new work up at the inflectionist review
Just a quick post to announce the latest issue of The Inflectionist Review which includes four of my new Naos poems: “Naos Explains Memory,” “Naos Explains Ghosts,” “Naos Explains X,” & “Naos and Who He Would Pray To.” This issue also features work by Kate Soules, Julia Webb, and a special interview and feature on…
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* from hands to manos
This week’s post is a meditation on form via sharing some new publications. First, the good folks over at Rattle have recently shared the content of their Summer 2014 issue online which includes my own poem “Abandoned Church.” Rattle is unique in that they ask for some insight into the work via the contributor’s bio, which…
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