My new book from Two Sylvias Press, PR for Poets, is a guide for beginning to mid-career poets to learn how to build an audience and promote their books. Think of it as a guide to getting read. People have asked me many times while doing talks on […]
I’m so grateful and utterly blown away by this in depth and thoughtful review of my chapbook Footnote by Janeen Pergrin Rastall published by Connotation Press this week. Rastall’s careful reading and insight captured so much of what I was after in this collection of poems. Her familiarity with the […]
Thank you so much to Lucas Bailor and Stephanie Kaylor of Glass: A Journal of Poetry for this excellent and detailed review of my chapbook Footnote. I was particularly pleased with Bailor’s insight into the collection and why I chose response poems–he’s right, the artists I’m honoring do […]
Happy New Year and big thanks to such an incredible online community of poets, writers, and supporters! I started actively posting and promoting this poetry blog in October 2014, and have seen a constant increase in traffic, likes, and followers. I've met some amazing and talented people along […]
Erica Goss recently told me about a new poetry email newsletter she’s starting for 2018, so of course, I needed to know more! See my interview with Goss along with how to sign up for the newsletter below. Erica Goss served as Poet Laureate of Los Gatos, CA from […]
My review of Light into Bodies by Nancy Chen Long was just published on Cleaver, Philadelphia’s International Literary magazine. If you’re interested in writing reviews, browse through some the reviews Cleaver publishes in each monthly issue to get a feel for how they are written. Also, many presses/authors will provide a review copy for […]
My review of Light into Bodies by Nancy Chen Long was just published on Cleaver, Philadelphia’s International Literary magazine. If you’re interested in writing reviews, browse through some the reviews Cleaver publishes in each monthly issue to get a feel for how they are written. Also, many presses/authors will provide a review copy for […]
Thank you so much to Lis Pankl and David Pace of 15 Bytes for this lovely review of my chapbook Footnote. I was particularly pleased with Pankl’s focus on one of my most widely published poems “Waiting Around” and her thoughtful connections to other women writers such as […]
My sincerest gratitude to Matthew J. Hall for his honest and intriguing review of my chapbook Footnote on his site Screaming with Brevity. I was particularly taken with the details and insightful comments he included in the review. He named several specific poems, but my favorite comments were […]
Carla Drysdale's work explores difficult subjects such as childhood abuse and sexual exploitation with tight, lyrical nuance. Little Venus, Drysdale's first book of poetry, came out in 2009 from Canadian publisher Tightrope Books. As often happens when poets create a persona, Drysdale's Little Venus tells truths and makes […]
