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Publication Announcement: Philadelphia Stories

12/16/2015

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The city of Philadelphia has a vibrant literary community, and I am honored to be among the talented local writers featured in the Winter 2016 issue of Philadelphia Stories.

You can find one of my newest poems, "Keeping Things Alive," in the online issue or find free copies throughout the greater Philadelphia area!

Read the issue HERE.

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Glassworks Reading Series

10/20/2015

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I'm so excited to host the first ever reading series for Glassworks Magazine, a publication of Rowan University's Master of Arts in Writing program.

Our first event is being held on Wednesday, October 21st at 8pm in Philadelphia. Thanks to Tattooed Mom for setting up a private room for us! Our featured readers will be Jeff Markovitz and Liz Langemak, both published in Issue 10 of Glassworks. Food and drinks will be available for purchase, as well as copies of recent issues for $10 each. I'll also have copies of my own chapbook on hand for $10, and the featured readers will be bringing their own books.
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Can't make it to Tattooed Mom? Join us Thursday, October 29th at 6:30 on Rowan's campus. We'll be taking over the upstairs of the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Glassboro, NJ and free coffee and cookies will be available to all who attend. Our student editors will be reading from the new Issue 11 of Glassworks.
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Full details are available on our Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/rowanglassworks
Hope to see you there!

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Publication Announcement: Border Crossing

9/3/2015

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It's been awhile since I've posted, but I'm pleased to be back online with another exciting publication announcement. My poem "Our Last Breakfast" has been included in the Fall 2015 edition of Border Crossing, a literary magazine published by Lake Superior State University's creative writing program.

Read the issue HERE
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Publication Announcement: Temenos Journal

4/5/2015

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Read the issue HERE
After some delay, my poem "Chance of Rain" has finally been published by Temenos Journal. You may notice the official publication date of the issue A Balancing Act is Spring 2014, but I assure you, I am sharing it with you as early as I can. Temenos is a journal published by the graduate program at Central Michigan University. As the editor in chief of the Glassworks, the equivalent publication at Rowan University, I'm not stranger to delays. Working with a university publication, especially a small and/or relatively new one, means dealing with funding, budgets, changes in staff, and a host of other likely setbacks. I can relate. And so while I was beginning to doubt this issue would ever see the light of day, I'm glad I waited it out. To the credit of the Temenos staff, I emailed a few times over the last six months to inquire about my poem, and every time someone responded quickly and courteously. I'm pleased to be included in such a lovely publication.
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Prague in Synthetics - Now in Print!

3/27/2015

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It's here! My debut chapbook, Prague in Synthetics, has officially been published. It seems like so long ago I got the news Finishing Line Press had accepted my work for publication, and now I have a box filled with these beautiful little books on my dining room table. I couldn't be more pleased with the final product.

If you pre-ordered a copy, you should be receiving it shortly. And if you haven't, it's now available for order and immediate shipment through the publisher. It will also be available soon on Amazon.

If you're in the greater Philadelphia area, stay tuned for information about a book release reading!

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Glassworks Magazine - Issue 10

3/1/2015

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I am pleased to presemt the 10th issue of Glassworks Magazine, a publication of Rowan University's Master of Arts in Writing program. While this is the fourth issue I have been involved with, and my second as Editor in Chief, it is the first issue which was entirely selected and produced by students and faculty under my guidance. We have received so much positive feedback from the authors and artists over the last year, and I expect this issue will elicit even more. The issue came together in such a beautifully coherent way, I would encourage you to read the entire thing, cover to cover. Enjoy!

Visit our website here: http://rowanglassworks.org

and

View the full issue online here: http://issuu.com/glassworksmagazine
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Publication Announcement: Crossing Lines Anthology

1/14/2015

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I am honored to have two poems included in the upcoming anthology Crossing Lines now available for pre-order through Main Street Rag. The anthology is being offered at a discounted price now, so if you are interested, don't wait to make your purchase!

Synopsis
Physical, cultural, emotional: the stories, poems, and essays in this collection cross almost every line imaginable. In the varied terrains of a Malaysian beach, a Parisian apartment, a Czech bar, and the cities, trailer parks, and backyards of America, people find themselves against the divides of family, race, friendship, and desire. These are not hapless victims. Circumstances challenge their beliefs and require them to act: A homicide detective stumbles into an ethical quagmire. A tsunami survivor chooses reinvention over redemption. A returning soldier confronts PTSD. Youngsters teeter on the border of sexual innocence and sexual experience. Lovers face equal parts of possibility and uncertainty. With grace and skill, award-winning poets and writers make a persuasive case that when the world around you shifts, the best thing to do is to start moving.
Click Here to Order
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What Makes My Heart Happy: Shadow Poems

11/2/2014

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What makes my heart happy?
When students say things like:


"I don't enjoy writing poetry, and I certainly don't enjoy reading said poetry to a class full of people I barely know... but the poem I concocted ended up being one of my favorite pieces in my writing career thus far."

"Poetry was like rowing a boat upstream with no paddle to me before our workshop. The angst I felt towards reading, analyzing, and especially writing poetry was beyond what you could even imagine. That being said, I thought that the workshop changed my mind significantly and, for lack of better words, was very fun."

"I loved this entire assignment. From the beginning when we had to write about something uncomfortable to actually sharing it with the class and not knowing whose was whose... I honestly didn't think I could write something like this considering I am not too familiar with poetry and this is an uncomfortable subject and something so personal."

"I really enjoyed the way we did this assignment. It made me appreciate a genre of writing that I would have never thoughts I could enjoy. It was really nice and refreshing to see the vulnerability and creativity from everyone in class."

Changing minds about poetry, one student at a time. :)


For anyone who is curious, here is the assignment my students are referring to. This was for an upperclassmen writing course that stresses awareness of rhetorical decisions. Students submitted their poems anonymously, and we spent two and a half weeks in class reading each poem out loud and discussing them, including: what we liked about the poem, what we found confusing about the poem, and suggestions for the poet. At the end of each discussion, the poet would own up to the piece and had a chance to clarify for us if they wished. We then gave the copies back with written commentary, and students revised the poem to turn in for a grade with a short reflection on the experience and on the revision. This is the second time I've used the assignment, and to great success.

If you are an instructor and wish to use this assignment, feel free, but please credit me.
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Glassworks Magazine - Issue 9

10/26/2014

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Somehow, this happened nearly a month ago, and in the chaos of designing and publishing the issue, sending contributor copies, and updating the magazine's website, I neglected to share the news here.

October 1st saw the publication of Issue 9 of Glassworks Magazine. While this is the third issue to be published since my involvement with the magazine, it is the first in which I am Editor in Chief, and I'm very pleased with the way this issue came together. I'm already looking forward to issues 10 and 11, for which my editorial staff and I have just sent the first round of acceptances.

Visit our website here: http://rowanglassworks.org

and

View the full issue online here: http://issuu.com/glassworksmagazine
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Publication Announcement: Astronomical Sestina

10/7/2014

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I am pleased to be included in the final issue of Outside In Travel & Literary Magazine. The poem published here is very dear to my heart, and will be included in my chapbook due out early next year. I am also grateful the magazine has included a photograph of mine from my time abroad in Prague to accompany the poem.

For those of you unfamiliar, a sestina is a particular type of poem dating back to the 12th century that follows a strict formal pattern. In crafting a sestina, the poet chooses six words, called telutons. These words appear at the end of each line in the first stanza, and they repeat as end words throughout the poem for six, six-line stanzas. The poem concludes with a stanza, called an envoi, of just two lines in which all six words appear again. The pattern is typically as follows:

1.  ABCDEF
2. FAEBDC
3. CFDABE
4. ECBFAD
5. DEACFB
6. BDFECA
7. (envoi)  BED CFA

In some modern sestinas, poets may bend the rules just slightly by using homonyms, as you'll see in my poem with the substitution of "our" for "hour" or my use of "less" in compound words such as "aimless" and "soundless." While I am generally not a formal poet, sestinas are a form that has fascinated me for years. I find it an enjoyable challenge, and in a pile of disastrous attempts, I have produced a few sestinas I am proud of this. "Astronomical Sestina" is the greatest of them, and I am glad it has found a home.

Enjoy! :)
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