Today, experimental poetry blog Ex-Ex-Lit published my poem “Forensick Recovery (Ring in the News).” You can read it here. This one’s wild and crazy, with a lot of sound words swirling around some vague sense, kind of like watching a news report while half asleep.
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Visual poem in H& journal
A still image from one of my recent video poems appeared on March 30 in the poetry journal H&. This visual poem is titled “Static-1”. You can see it here.
The text on the image reads: “static/crushed bits/another meme ends.” It’s taken from one of a new group of works centering on lost civilizations, and the fragility of cultures, languages, and nations. The source video was created using a long chain of glitch video devices and other old video effects processors. Some of that footage can be viewed on the Bionic Eyes YouTube channel.
“Art of the Deal” in Your One Phone Call
Today, poetry blog Your One Phone Call published my poem “The Art of the Deal.” You can read it here. This is the second of three of my poems the journal will publish this month.
Although the title references Trump’s book, the poem doesn’t really deal with him or his businesses. And this piece was written in the 90s, back when a Trump presidency was just a joke. Nonetheless, the poem describes a phantom Washington, DC, which is kind of prophetic, looking at it now.
Another poem in In Between Hangovers
Another one of my poems has appeared in the illustrious poetry blog In Between Hangovers, part of a series of pieces that will be published there in the coming weeks.This one is called “Marketing Zero,” and you can read it here.
One poem in Ex-Ex-Lit
The Experiential-Experimental-Literature blog features “texts that change the conscious parameters of literature, both for readers and writers.” Today (2/17/17) my poem “The Golden Touch” appeared in the journal; you can read it here.
One poem in Futures Trading
Today issue 4.4 of Futures Trading was released, containing one of my poems “Listen Carefully.” You can find it in the issue close to the bottom of the page, in between Texas Fontanella and Mark Young, two of my contemporary poetry heroes. Or you can read it on Scribd here.
Poems published in Otoliths & In Between Hangovers
Five of my poems made their initial public appearance today in two of my favorite journals.
Otoliths #44 published four poems: “Running Across Harappa,” “Your Ad Here,” “Barcode Traps,” and “Reaching for Mars with the Wrong End of the Stick.” You can read them here. Lots of great stuff in this issue, including some amazing visual poetry.
As a side note, an informative interview with Otoliths editor Mark Young has appeared on the Dictung Yammer blog. The discussion covers the history of the poetry journal, editing a journal, and Mark’s 50 year history as writer and editor of poetry.
I have several poems waiting in the cue at In Between Hangovers that will be released gradually. Today, “Tax Plan Sneer Job” made it into the “print” of the electronic blogosphere. You can read it here.
One poem in In Between Hangovers
Online poetry blog In Between Hangovers published another of my poems today, January 11: “Radio Underbelly Consummation.” You can find it here. This is part of a larger batch of poems the editor accepted last month, to be published one at a time every few weeks.
One poem in Streetcake #50
Streetcake issue #50, the “50th Anniversary Issue,” went live today (December 30, 2016) including one of my poems, “The Light Becomes the Tunnel.” The whole issue is a quick read, as it’s fairly short–great for year end vacation reading.
Sometimes you just know when a journal is right for your work. Here’s how the Streetcake editors describe what they’re looking for: “We are looking for exciting writing that is visual, innovative and experimental. We also like great imagery and humorous writing. We want to read poetry and fiction that surprises us, looks downright weird and is a little out of the ordinary. So if your writing is a bit of an outcast, then join us, support us and keep returning to the cake.”
Three poems accepted in Chiron Review
Just got an email from Chiron Review notifying me that they had accepted three of my poems for publication in the Summer 2017 issue: “First Day On,” “Tonight’s Window,” and “Hit the Shoes.” It will be a long wait, but it’s pretty exciting for me, since the last time they published my work was in the 90’s.
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