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Two of my poems, Lost and Found and View from the Storm Surge are appearing in the Fall print issue of GFT Presents: One in Four, Volume 2 Issue 2. Order a print copy now for late fall delivery!

I was thrilled to see my manuscript, Overseeing the Downfall, as a finalist for the 2016 New American Poetry Prize at New American Press. Overseeing the Downfall is a collection of Midwestern poems about work and family in the digital age, and the anticlimax of middle age. And music. It comes complete with a suggested…

I’m thrilled to see my poem In The Corporate Conference Room in the journal Straight Forward. The poem is a bit of a screed on ‘CorpSpeak’. The editors at Straight Forward were wonderful and encouraging!

My manuscript, Overseeing the Downfall, has been accepted for publication by Word Poetry! The collection should be available in Fall 2020. In the coming months, I’ll post more teaser info as well as a ‘get notified!’ sign up. I’m looking forward to not just getting the poems in the hands of more readers, but getting…

I’m honored to have my work, Liner Notes included among that of the other great poets featured in the July Ground Fresh Thursday poems. GFT is always a great hit of monthly poems, fiction and flash fiction. So much of my work reflects and is inspired by good old rock & roll, so it’s nice…

I’m happy to have a new poem, A Small Town, appearing in the online journal Typishly. If you enjoy the poem, share it on social media, and check out the rest of the site for some great poetry, short fiction, and beautiful accompanying artwork!