Publishings at WOMEN'S REVIEW OF BOOKS & VOICES de la LUNA

I'm pleased to announce the publishing of 2 of my poems in the July/August edition of WOMEN'S REVIEW OF BOOKS - click here for information. Also this month, the August issue of VOICES DE LA LUNA published a poem you can select, scroll to, and read here.
Thanks so much for reading - and for your comments.

4 POEMS up at MUNYORI LITERARY JOURNAL

After a bit of a hiatus,I am happy to announce the publication of 4 of my poems in MUNYORI, a Zimbabwean-American journal, based in Sacramento CA, and broadly international in scope. Do take look - click here for a direct link to my page or go to MUNYORI.ORG and click on my picture or name.
Thank you so much for reading - comments are always welcome and appreciated.

RE/VERSE

Little Eagle Press has re-published several of my own favorite poems over the last couple of years. And not just mine but those my many small press poets, all worth a 2nd or 3rd read, which is the whole point of RE/VERSE. Just click HERE and scroll down to my name. And while you're there, browse the other poets on Ralph Murre's fine site.

Another New Poem on Rusty Truck + Voices de la Luna

Rusty Truck has published my latest political missive, "Listen Up, Liberals". Feel free to pass it on and re-post at will. For a direct link, press HERE.
And for something more personal, you might enjoy "What He Tells Me", recently published by the Voices de la Luna journal. To view, scroll down for my name on the page you'll get with this link: Voices

"Pantoum for Ferguson" On Rusty Truck

In addition to appearing on Rosaliene Bacchus' PoetryCorner for March (see post below), RustyTruck has formally published this poem as well. Thanks, Scott -- Here's the link: RustyTruck.wordpress.com - scroll down the righthand column and click on my name.

Featured Poet at Popular Blogger's Site

Los Angeles based Guyanese novelist and blogger, Rosaliene Bacchus, has honored me by choosing my pantoum on the deplorable Ferguson incident for her monthly "Poetry Corner". Do take a look and feel free to pass on this poem. Also included is a link to SplitThisRock.org where my "Ferguson" poem appears as well. You will also find many poems of interest on "Poetry Corner" plus a link to Ms. Bacchus' excellent blog site. Here's a direct link: http://www.rosalienebacchus.com/writer/Poetry_March2015

"EverAfter" and "Demons" and "Boredom" and more --

Five of my poems have recently been published, 4 of them in journal online versions - I hope you will take a look and I hope you will enjoy what you find.

"EverAfter" - here is a direct link: Postcard Poems

"Good Friday at Christ the King On Vine" & "Against Metaphor" are at Edgar Allan Poet
This link will get you to an electronic version of the issue - you'll find the titles in the Table of Contents.

"Demons At Midnight" is at Voices de la Luna
Click on October 2014 and you'll get a .pdf of the issue; "Demons" is on page 21

"A Certain Boredom" - Poetry Quarterly, Summer, 2014
This appears in the print-only journal available at Poetry Quarterly.com ($15-22). if you'd like a copy of the poem, I'd be happy to send one to to you - just send me an email request,

CRACK THE SPINE now available

The 2014 Crack the Spine Anthology is now available. It has a great batch of stories and poems to enjoy, including my "Blood & Diamonds". Take a look here.

OBSESSION: SESTINAS Anthology

I'm pleased to announce the inclusion of my "Sestina For Solo Nights" in the recently published anthology, OBSESSION: Sestinas in the Twenty-First Century, from UPNE - University Press of New England. It's a beautifully produced book of more than 100 versions of this marvelous poetic form - find out more about it here. - also available from Amazon.com

New Journal Publishing

I'm pleased to be part of RD Armstrong's latest poetry anthology, LUMMOX 2: Poets on Place, available from Lummox Press. You'll find my page-length prosepoem "Anniversary .... Downtown L.A." there plus dozens more, essays, interviews, and reviews - a big, beautiful books-worth of poets and poetry.

POIESIS #6

I am pleased to announce the publication of Leah Angstman's POIESIS #6 in which I am more than pleased to have 2 poems. This issue is filled with poetry, fiction, and non-fiction pieces - almost 200 pages worth to enjoy. You can order a copy here.

New Publishing on CRACK THE SPINE

My poem "Blood and Diamonds" has been beautifully presented by the digital journal CRACK THE SPINE. It is in issue #95 of this page-turnable e-journal. The poem is designed over pages 19-22, and you can read it by clicking on the cover here and then clicking on the right/left arrows to flip the pages. Please do return to the cover page to enter a comment: scroll down past the covers you see for the "Comments" section - click here.

A Re-Publsihing

Ralph Murre has just posted another poem of mine to his great site, RE/VERSE, "The Naturalist," originally published in the print journal LYNX EYE. Here's a link: RE/VERSE

New Poetry at "ROY's

The Fall 2013 issue of RRR - Ray's Road Review was just published and features a recent poem of mine, "A Poet's Poem". You can find it here. I hope you will enjoy it - Thanks for reading.

September Featured Poet on Popular Site

I'm pleased to announce being selected for September's POETRY CORNER on emerging novelist Rosaliene Bacchus' site, A Writers Journey. Rosaliene chose an excerpt from my 3-part poem, "When the Pain Stopped" accompanied by her own meaningful haiku, a link to Dr. Martin Luther King's "Overcome" speech, and commentary. You can get to the Poetry Corner here

New Poetry and Not So New

Thanks to a couple of subscribers, I'm pleased to announce the publication of 3 poems, all available online. The first, an older poem, "For You, Not For Me" was published last April by VOICES DE LA LUNA, an online and print journal. A .pdf of the April issue can be downloaded here. You will find me in the Table of Contents under "Select Poems". The other 2 new poems, "So" and "Why Religion Is a Better Bet Than God" are in the July BROOKLYN VOICE - they are the first poems to appear in a journal from my hometown and you can find them here. Thank you for reading - your comments are always welcome.

Poetry Month - A Belated Link

I am so pleased to be able to post a link recognizing a couple of my (own favorite) poems in honor of APRIL - POETRY MONTH. The post is from my good friend, fellow poet and short story writer, memoirist and journalist and a myriad of other wonderful things, RACHEL OLIVIER. When you get there, be sure to take a tour of Rachel's world - it's marvelous. Click here.

New Publishing at FULL OF CROW

I'm pleased to announce that the fine online journal FULL OF CROW has just published "Beyond Loneliness". Click here and then on "February 2013" and my name. Thank you so much for reading. Comments welcome.

New Publishing at RADIUS

Pleased to announce the publishing at "RADIUS: From the Center to the Edge" of my poem "The Machine Stops", initially inspired by E.M. Forster's short story of the same title. You can read it here.

New Publishing Notice

Pleased to announce that the print journal Naugatuck River Review,out of Massachusetts, has published my poem "My Dear Laurie" in their Summer/2012 issue. Here are the first 2 lines followed by the last 3 couplets -- Go ahead, kid, cry / all you want. // .... You tell that pal of yours, / you know who I mean,// that short skirts don't count/ if you wear panties, and// tell her to have another bourbon/ on me - and to watch over my kid// ===================================== Naugatuck is a beautifully done glossy of narrative poetry, published twice a year - their website is NaugatuckRiverReview.com