I’ve been missing! Sorry. Not from the world of poetry, but from my own website. That happens when you’re technologically challenged and very, very busy. Since the last time I posted anything here, I’ve published 10 new books, given more than 60 readings, received several awards, been nominated for a bunch more, lead a dozen workshops, taught somewhere in the neighborhood of a thousand students, moved, planted more trees, shrubs, and flowers than I could count, and most importantly, become a grandfather.
Now that I have the website up and running again, I promise I won’t wait so long before the next post. If you’re curious about the books, click on the books tab, and you’ll find a bit of info about each of them as well as a link to the publisher’s website where you can order as many as you want (poetry books make excellent gifts).
It is National Poetry Month, and I’ve been busy. I read at the Arts Culture Catawba Reception on April 3rd and participated in their ekphrastic poetry exhibit (still up at the SALT Block through June). I was interviewed by WHKY News. I read at the Hickory Literary Festival on April 12th and was interviewed for the Listen & Be Heard Network podcast (which I’ll announce here when it comes out). And on April 29th I’ll be reading at the Bethlehem Branch Library in Bethlehem, NC.
A little later this year (early August), my 23rd book, titled “Elemental,” will arrive from Redhawk Publishing, and we will launch it at the August 12 Poetry Hickory. I’m also scheduled to read at Waterbean in Huntersville on August 27, and at the Flood Gallery in Asheville, NC, on September 29. Clearly, I need to add an events tab to the website — Coming Soon!
Speaking of things that should be “coming soon,” several of the readings I’ve done over the last few years have been online readings or podcasts, which can be viewed or listened to still, so over the next week or so, I’m going to work on adding a tab that will take you to those as well.
Thanks for reading. I’m not great at this, but I’ll keep trying to post anything that might be helpful to poetry readers, and I’d love to hear from you with questions, thoughts, or other opportunities. Bye for now.