My six sentence work "apparently my last poem offended" has ben published in (go figure) Six Sentences.
Two poems in Lily Poetry Review
I am very proud that two of my ekphrastic poems were published in the latest issue of Lily Poetry Review , guest edited by Anthony Walton and Heather Treseler.
"The Most Dangerous Game" is after a poem by Candice Kelsey (and the short story) of the same name
“La Voix du Silence" is after a painting by Rene Magritte of the same name.
A five minute reading for Black History Month, Valentine’s Day, and my new collection
In honor of Black History Month, Valentine’s Day, and the publication of my new collection, here is a five minute reading from said the Frog to the scorpion and one other poem.
Poems read in the video (the first four appear in said the Frog to the scorpion):
Hevel
when asked what it’s like to love Her
at some point
Fevers of the Mind Poetry Showcase
As a few people are aware, one of the projects I'm currently working (yes, I said “one of…"“) is a collection of ekphrastic poems: I’m expanding Dust & Ashes into a full-length collection.
To that end, I've spent a good part of the summer visiting a bunch of art museums in three different states (so far) to balance the literary art responses with some visual art. Some fruits of that labor were published today in Fevers of the Mind. Here is the link to the poems:
Below are the links to the works they are based on (each opens in a new window).
on Parables is live at Autofocus
I have a friend who teaches sign language.
I have another friend who teaches micro-expressions.
Both forms of communication found their way into my poem “on Parables” which is about…well, it’s about many things.
Thanks to the good people at Autofocus for giving this work a lovely home.
Five New Poems at Rigorous Magazine
The following five (5) poems were just published at Rigorous Magazine .
“Little Africa” ~ a school poem
an open letter to the young man on the subway platform, looking back, hurt and disgusted ~ for when “whistling Vivaldi?” isn’t enough
honesty in advertising ~ exactly what the title says
the conversation with my pastor, after she posted my bail ~ midrash
exposure therapy ~ being an ally takes different forms
They seem to like me over there and I’m happy to be featured on their pages again.
"an open letter to the gay, racist, Christian republican I once called friend" at Rejection Letters
I wrote this poem a bit ago. Have been shopping it out for a while. Rejection Letters were the only ones brave enough to publish it. For that, they have my thanks.
Read it here.
“Condolences On The Passing Of Your confederate Monument”
The Writing Process
Step 1. - Be pissed off
Step 2. Write
Step 3. Submit at 12:30 am
Step 4. Have an acceptance letter by 1 am
And such is the tale of the publication of my (brand) new poem “Condolences On The Passing Of Your confederate Monument,” currently up at The New Verse News.
Finding a little bit of dark humor in the midst of utter business as usual bullshit in this country.
"mannish water" in Baltimore Review
The Baltimore Review has published my poem “mannish water.”
If you don’t know what mannish water is, Google is your friend.
The poem is a story from childhood.
And that’s all I have to say about that…
Three Poems in Poemeleon
Poemeleon has accepted three of my poems for their TRUTH/Y Issue:
“an open letter to the school resource officer who almost shot me in my class” ~ reprinted from Gravitas and Teaching While Black
"an open letter to the poetry editor of [name withheld on advice from counsel]” ~ a true (enough) story
"…and who is my neighbor?" ~ the “Parable of the Good Samaritan” retold for our #movement times.
Three poems at Rigorous
The good folks at Rigorous have seen fit to publish three more of my poems, all ekphrastic in nature:
“essay for history B”
[inspired by thanks Langston Hughes’ “Theme for English B”]
“an open letter to an american institution”
[inspired by Ted Kooser’s “Fort Robinson”]
and
[Say the blues were apocalyptic— Black]
[a sonnet inspired by James Cone’s The Cross and the Lynching Tree]
Three poems featured by In Parentheses Magazine
Three (3) of my poems are featured at In Parentheses:
B.A. Van Sise’s photo “Elsewhere #5”
“the other fall” ~ an ekphrastic poem based on B.A. Van Sise’s photo “Elsewhere #5” (with homages to Bruegel, Williams, and Auden)
“Birnam Wood” ~ a “true” story
“show, don't tell” ~ a “truer” story