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I’ve two poems in the current issue of Misfit Magazine. Here is the first and a link to the issue. Latkes I hand gratethe potatoes and onionsthough my friendshave switched to food processors.My grandma always saidthat without a bit of … Continue reading →

My poem, Looking for America, was made into a choral by the composer Marty Rokeach and recently performed (the choral was renamed Remembering We’re Are Alive). Here is the poem and the link to the performance: Looking for America Let … Continue reading →

My grandmother liked nothingbetter than to walk in the rain.On days when most were calculatinghow best to stay dry while getting from A to Bshe would don her old gray raincoatand even older brown umbrellaand walk a few miles down … Continue reading →

This first appeared in Word Fountain and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. A friend reminded me of its existence. It’s been that kind of year. The Year We All Got Cancer Winter stayed.The April rain so coldit left blisters … Continue reading →

My Poem, North Country, was just published in Issue 11 of Livina Press. Here is the poem North Country Inspired by the Bob Dylan song Girl from the North Country fairand winter whitewith unblemishedsnow to my hipsand a cold so … Continue reading →

My poem, Prized Possession, is up at Lothlorien Poetry Journal. Here is the poem: Prized Possession Yogi was short and fatand prone to tearswhen thingsdidn’t go his way. At elevenhe was the firstof our gangto get glasses. We were friendsand … Continue reading →

My poem, Haunt is up at Call Me [ ]—(University of Alabama Creative Writing) in the Call Me [When You’re Dead] Issue. Here is the poem: Haunt I thought that youwould live forever.One procedure after another,like changingthe batteries in your … Continue reading →

My poem, Riding the Rails, is in issue 20 of the Loch Raven Review. Here is the poem: Riding the Rails Uncle Frankiewas no longer youngwhen he startedriding the rails. He was a boxer once—his face pepperedby a thousand jabs,nose … Continue reading →

My book, Seven Mountains, is featured on Autumn Sky Poetry Daily. Here is a link to the site: Here is the featured poem from the book: BEST INTENTIONS I planted that copper beech50 years ago todayfor my 30th birthday.It was … Continue reading →

My poem, Air Raid, is up at the Red Eft Review. Here is the poem: Air Raid In Brooklyn,in 1953, the air raidsirens would wailtheir warning onceor twice a week. We woulddive under our desks,assuming the half-inchoak would protect usfrom … Continue reading →