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2022-2023 U.S. National Beat Poet Laureate and Crisis Chronicles Press publisher
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Two pieces in Night Owl Narrative (a Cajun Mutt rag) No.3
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Three Poems in the New Issue of Tinfoildresses
Download the issue for free at https://tinfoildresses.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/tinfoildresses-2024-2.pdf.
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Two poems published in Steel Jackdaw
So happy to have two of my poems ("If You Need a God, Make It Earth" and "Faithwalking") published in the beautiful January issue of the U.K.-based magazine Steel Jackdaw. So many thanks to Editor-in-Chief Jason Conway!
A e-book is available for £4.95 at https://www.steeljackdaw.com/edition-13.
Thursday, January 11, 2024
February 15th on Zoom: I Thought I Heard a Cardinal Sing
My first appearance of 2024 will be on February 15th when the Spoken & Heard series, hosted by the Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, Ohio, will present a reading by twenty contributors to the award-winning anthology I Thought I Heard A Cardinal Sing: Ohio's Appalachian Voices (edited by Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour and published by Sheila-Na-Gig). We hope you'll tune in.
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Other places my poems have appeared in 2023
Every time a poem of mine is published, I try to post something about it here at this blog. But when I get busy, on the road, et cetera, sometimes things slip through the cracks and I forget I never did it. Here are five 2023 publications that I (almost certainly) posted about on Facebook but somehow neglected to share here. (Oops.)
I must say, though, that I am very happy that my work appears in these volumes alongside work by some of my favorite folk.
New Generation Beats National Beat Poetry Foundation 2023 anthology [New Generation Beat Publications]
...includes my poem "Bearing Her"
Pudding Magazine: The Journal of Applied Poetry #71
...includes my poems "A More Honest Gospel According to John" and "So Much for Saving"
The Country Fried Panda Fest Poetry Anthology [Green Panda Press]
...includes my poem "Redux Isn't Pronounced Ray Do, But That Hasn't Stopped Me"
Common Threads 2023 [Ohio Poetry Association]
...includes my poem "Unwinding"
Anonymous Ally: Pride [Heyman! Productions]
...includes my poems "Allen Ginsberg Wants You" and "Orlovsky"
Friday, December 22, 2023
Poetry Spotlight presents The Poet Laureate Report (7 April 2023)
I realized that I never shared here the Poetry Spotlight podcast episode where Jeremy Jusek featured several poets laureate from Ohio, including me, back in April. So here you go. I'm on for about ten minutes beginning around the 11-minute mark. The other poets who appear, in addition to Jeremy himself, are Jonie McIntire, Ray McNiece, Kari Gunter-Seymour, Doc Janning, Wendy McVicker, and Sandra Feen.
Episode permalink: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2AIA6x1mBNX3yMyKU6VMaz.
Learn more about Poetry Spotlight, sponsored by the Ohio Poetry Association, at
https://www.ohiopoetryassn.org/poetry-spotlight.
Friday, December 1, 2023
Video: WPLS Celebrating Justin Hamm's Poet Baseball Card Series (18 Oct 2023)
On October 18th, Dustin Brookshire's Wild and Precious Life Series presented a Zoom reading by several poets who've been featured in Justin Hamm's Poet Baseball Cards. Here is video of that event:
I had the honor of being one of the readers, along with Traci Brimhall, Mary Biddinger, Sandra Marchetti, Curtis Crisler, Rick Campbell, Tony Brewer, Michael Meyerhofer, Jack Bedell, Alexis Sears, Alexis Rhone Fancher, Francine Witte, and Marcus Wicker. Around the 25:30 mark, I read two poems: "So Much for Saving" and "Tenacity."
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Important Announcement from Crisis Chronicles Press
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Saturday, November 4, 2023
Video: Crafty Crows featuring John Burroughs, Karlostheunhappy and open mic on 11/1/2023
In case you missed it, here's the video of Wednesday's reading for the Gloustershire Poetry Society. I begin around the 35-minute mark, UK Beat Poet Laureate Karlostheunhappy begins around the 1-hour mark, and the rest of the time you'll find a wonderful array of other poets to hear. So many thanks to the Gloustershire Poetry Society, host Kate Jenkinson, director Jason Conway, co-feature Karlos, and all the other fine and talented people who contributed.
My setlist: “Odd Missive,” “Out and In Audible,” “I Hear Change,” “Bloodshot,” “Revolutionary Sentiments,” “Unwinding,” “Dog Day,” “Dog Day Too,” and “Redux Isn't Pronounced Ray Do, But That Hasn't Stopped Me." The first four poems come from Rattle and Numb and the rest come from The Wrest of the Worthwhile.
Video permalink: https://youtu.be/zRvFpE8SxwM.
Monday, October 30, 2023
Crafty Crows Open Mic featuring John Burroughs, Nick Degg & Karlostheunhappy: November 1st on Zoom
My final reading of the year is on Zoom!