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North by Seamus Heaney My rating: 4 of 5 stars Another wonderful collection by Seamus Heaney. Part I uses the landscape of and in particular the bog as extended symbol and metonymy, as the past rises in corpses preserved by the peat to speak to and about the violence of the present. Part II questions the proper role of the poet when facing tyranny, political violence, or other moral outrages. Heaney’s musicality and eloquence sing, his diction somehow rich with echoes of the past and yet modern enough. There is a universality to Heaney that assures he will continue to be read, like Yeats, even though the political events have faded into the past. View all my reviews

North by Seamus Heaney My rating: 4 of 5 stars Another wonderful collection by Seamus Heaney. Part I uses the landscape of and in particular the bog as extended symbol and metonymy, as the past rises in corpses preserved by the peat to speak to and about the violence of the present. Part II questions the proper role of the poet when facing tyranny, political violence, or other moral outrages. Heaney’s musicality and eloquence sing, his diction somehow rich with echoes of the past and yet modern enough. There is a universality to Heaney that assures he will continue to be read, like Yeats, even though the political events have faded into the past. View all my reviews

Weary Blues Magazine  will publish my poems “Apparition” and “Brilliant Victory” in their first issue this winter.

Weary Blues Magazine will publish my poems "Apparition" and "Brilliant Victory" in their first issue this winter.

Crosswinds Poetry Journal  will publish my poem “An Old Chaos (Sunday Morning)” in its Spring 2019 issue.

Crosswinds Poetry Journal will publish my poem "An Old Chaos (Sunday Morning)" in its Spring 2019 issue.

My poem “Khamsin” was shortlisted for The Pangolin Review Poetry Prize but did not win.  

My poem "Khamsin" was shortlisted for The Pangolin Review Poetry Prize  but did not win.

Thank you Orange County Library for making all of my poetry collections available to patrons, including my new chapbook, Final Inventory. You can check a copy out now.

Thank you Culpeper County Library for making all of my poetry collections available to patrons, including my new chapbook, Final Inventory . You can check it out now.

One of my creative writing students is in this play at Germanna Community College: “It’s a Wonderful Life” radio play It’s free November 15, 16 and 17 at 7pm.