This is a poem of comrades gathered together in the anti-war movement, standing together for creating real and lasting peace. To show for something as right as this while giving up illusions of control over outcomes, may be where hope is found at its center. Poydras Review has scheduled “Sacred Ground” to be published on July 15th this… Continue Reading
“Literary Pilgrims Welcome”—right there on Visitant’s homepage this says it all for me to feel completely at home with this magnificent journal inviting me into its family of contributors. My poem “Perhaps Why A Poet” is set to appear in the March 20 issue; “Two Bigger Birds Getting Smaller Fly Toward New Names” in the April 10 issue; “Growing Younger As… Continue Reading
You’ve got to love the name and subtitle for this magnificent journal,The Slag Review: a journal of art, literature, and metallurgy. “WHAT IT IS ABOUT THIS MATRIMONY” was inspired—and therefore is literary-soul slag—by the metallurgy of forging the beauty of reality and mysticism in my partnership with the lovely Lisa. With immeasurable gratitude I put to you, dear reader, our life… Continue Reading
It is particularly gratifying to have the wonderful literary/poetry journal Slab publish this poem, as it was penned by way of inspiration from being gifted with the really, really magnifico blessing of having a close friend who is a brother by another mother. Stay tuned for the next edition of Slab to read my poem along… Continue Reading
This poem about the love of partners in its fuller spectrum of pain and ecstasy of intimacy, along with the playfulness of the subconscious, brings real joy for it to be accepted for publication by such a wonderful literary journal as Arkansas Tech University’s Nebo. Please stay tuned for the upcoming release of the edition of the journal with this poem in… Continue Reading
Wow! It is such a wonderful thing to have my poems “All Clocks Are Broken” and “One Of The Unbound” selected for publication by Carbon Culture Review— a literary and poetry journal dedicated to exploring the intersections of technology, literature, and art. I believe that poetry, literature, art are the vehicles to get human beings to feel, to care,… Continue Reading
I had a wonderful time with my good friend and fellow author and artist, Mark Baer, on Mark’s production of Conversations and Collaborations. In this interview I talk about my upcoming novel Ishmael’s Scroll as well as the creative process for various writers, including myself. We also explore the intersections and differences between poetry and story telling, and then… Continue Reading
What a beautifully mesmerizing name for a literary journal, The Courtship of Winds. “Fugitives” is about the kind of love “men too gentle to live among wolves” (as the poet James Kavanaugh put it), share with women sensitive enough to love them precisely because of this. Every poet should pen some unrequited love poems, I’m sure of it. Enjoy this… Continue Reading
This poem that is particularly close to my heart, as it was inspired by the life and death of our wonderful dog, Smilie. She lived eighteen years with the instincts of a, shall I put it, spirited shepherd. Smilie sort of adopted our family. She had been on her own in the country in Texas… Continue Reading
I’m very happy that Pittsburg State University’s esteemed literary and poetry journal, The Midwest Quarterly, has selected my poem “On the Day of the Fourth Amigo” for publication. This is a poem about overcoming patriarchy and the cultural/religious thinking that supports this flawed institution. It celebrates embracing the wisdom that rises from our subconscious. Thanks tons to… Continue Reading