Reading tonight for Lagoons Editions

I'll be reading tonight for Lagoons Editions at the Uptown Arts Center, at a special event featuring Fractal Edge Press poets! That means work from I Am Spam, as well as newer stuff.

Hope to see you there!

New poem in Nixes Mate Review

I'm thrilled to have a poem included in the latest edition of Nixes Mate Review!

This particular piece was written last year, after various trips to the Art Institute of Chicago in preparation for one of the Poetry Foundation's Pop Up Poetry events, a series of 30-minute lunchtime poetry readings marking the reopening of the museum's Contemporary Collection. 

It also appears in a chapbook I'm currently shopping around including all the work I composed during my Art Institute visits. Enjoy!

Stephanie Morris single out now

Stephanie Morris was a Texas-born, Chicago-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist. In 2006, I asked her to record a pair of demos for possible inclusion in an announced Neil Young covers project; the record label eventually passed, and the demos were never completed. Stephanie passed away in 2009, but I thought the demos – which had been recorded to capture the best performance possible – were strong enough to complete. With the addition of a string arrangement from the brilliant Wim Oudijk (who also sadly died in 2016), the first of two singles is here at last, with the second to (hopefully) follow early next year.

This is a digital-only release. Get yours now from iTunes, Apple Music, Bandcamp, or other digital content providers.
 

Recent reviews of Activities of Daily Living

Thanks to Jennifer Finstrom in Eclectica and Ashley Nickell in Chicago Literati for their recent reviews of ADL. I'm humbled and appreciative!

New poem in KAIROS

As summer wanes and with fall just around the corner, I'm pleased to have another new poem in the latest edition of KAIROS!

Enjoy!

Scapi Radio Interview

Today I was interviewed by Daniel Johanson and Maureen Smith of Scapi Magazine, discussing "poetry, formatting albums and books as a creative, letting the political side bubble in the undercurrents of art, and 'repurposing' furniture donated to laundry rooms." I had a blast and hope you enjoy as much as I did!

New poem in Razor Literary Magazine

Happy to announce that I have a poem in the latest issue of Razor Literary Magazine. Hope you enjoy!

A very cool things about RLM is their feature, "Before the Razor," to which I was kindly invited to contribute. You can check it out here.

Thanks to the editors for the publication/opportunity!

New poem in Trailer Park Quarterly

Thrilled to have my poem, "Death Penalty Questionnaire," in the latest issue of Trailer Park Quarterly!

New poem in Little River!

I have a new poem in Little River Art & Poetry Magazine, inspired by the pop-up poetry reading I gave at the Art Institute of Chicago last spring.

This poem is also included in a chapbook manuscript I'm currently shopping called Muse, Um.

Hope you enjoy!

New poem in Picaroon

Nice way to start the year! I have a new poem in the latest issue of Picaroon Poetry.

Check it out, and hope you enjoy!