Author post… Poem for a Morning (1) 16 Apr 2025 A short poem in the form of a tanka...our days being what they are.... behind tall buildingscolors seep into the nightmeanwhile from the westclouds drift towards a timid dawnit is…
Announcement… Two Poems: “Kip’s Diner” and “Apertures” 10 Aug 202410 Aug 2024 Two longish narrative poems of mine have just been published in Modern Literature: "Kip's Diner" and "Apertures," linked by a common central character, Mr. Carter, a button merchant in downtown…
Announcement… “Junkyard” 10 Jan 202410 Jan 2024 "Junkyard" is a poem, not a story, the usual disquisition on mortality explored through the metaphor of a junkyard. In fact, inspired by actual, if casual, junkyards I encountered while…
Author post… “Be Like the Tide” 28 Jul 2023 Every now and then, I'll publish something here, just to share. And since I've endured something of a dry spell, with not much new work published recently, todays'a good time…
Announcement… “The Garden” 1 Jul 20231 Jul 2023 My longish narrative poem, "The Garden" has just appeared in the Summer 2023 issue of Gyroscope. The poem is set in a community garden in a neglected neighborhood of Los…
Announcement… “Three Poems”…. 28 Mar 202328 Mar 2023 Three of my poems have just been published in print rag Awakenings Review. They are: "Ghost in the Window" "The Air like Water" "Between the Walls" Written at various times,…
poem “The Streetcorner at Dawn” 13 Aug 202215 Aug 2022 I am going to "sacrifice" the poem I wrote this morning and post it here, which means that I won't be able to offer to a journal or magazine, since…
Author post… Estivation…. 29 Aug 2021 The summer doldrums seem to be a cyclical affliction of the publishing world. Maybe it's because so many editors and staffers go on vacation, especially those work work on magazines…
Announcement… “Blank Wall” and “Mud and Salt” 15 Mar 2021 Two of my recent poems have just appeared in the Spring/Summer 2021 issue of The Wayfarer, an excellent compendium of essays, interviews, poems, and regular columns on a variety of…
Announcement… “The Air like Water” 7 Aug 2020 My poem, "The Air like Water," has just appeared in the Grey Sparrow literary journal. Cast your eyes on it at: Grey Sparrow: "The Air like Water" As usual, the…
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