Many thanks to the fine literary journal Door is Ajar for including two new poems of mine, “Gravel” and “The Town Tamer,” in their new Winter 2022 issue. The Door is an online and print journal, and this issue appears on the newsstands for the first time, in Barnes and Nobles and Books A MillionContinueContinue reading “Door is Ajar – Gravel & The Town Tamer”
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Melodicas and Gorillaz
My son Jude goes to college in St. Pete, so for an early birthday gift, I bought him tickets to Gorillaz in Orlando (10/21/2022) and I was chuffed in that he still wanted to go with his old man. He got into Gorillaz as a teenager as he started to explore music more independently, beyondContinueContinue reading “Melodicas and Gorillaz”
Leading Nowhere
Working on a new book, poems that are tied together by their impetus or inspiration, although not necessarily in the way one would typically think. Don’t want to give too much away until it comes together, but this piece, “Leading Nowhere,” is a new one that could be among the selections. It was inspired byContinueContinue reading “Leading Nowhere”
The Osprey
Happy to be part of the Summer 2022 edition of “Whimsical Poet: A Journey of Contemporary Poetry,” a fine collection edited by Sarah Altman and available at Amazon for purchase (link right here). Other poets included are Teresa McLamb, Bruce Parker, Kim Malinowski, Stan Sanvel Rubin, Kate LaDew, George Kramer, Stephen Cavitt, Maureen Sherbondy, DanielContinueContinue reading “The Osprey”
Best Of Top 10 Holiday Cheer
Hoekstra Holiday Award Winning December News Happy Holidays! As the year comes to a close, we are seeing some nice best of action on this year’s Doug Hoekstra CD The Day Deserved and this year’s Doug Hoekstra book Ten Seconds In-Between . Some blurbs follow and of course, you know a) they make a lovely gift setContinueContinue reading “Best Of Top 10 Holiday Cheer”
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