First publication of 2025! The Hudson Valley Writers Guilt has accepted four of my poems, currently on view at their website. The poems include “The Ocean’s Graveyard,” “Morris Street #1,” “Single Family Ranch,” and “Blink with Fire.” Some of these poems are included in a collection I’m shopping around about my grandmother Wanda, my grandmother from Texas. HVWG is an amazing website that both publishes new poetry, fiction, essays, and more from people all over the world but also includes information about poetry and writing events in the Albany and Hudson Valley regions in New York state. Definitely check them out at this link!
So I've Had a Little Luck With Some Poems...
Over the last few months I’ve had more than a little good luck when it came to placing new poems into some great journals, some of which are old favorites and others are brand spankin’ new, literally the first issue ever in one case. There are a bunch more poetry publications coming soon, but I’ve added the more recent releases below and included links when applicable. The editors of these journals have my deepest thanks. It’s always an honor when someone else grabs your work out of a bustling inbox and says, “This is the one!” Or two, for that matter! And of course, my thanks to you for reading!
“A Splinter” now appears in Trampoline
“Picturesque” now appears in Viva Brevis
“Saint Michael” now appears in Book of Matches
“Both Ways Home” now appears in San Pedro River Review
“Ode to Madison Avenue at 6:15 PM" and "Topo-Chico” now appear in Day Job Journal
“And the party never ends” and “Riverwalk” now appear in The Rye Whiskey Review
“Wednesday Night South Main Avenue” and “May the Moon Shine On” now appear in Roadside Raven Review
Two Poems in New Dreamscape Anthology
Open Skies Quarterly is a print and digital journal that recently teamed up with Shrouded Eye Press to create a series of anthologies, and their most recent is called Dreamscape, in which all poetry touches on the themes of dreams, nightmares, daydreams, etc. The collection includes two of my poems, “The Ghosts of Flat Tires and Dead Flowers” and “The Cold Northern Edge of Your Rope.” The latter is somewhat apocalyptic and political while also being one of the more calming and peaceful poems I’ve written in a while. The former is about daydreaming in my living room and appears in my latest book, Beyond the Wounded Horizon, a split collection with J Lester Allen. You can download the Dreamscapes Anthology for free, or purchase a copy in print form. Thanks for reading!