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The Write Place at the Write Time has accepted two of my poems for publication this May

The Write Place at the Write Time has accepted two of my poems for publication this May

Allegro Poetry Magazine has accepted my poem “Grammar Lessons” for future publication

Allegro Poetry Magazine has accepted my poem "Grammar Lessons" for future publication

Foliate Oak Literary Magazine will publish my poem ” Visiting a Very Small Dark House” in their May issue. 

Foliate Oak Literary Magazine will publish my poem " Visiting a Very Small Dark House" in their May issue. 

Burningword Literary Journa l has accepted my poem “A Paper of Breathings” for future publication, 

Burningword Literary Journa l has accepted my poem "A Paper of Breathings" for future publication, 

Today is World Poetry Day 

Today is World Poetry Day  

The Ravens Perch has published 5 of my poems: “ Called Home to Exile ” “ The Exile Meets the Boatman ” “ The Exiles Equinox ”                                                             “ The Final Ambiguity of Exile ”                                                                      “ White Reconciliation ”

The Ravens Perch has published 5 of my poems: “ Called Home to Exile ” “ The Exile Meets the Boatman ” “ The Exiles Equinox ”                                                             “ The Final Ambiguity of Exile "                                                                      “ White Reconciliation ”

The latest Literature Today contains one of my poems 

The latest Literature Today contains one of my poems 

“ Happy Retirement, Dr. Sam ” by  GG Sobhani That this was created by one of Germanna’s students makes it even more special and humbling. Thank you.

" Happy Retirement, Dr. Sam " by  GG Sobhani That this was created by one of Germanna's students makes it even more special and humbling. Thank you.

My poem “the Exile of Mourning” is included in the print edition of “The Pop Machine” by Inwood Indiana 

My poem "the Exile of Mourning" is included in the print edition of "The Pop Machine" by Inwood Indiana 

Thunderbird by Jane Miller My rating: 3 of 5 stars In “Thunderbird,” Jane Miller writes a series of poems linked by last line and title and a kind of stream of consciousness rendering of what seem to be stories she has been told as well as her own experiences. She often juxtaposes seemingly unrelated images and tries to rehabilitate stake expressions by their introduction into these juxtapositions. Overall, the book is a modest success; but sometimes the effort is strained. For this reader at least, the emotion did not always feel real or earned by the getting to it. View all my reviews

Thunderbird by Jane Miller My rating: 3 of 5 stars In "Thunderbird," Jane Miller writes a series of poems linked by last line and title and a kind of stream of consciousness rendering of what seem to be stories she has been told as well as her own experiences. She often juxtaposes seemingly unrelated images and tries to rehabilitate stake expressions by their introduction into these juxtapositions. Overall, the book is a modest success; but sometimes the effort is strained. For this reader at least, the emotion did not always feel real or earned by the getting to it. View all my reviews

The loss of a great poet Derek Walcott. 

Kindle countdown sale on my poetry ebooks  starting at 99 cents 

Starting March 18 my Kindle poetry eBooks will be on Countdown Sale. Check it out on my Amazon Author page HERE .

Starting March 18 my Kindle poetry eBooks will be on Countdown Sale. Check it out on my Amazon Author page HERE .

My poem “ The Exile of Mourning ” is now in online to subscribers at Inwood Indiana 

My poem " The Exile of Mourning " is now in online to subscribers at Inwood Indiana 

Germanna Presents “ Getting Your First Book Published ” which I moderated.

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. -Douglas Adams

Inwood Indiana journal as accepted my poem “The Exile of Mourning” for future publication.

Inwood Indiana journal as accepted my poem "The Exile of Mourning" for future publication. 

Disinheritance by John Sibley Williams My rating: 5 of 5 stars John Sibley Williams’ collection speaks with a deep melancholy, a pensive thoughtfulness, and a rich heart about our living beside the dead and our own dying. His diction is precise and when he twists the language at all it is because real pain twists us and our speaking. Whether in the predictable tragedies of losing grandparents and parents or the unpredictable and terrible loss of a child, Williams sings elegies of profound simplicity. Even in the birth of a child and the watching it grow through infancy and teething, the knowledge of death is a constant companion that adds poignancy and makes us love with terrible passion: “Still there is love to be born from unintended horizons or shoveled dead into the waves, weighed down with stars.” His verse lines often sprawls as if with desperation and no pause of punctuation possible: “Now when I try to wash my hands of themselves the entire ocean turns red and without resoluti

Disinheritance by John Sibley Williams My rating: 5 of 5 stars John Sibley Williams' collection speaks with a deep melancholy, a pensive thoughtfulness, and a rich heart about our living beside the dead and our own dying. His diction is precise and when he twists the language at all it is because real pain twists us and our speaking. Whether in the predictable tragedies of losing grandparents and parents or the unpredictable and terrible loss of a child, Williams sings elegies of profound simplicity. Even in the birth of a child and the watching it grow through infancy and teething, the knowledge of death is a constant companion that adds poignancy and makes us love with terrible passion: "Still there is love to be born from unintended horizons or shoveled dead into the waves, weighed down with stars." His verse lines often sprawls as if with desperation and no pause of punctuation possible: "Now when I try to wash my hands of themselves the entire ocea

Because we come from everything

Because we come from everything

Thank you Allan Peterson for the nice Goodreads review of my chapbook “Finite to Fail”   “Emily Dickinson’s influence and inspirations can be found everywhere in contemporary poetry. Her energetic rhythms and observations on life and reverence for that life, also echo in the chapbook, “Finite to Fail, poems after Dickinson” by Virginia poet David Anthony Sam, from GFT Press. “Emily’s punctuational dashes, as in the title’s dedicatory poem, are used exclusively by Sam throughout these twenty reflective, almost devotional, lyrics. And whether replying to her well known “I’m nobody! Who are you?” or devising his own reflections under her spell, the poems demonstrate both homage and originality. In short, he “’splits the lark.’”

Thank you Allan Peterson for the nice Goodreads review of my chapbook "Finite to Fail" "Emily Dickinson’s influence and inspirations can be found everywhere in contemporary poetry. Her energetic rhythms and observations on life and reverence for that life, also echo in the chapbook, “Finite to Fail, poems after Dickinson” by Virginia poet David Anthony Sam, from GFT Press. "Emily’s punctuational dashes, as in the title’s dedicatory poem, are used exclusively by Sam throughout these twenty reflective, almost devotional, lyrics. And whether replying to her well known “I’m nobody! Who are you?” or devising his own reflections under her spell, the poems demonstrate both homage and originality. In short, he “'splits the lark.'”

Literature Today Vol. 6 containing my poem “Echoes in Green” is now available here .

Literature Today Vol. 6 containing my poem "Echoes in Green" is now available here . 

Read a sample poem from my prize-winning chapbook here .

Thanks to those who purchased copies of my new chapbook. Please review them on Goodreads .

Thanks to those who purchased copies of my new chapbook. Please review them on Goodreads . 

Read a sample poem from my prize-winning chapbook here .