Poems published and other stuff

Sketchbook published three of my poems in the newest issue. Definitely go check them out. I'm particularly proud of the haiku sequence.

I've also submitted three poems, one of which should be selected soon, for inclusion in this year's Bagel Bard anthology. More about that when it gets published in early summer.

April is National Poetry Month and National Poetry Writing Month and my goal is one poem, at least ten lines long, each day in April. So far I'm 1 for 1 and I've got ideas churning for at least another two right now. I think I'm in good shape to make it.

Open Mic

I went to a local open mic last night and read 2 poems from Evening Watch and a newish poem that I hadn't done anything with since I wrote it. Some of the poets who read were excellent. Some were good readers of okay poetry, and a few could use work. That's probably about the norm.

In any case, it seems like the poetry scene down the Shore, at least in this area, is about as insular as the Bagel Bards, but just about as varied in experience, although this group skewed younger than the Bards. There's another reading next month at the same venue and a few other venues around the area (Borders at the Hamilton Mall, a coffee shop in Bridgeton, among them) that I'll be looking to participate in.

The next time I go, I'll have a few new poems, too, as I wrote a few new haiku today that are in addition to the NaPoWriMo daily haiku I set for myself, as well as another poem that I'll try to polish before the next reading.

On top of that, Mignon Ariel King was kind enough to publish another poem of mine, Epiphany, in her U.M.Ph.!Prose online journal.

Another New Poetry Credit

"The very strange thing that occurred to me on my way to work through the pouring rain this morning" has been published at U.M.Ph.! Prose e-zine. Click the link and scroll down.

Full poem reposted after the break too.

New Poetry Credit

Glass: A Journal of Poetry has published my poem "How to Achieve Immortality" in its latest issue.

Full poem after the break, too.

New Published Poem

It's online at U.M.Ph.! Prose. It's called "In the Interest of Saving Time Tonight, I" and is about 3/4 of the way down the page.

It's also reposted after the break.

Evening Watch - My Book of Poetry

Evening Watch has been published and is available at Lulu.

And Another Acceptance!

"How To Achieve Immortality" was accepted by Glass: A Journal of Poetry.

Time for a new round of submissions soon after I get back from Jersey.

A New Publication Credit!

This time from online journal Sketchbook, a journal of Eastern and Western Short Forms. They took a haiku, a short haiku sequence, and a Fibonacci poem. Check it out here and be sure to check out the rest of the web journal.

New Published Poem

Wilderness House Literary Review has posted their new issue! You can check out my poem "Eden--A Brothel Near Gdynia" at this link.* I encourage you to check out the whole issue at www.whlreview.com


*Direct PDF link

Full poem after the break.

Abandoned Chair

The Somerville News has my poem "Abandoned Chair" in the April 1st issue.

Poem after the break.