Koss Poetry & Art

Sharing several poems about narcissism, some previously published, some not. This is a poem/work in progress about narcissism that I pulled to contemplate more fully, but also just because submitting feels like such a drag lately. Have you ever been in a relationship with a narcissist (or born to one)? Or had a narcissistic boss? […]

Very honored to have this #CW piece win third in Midway Journal’s contest. Lee Horikoshi Roripaugh was the final judge of the contest, and I’m grateful to Suzanne Richardson, Ralph Pennel, and the rest of the editors for all of their work. Read the piece here, and be sure to check out the other contest […]

Humbled and honored to get a Best of the Net Nomination for this micro fiction/prose poem piece, “The Theft,” about my ass published in Ran Off with the Star Bassoon. Thank you Rogan Kelly and staff, and congrats and good luck everyone! Read the piece here:

This spring and summer, instead of writing, I retreated from lit, (except for a thin online presence) and grew a garden. I was feeling tired, had a very difficult ’24 fall and winter with things going wrong on all fronts, expensive home and now auto repairs, and clients and friends blowing me off, causing hardship […]

So happy to have placed 3rd in Midway Journal’s Contest! Congratulations to the other winners and finalists and big thanks to judge, Lee Roripaugh, Ralph Pennel, Suzanne Richardson, and all of the editors of Midway Journal. From their promotions, here’s the complete list: Winners: 1st Prize: “Grooves,” by Jay McKenzie 2nd Prize: “Beak,” by Meggie […]

Honored to have a micro review in Bending Genres written by poet, Matthew Freeman! Check it out here, and find out more about the book on Diode’s site. You can purchase there, or, if you’re in the U.S. I still have some copies as of 9/13/25.

I’m very happy to have this interview by Patty Paine of Diode Editions in their Substack newsletter. Note you can access it here. I’d be really grateful also, if you share this on social. We discuss working-class writing, humor, and talk a bit about my contest-winning and Lammy-shortlisted chapbook, Dancing Backwards Towards Pluperfect. And there […]

Pleased to have work in San Pedro River Review, No. 17, Vol. 3, Fall 2025. This issue has color art pages and work by several artists including JC Alfier. This is a gratitude poem from a series. They are a sort of spiritual pulling oneself up by the bootstraps. Find the issue on Amazon.

I’m humbled and blown away to learn my chapbook, Dancing Backwards Towards Pluperfect is a finalist for the 2025, 37th Annual Lambda Lammy Poetry Awards! The winner has not been revealed and will be announced later in the fall with an online awards ceremony. Read the entire list and find out more about Lambda here. […]

I’m very pleased to have a piece selected for the longlist for the 2025 Wigleaf Top 50. The Wigleaf Top 50 is an annual digital anthology of hand selected short fiction work published online. The 2025 selections are based on the year 2024. This year is the last year Shome Dasgupta will be running the […]

I’m so very honored to have this interview by Hanna Greico about Dancing Backwards (from Diode Editions) in the latest issue of one of my all-time favorite literary zines, Chiron Review! We discuss process, privacy issues, form and more! Thank you, Hannah, Michael Hathaway, and all the editors for publishing it and for this fabulous […]

It’s very pleased to have art in The Pinch Journal, a journal I really admire. Very grateful to Editor-in-Chief, Courtney Miller Santo, Managing Editor, Joshua Carlucci, Art Editor, Isaiah Kennedy and the rest of the staff for putting together such a lovely issue (and for including me). There is lots of great art, poetry, and […]