A Forthcoming Book and a Reading

My forthcoming chapbook, Feast of Needs, will be release this fall by Piecemeal Press.

I have a new piece up on McSweeney's. Invitation for Advanced Placement Testing came out of my fourteen years of working within the AP set. As they say, write what you know.

One Sentence Poems

These appeared recently in One Sentence Poems.

Book Club

After she told us about the lump
we walked to our cars
in silence,
hugging our books to our chests.


Communion

While kneeling, we giggled at
shoes that looked like baked potatoes,
swallowing the thick ankles of spinsters who didn't sin,
imagining the day we could join that line
wearing tight blouses and glossy heels that clicked, resonating through the sanctuary.

Poetry on Buses

I'm delighted to announce that my poem, The Proposal, has been selected as part of the online collection for Poetry on Buses.

Anthologized II

Worth Your Weight appeared in another anthology.

Haiku Hullabaloo

Seattle Public Library chose one of my haiku for the April Haiku Hullabaloo.

The Best of Every Day Poets Volume Two has been released. Poetry is the best gift. Order your copy today!