Category: Literary Magazine

Publication Announcement: River and South Review

1/8/2021

I'm so pleased to be among a select number of poets published in the newest issue of River and South Review. This poem, "Rain Turns to Snow," is over a decade old and was part of my MFA thesis in 2006. The poem reflects on one of the last living memories of my mom, who passed away in 1998.

This is an online literary magazine, so read my poem, and the entire issue, HERE.

Virtual Reading: Glassworks Magazine

4/15/2020

Like so much else in the world, we were disappointed that the Covid-19 pandemic kept us from celebrating Issue 20 of Glassworks in person as per usual with a reading at the Rowan University Art Gallery. However, I was so proud of my interns for pushing me to curate a virtual reading including inviting authors to read their own work. Between the author submissions and the editors, we recorded about half of the pieces published in Issue 20 and shared the videos on social media.

You can also access them all on our website - please enjoy!
http://www.rowanglassworks.org/video.html

Publication Announcement: Philadelphia Stories

12/16/2015

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.

Glassworks Reading Series

10/20/2015

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.

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.

Full details are available on our Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/rowanglassworks
Hope to see you there!

Publication Announcement: Border Crossing

9/3/2015

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

Publication Announcement: Temenos Journal

4/5/2015

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.

Glassworks Magazine - Issue 10

3/1/2015

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

Publication Announcement: Astronomical Sestina

10/7/2014

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! :)

Publication Announcement - From the Depths

6/26/2014

I am pleased to be included in the Summer 2014 issue of From the Depths just published today by Haunted Waters Press. The issue is available to view online or download digitally for free, or print copies are available. Either way, you should check out this lovely selection of literature!

View the new issue on MagCloud:
http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/777112?__r=214772

Publications Forthcoming

5/28/2014

I am thrilled to announce I have recently had four poems accepted for publication! My work is forthcoming in the literary magazine From the Depths published by Haunted Waters Press ("Fall" - June 2014 and "Decomposition of Us" late 2014) and the anthology Crossing Lines published by Main Street Rag ("Waiting for the Blue Line, Chicago" and "Za Zrcadlem" - dates TBD).

Thanks to these publications for giving my poems a home!