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One poem in Toad

Litzine Toad‘s latest issue went up today, April Fool’s Day — with my poem “Picnic.” Here are three lines from the poem:

He said we should go away, like to Poland.
Why so cold, I whispered from under the blindfold.
It was a nice day for killing deer.

Read the rest at Toad!

I’m Reading at Roar Shack March 9

Come to the next Roar Shack reading on March 9!

I’m honored to be reading alongside Jillian Lauren (Some Girls: My Life in a Harem), Davy Rothbart (My Heart Is an Idiot), Chad Sweeney (Parable of Hide and Seek), and my friend Jennifer Chow.

When: Sunday, March 9, 4 pm – 5:30 pm
Where: 826LA, 1714 W. Sunset Blvd., LA 90026

There’ll be music and a live write event too. All are welcome to the free event — RSVP (not required) here. Hope to see you there!

One poem in LEVELER

LEVELER‘s latest poem is up — and it’s mine! Here are the first three lines of “Resolutions:”

Tomorrow when lawnmowers grow silencers,
when job offers line my inbox and G-string,
when cats go faux fur but remain seductive.

The rest of the poem is at LEVELER — along with an editor’s note that’s a lot longer than the 11-line poem itself. LEVELER’s an online po-zine that publishes a poem a week, each with a “levelheaded” note that investigates “what a poem conveys and how.” Enjoy —

One poem in Denver Quarterly

The website for Denver Quarterly hasn’t been updated for quite a while, but the print issues continue on — and latest issue of the literary magazine is now available. One of my poems, titled “Carrington’s Cavalry,” can be found on page 22. Here are the first three lines:

In the skirmish he’s the one body moving.
Mostly I play voyeur. The scattershots
by which he organizes the battalion’s horses.

Read the rest and more by getting an issue or subscription. I especially Kate Greenstreet‘s series of numbered poems, collectively titled “The End of Something,” and Kate McIntyre’s “Be Prepared,” a small collection of dreamy-creepy little surreal snippets.