July 21: Poetry Speaks in Evansville, Indiana

Totally jazzed to be returning to Evansville, Indiana, on July 21st to read with the brilliant Jennifer Browne for Poetry Speaks at the Bokeh Lounge. Now I suppose I need to write a frog poem.

Bokeh Lounge, 1007 Parrett Street, Evansville, IN 47713

June 28: Allen Ginsberg Centennial Celebration in Bloomington, Indiana

On June 28th, 2026, The Writers Guild at Bloomington will present the Allen Ginsberg centennial celebration edition of Last Sunday Poetry, featuring Ian Uriel Girdley, John Burroughs, Joan Hawkins, Marilyn Wolf, Josh A. Brewer, Lylanne Musselman, and Mary Sexson at Morgenstern Books, 849 Auto Mall Road, in Bloomington, Indiana 47401.

More info: facebook.com/events/1319150030057218.

Video: "Bully for You" and "Aim High" at the 2025 National Beat Poetry Festival

Recorded by Paul Richmond for the National Beat Poetry Foundation on 29 August 2025 at Canton Town Hall in Collinsville, Connecticut. Introduction by Virginia Shreve. I was one of 20 Beat Poets Laureate who read that night and I shared two poems: "Bully for You" and "Aim High," both written for the Tupelo Press 30/30 in March 2025 (a few months before the death of my biological father, which I referenced in the introduction to my second poem).

Video permalink: https://youtu.be/UnEhDDLyYO8. 

"Surf Smart" in Ohio Bards 2026

Local Gems Press is launching their new Ohio Bards Poetry Anthology 2026 this Sunday, May 3rd, at 6:30 p.m. and I am pleased that my poem "Surf Smart" appears in it. This event will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn Columbus-University Area, 3232 Olentangy River Road, in Columbus, Ohio 43202.

You may pre-order the book for pickup or mailing at https://www.localgemspoetrypress.com/ohio-bards-preorders.html.

April 23rd: Tongue-in Groove Jam featuring NE Ohio Poets Laureate

Ray McNiece and his Tongue-in-Groove Band will host a special Laureates edition of their regular Poetry Jam on Thursday 23 April, 6 p.m., at the new Visible Voice Books location at 4601 Lorain Avenue in Cleveland. Poets scheduled to appear include John Burroughs, Dianne Borsenik, and Doc Janning.

[UPDATE: Due to illness, I could not appear.]

April 4th: A Gathering of Laurels IV in South Euclid

I'll be part of this reading on Saturday, April 4th at the Cuyahoga County Public Library's South Euclid-Lyndhurst branch. South Euclid Poet Laureate Doc Janning will emcee. Free event. Other featured readers include Doc, Ray McNiece, and Jeremy Jusek. Register at
https://attend.cuyahogalibrary.org/event/13505877. 

2026 Sun & Moon Poetry Festival: May 15–17 in Yellow Springs

The 2026 Sun & Moon Poetry Festival Invites Attendees to “Navigate with Poetry.”

The Ohio Poetry Association (OPA), in partnership with Miami Valley Astronomical Society, presents the fifth Sun & Moon Poetry Festival, May 15–17, 2026, in Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Poets and poetry lovers are invited to explore the theme, “Navigate with Poetry,” during a weekend of writing workshops, readings, stargazing, and other activities that culminate in a celebration of poetry and the cosmos. Keynote guest Geoffrey A. Landis is an award-winning poet, science fiction writer, and scientist whose writing has appeared in more than twenty languages.

“At Glen Helen, Poetry and Nature become one in the ravine, the open sky, and our words,” said Susann Moeller, OPA First Vice President and festival chairperson.

Additional workshop leaders for the weekend are renowned poets Lauren Camp, Manuel Iris, Paula J. Lambert, and Dior J. Stephens. A special haiku hike led by Ray McNiece will offer visitors a chance to hear poems in the beautiful setting of Glen Helen Nature Preserve. The weekend also offers street poetry in downtown Yellow Springs, a haiku “death match,” native flute music, sound bathing, and an open-mic for festival attendees to share their own poetry.

"Thanks to the support of our sponsors, we have a remarkable lineup of poets and activities planned for this year's Sun & Moon Poetry Festival, which is a signature OPA event that demonstrates our commitment to expanding poetic craft and community in inclusive spaces," said Holly Brians Ragusa, OPA President.

Sponsors for the festival include the Ohio Arts Council, Full/Crescent Press, Lit Youngstown, LitCincy, Sheila-Na-Gig Editions, and Crisis Chronicles Press.

Complete festival information, a program schedule, and accommodations information is available on the OPA website at ohiopoetryassn.org/sun-moon-festival

Registration is available through April 22th at eventbrite.com/e/sun-moon-poetry-festival-tickets-1892651303999.

The Ohio Poetry Association (OPA) is a nonprofit, educational volunteer organization with a 501(c)(3) Federal designation and a member state of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies.

March 14th: North Coast Voices Launch in Erie, Pennsylvania

Join Main Street Rag for the launch of their North Coast Voices anthology (ed. by Chuck Joy and M. Scott Douglass), in which two of my poems appear, on Saturday 14 March in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Or order here.

March 5th at Greedy Reads in Baltimore

Though for a number of reasons my Crisis Chronicles Press is not tabling at this week's 2026 AWP Conference & Bookfair, I am happy to be one of 30 poets taking part in Tupelo Press' annual 30/30 alumni offsite reading on March 5th, 6 p.m., at Greedy Reads Remington in Baltimore!

Poets scheduled to read: Jacqueline Kolosov, Kelly DuMar, Gabby Gilliam, Rob Vance, Yvette Perry, John Burroughs, Raphael Dagold, Adela Sinclair, Jackie Craven, Matilda Young, Elizabeth Wolf, Jennifer Browne, Flower Conroy, Haley Bossé, Garrett Brown, Dominic Leach, Thomas Page, Joanne Brown, Linda Michel-Cassidy, Allison Creighton, Rebecca Morton, Moriah Cohen, Shannon Vare Christine, Linda Sands, Sullivan Summer, Christine Sears Etter, Karen Arnold, Joanna Lee, Zoe Berger, Victoria Korth, and Amy Marquez.

RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/950345927326943.

Greedy Reads Remington 320 W. 29th Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211

Appearing in DEPOSE: An Anthology of Working Class Solidarity

One of my photographs and two written pieces, "Home of the Enslaved" and "Don't Freeze," appear in this new anthology published by Mark Lipman's Vagabond Press. 

254 pages, paperback. 

Buy DEPOSE for $25 here.