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Poem: "The Gates of Hell" and Four Others at "Blood+Honey"
This poem was originally written for the theater program for my monologue "The Gospel According to St. Genet" which premiered at the Portland Art Museum in 1995.
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Jul 291 min read


Poem: "Martha" at "A Gathering of the Tribes"
My own contribution for A Gathering of the Tribes' "Come Hear!" online anthology comes from my "Fassbinder" collection.
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Jun 292 min read


Readings: Come Hear! 2026 at The Center
Two of my favorite go-to poets, Malcolm Tariq and Joey De Jesus, were joined by newcomer Chela and memoirist Steve Turtell.
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May 122 min read


Readings: In Other Words at Tompkins Square Library
I had the pleasure of reading two poems ("Apocalypse" and "Past Due") at In Other Words, the 35th anniversary celebration for A Gathering of the Tribes.
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Apr 281 min read


Poem: "Laptop" and Two Others at "Unlikely Stories"
This villanelle and two other poems ("Apocalypse" and "On the Matter of Vincent Price") are working towards two new poetry collections.
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Apr 142 min read


Poem: "Sonnet i" at Vermont Studio Center
I wondered how I might transform this poem into an objet d'art in its own right.
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Mar 132 min read


Poem: "Bromine" at Cafe Royal Cultural Foundation's YouTube Channel
Steven Burton's short film spotlights my poem "Bromine" from "Periodic Boyfriends."
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Feb 262 min read


Distribution: So Many Titles, How Many Libraries
Which libraries are carrying "Fassbinder: His Movies, My Poems," "Periodic Boyfriends," "You're Pretty Gay," "Infinity Standing Up," and "Publick Spanking"?
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Jan 11 min read


Poem: "Eight Hours Are Not a Day" at "Northwest Indiana Literary Journal"
This poem inspired by Rainer Werner Fassbinder's five part miniseries is republished again at "Northwest Indiana Literary Journal."
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Dec 21, 20252 min read


Poem: "Bedspread" at "Ovunque Siamo"
One of five villanelles originally published by "Ovunque Siamo."
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Nov 5, 20252 min read


Poem: 3 Haiku at "Haiku Pause"
Here's one of a trio of my summer-themed haiga, an artform that combines haiku with visual images
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Aug 14, 20251 min read


Distribution: 6 Anthologies, How Many Libraries
My writing hasn't been anthologized that much but it does happen once every blue moon.
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Jul 29, 20252 min read


Poem: "The Coffee House" at "Highland Park Poetry"
Before my collection "Fassbinder: His Movies, My Poems" came out via Anxiety Press, "The Coffee House" found a home at "Coffee People Zine."
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Jun 21, 20252 min read


Poem: "Paean to the Paperclip" at "Doubleback Review"
In DR's latest issue, they've resurfaced my "Paean to the Paperclip," a poem which is -- small surprise here -- part of a larger work-in-progress reflecting my time in Corporate America.
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Jun 1, 20251 min read


Readings: COME HEAR! 2025
In the 1pm slot, the 2025 lineup included Daniel Meltz, Pamela Booker, Jerome Ellison Murphy, Joey De Jesus, Jee Leong Koh, Celine Lowenthal, and myself.
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May 18, 20251 min read


Poem: "Room 666" at "Autumn Sky Poetry DAILY"
This poem from "Fassbinder: His Movies, My Poems" has appeared in "Autumn Sky Poetry DAILY," "Academy of the Heart and Mind" and "Red Fez."
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Mar 30, 20252 min read


Final Press: "Fassbinder: His Movies, My Poems"
I've aggregated 15 reviews and interviews on this book's behalf, from the recent Fahmidan write-up to the early one from London Grip.
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Feb 28, 20251 min read


Poem: "Pillow Talk" at "Live Nude Poems"
Whatever the sickness, there's definitely some feverish logic at work in this villanelle.
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Feb 19, 20252 min read


Distribution: 5 Titles, How Many Libraries
As a kid, I never imagined that I'd author an actual book so it comes as somewhat of a surprise to find that I've got five to my credit...
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Jan 1, 20251 min read


Poems: "In Truth" and "Footwork" at "Grand Little Things"
As 2024 comes to a close, I thought I'd resurface one of the two villanelles published earlier this year at Grand Little Things . This...
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Dec 31, 20242 min read
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