I’m working on a series of 50 collages using found imagery and closed-caption sound effects, which will be going to the first 50 people to preorder (CREATURE SOUNDS FADE) from Black Lawrence. A visual take on the method behind many
The Eyes Have Woods: a film-poem
(CREATURE SOUNDS FADE) now available for preorder
It has a cover! And I love it. Everything is weird & all my launch events have been canceled or postponed indefinitely, but I am nevertheless excited and grateful the book is still coming out as planned. I hope you
Upcoming readings & appearances
Full details on the calendar page. POSTPONED: SAN ANTONIO, TX Saturday, March 7, 10–4 Whale Prom Alternative Bookfair Offsite during AWP 2020 Brick at Blue Star 108 Blue Star POSTPONED: PANEL & POETRY FESTIVAL: ROSEMONT, PA Saturday, April 4, 2:30–4
The Making of Sympathetic Nervous System
This is a little chapbook-making film I made a few years ago for the Center for the Humanities/CUNY Chapfest and Poetry Society of America. Jackie Clark reads in the latter part. (Length is 4:52, and I apologize for the lack
Script for reading: New Orleans Poetry Festival, Sunday Lunch Feature, 4/21/19
Good morning. Here are the poems from (CREATURE SOUNDS FADE) I’ll be reading at Cafe Istanbul, at 12:15 pm today. (Unfortunately I do not have access to a printer to make copies in advance of the performance.) [Link has expired.]
See you in New Orleans this weekend
Here’s the schedule of my events. (For the full schedule see nolapoetry.com.)
I’m over at the Bloof blog this month
View this post on Instagram April’s a mess. Disappearing daily drafts, snippets, revisions, process notes at the blog by Bloof & friends. . . #napowrimo #glopowrimo A post shared by Bloof Books (@bloofbooks) on Apr 2, 2019 at
The Deeps
Here’s a snowy poem for a snowy day (from Brink). But as I mention when I read it, it’s really more about emotional weather. brink_deeps_compton.pdf.pdf
Creature Sounds Fade will be published in 2020 by Black Lawrence Press
Big news! My collection of new poems, Creature Sounds Fade, has been picked up by Black Lawrence Press from their 2018 Open Reading Period. It’s scheduled for July 2020. At their request, I wrote a bit about the title and how