New Poem Up on Rattle’s Website :)
“What Growing Up Poor Taught Me” (click the title to find the poem and my audio recording)
I’m honored to have a poem in Rattle’s new issue (#91, Spring 2026) as part of its “Rebel Poets” section. Featured on “Rattle Daily” on April 6. I’m very thankful to editor Tim Green for publishing the poem!
Poem Featured on George Bilgere’s Poetry Town!
Heartfelt thanks to George Bilgere for featuring my poem “Three Houses, Three Dogs” (from Streetfighting) in his online newsletter on January 26, 2026!
Poem Wins 2025 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award!
Thank you to Maria Mazziotti Gillan and everyone at the Poetry Center at PCCC for selecting my poem “My Mother at Christmas” for the 2025 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award. The poem will appear next the next issue (#54) of Paterson Literary Review later in 2026!
Poem Nominated for Pushcart Prize!
I’m very grateful to Mary Ann B. Miller, Editor-in-Chief of Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry, for nominating my poem “The Language After Loss,” first published in the 2025 issue, for this year’s Pushcart Prize anthology!