I am delighted to announce that I have accepted the position of Assistant Professor of English at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York, where I will be teaching creative writing, poetry, and twentieth- and twenty-first-century United States literature and culture. I will be joining Hartwick’s English Department this fall and will be teaching three classes: Introduction to Creative Writing (ENGL 213), Reading Modern Poetry (ENGL 250), and Creative Writing: Poetry (ENGL 312). I am really excited about this new chapter in my life and career. Thanks to all those–too numerous to name–who have supported me along the way; your indefatigable encouragement has meant so much.
Poetry
“2015.13,” “2015.16,” “2015.25,” and “2015.27” in Grain
Four more sonnets from my ongoing sequence were just published in vol. 44, no. 3, of Grain: The Journal of Eclectic Writing. The issue is titled “Relativity of Zen,” is edited by Adam Pottle, and can be purchased here.
Upcoming Readings on May 18 and June 13
I will be giving two poetry readings in Pittsburgh over the next couple months.
On May 18, 2017 I will be reading at Piccolo Forno at 7:00 pm to accompany the release of issue 7 of the After Happy Hour Review. Also reading will be Bob Hartley, Daniel Parme, Celine Roberts, and Daniel M. Shapiro.
On June 13, 2017 I will be reading at the Hemingway’s Summer Poetry Series. Also reading will be Nikki Allen, Jennifer Jackson Berry, Jason Irwin, Sharon Fagan McDermott, and Kayla Sargeson.
Reading at The Bonfire Reading Series with Dan Thomas-Glass on March 4, 2017 in Pittsburgh
I will be reading at The Bonfire Reading Series with Dan Thomas-Glass on March 4, 2017 in Pittsburgh, PA. For more on the series, check out Guillermo Parra’s article and interview with the Bonfire Collective on The Best American Poetry blog. Landmark Tongues with Alan Lewandowski will also be performing.
The Shape of Things, Forthcoming from Salò Press
I am happy to announce that my second volume of poetry, The Shape of Things, will be published this summer by Salò Press. More details to come.
“2015.17” in The Offbeat
“2015.17,” a poem from my ongoing sonnet sequence, just appeared in volume 17 of The Offbeat.
“2016.01,” “2016.19,” and “2016.23” in Masque & Spectacle
“2016.01,” “2016.19,” and “2016.23,” poems from my ongoing sonnet sequence, are in Masque & Spectacle.
“2015.01” in TXTOBJX
“2015.01,” a poem from my ongoing sonnet sequence, was just published in TXTOBJX. The journal, edited by Andrew Kiraly, publishes what it calls “text objects,” which are “pieces of automatic fictoidal writing produced in one or two sessions.” A text object will be up on the site for a few days and then “the text object sinks into the shuffle and is accessible only randomly via the ‘nxtobjx’ link.” You can read more about the journal here.
Architects and Their Books
A poem, “Architects and Their Books,” was posted recently on Verse‘s blog. The poem is an excerpt from a forthcoming portfolio, “The Shape of Things,” which was selected as a finalist for the 2015 Tomaž Šalamun Prize and will be in print later this year in Verse.
End of the Semester Links, Spring 2016
Nuclear and Environmental
Justin Gillis, “Scientists Warn of Perilous Climate Shift Within Decades, Not Centuries.”
Ross Andersen, “We’re Underestimating the Risk of Human Extinction.”
Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, “On Extinction and Capitalism.”
Robert Macfarlane, “Generation Anthropocene.”
Will Worley, “Radioactive Wild Boar Rampaging around Fukushima Nuclear Site.”
Rebecca Evans, “Weather Permitting.”
The Hyperarchival Parallax 