Archives for August 2021

Update: Kissing Dynamite closed the doors in ’24 without a word to the community, leaving a bunch of writers hanging and emails unanswered. I may be looking for another home for this piece, but right now, I’m too disillusioned to put forth the energy.

Honored to be in Kissing Dynamite’s 32nd “Burn” Issue. If you want to know what inclusivity in literature looks like, check them out. Also, check out my “Featured Poet” section from last year. Kissing Dynamite publishes internationally, with poets from as far away as Nigeria. Their issues are in PDF, so you can download them and carry them with you, which you’ll surely want to do . . .

Bending Genres just released their 22nd issue online with an eclectic mix of work. Happy to have a poem titled, “The Unbearable Inertia of Clothes” published. It includes divination, cane toads, the Tazmanian Devil, and musty clothes. Below is an excerpt, but read the entire thing (plus other interesting work) on their site.

Happy to have three poems in Anti-Heroin Chic today, one of my favorite journals that are building a publishing community around inclusivity and healing. These poems come with a content warning (abuse). What do Flint children, rockin’ motorcycle dude-dads, and white trash, small-town losers have in common? Well, this poet. Read them here and check out a slew of other interesting writing.

Thrilled to have a piece in the latest issue of San Pedro River Review, “The Opt-out Mother,” an austere piece about ubiquitous mother energy, loss, and well, I won’t spoil it for you. There are lots of great writers and photographers in here, including Marge Piercy. I hate to be swoony, but it’s kind of surreal to be living in the same pages as some of my heroes.

Feral Poetry Space Issue–No. 9 is out today and I’m pleased to be in the company of some interesting poets including Jennifer Martelli. The issue includes a huge selection of 49 poems, all space-themed. Some are about stars, some planets, and some aliens. This piece is a commentary about cyberspace and its dehumanizing aspects, some views Max and I shared. This poem had its ass kicked, and I’m glad it found this excellent home. It’s always an honor to have poetry included in Feral. I have lots of publications coming out in August, so please check back. Here’s the poem.