Was really excited when I got the acceptance notification from The Argyle for my poem Here at the Track (the Race and the Boy) -- and not just because it features my son.
Busy month, so I almost missed this big June announcement: I was honored to have my poem, Scenes from an American Road Trip, published in The Banyan Review. This is particularly exciting because The Banyan Review nominates for the Pushcart... Continue Reading →
A genuine privilege to have two of my poems featured in the Winter 2025 edition of St. Petersburg's own Neptune Poetry. I'm in extraordinary company, and am immensely grateful to publisher Denzel Johnson-Green for including me, and for a few... Continue Reading →
Been excited to announce this for awhile: my poem, Carry Along Home, has been published in Volume 2 of Suspended Magazine.
I continue to experiment with poetry -- and, to my delight, I keep finding some success with it.
I'm not much of a poet. When it comes to what I like with respect to poetry, well, I sort of know what I like and what I don't. I can also appreciate that poetry, when it's done well, is... Continue Reading →
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