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My poetry collection “Writing the Significant Soil” named one of the best books for 2022
Received an incredible honor & Christmas gift as the Free Lance Star names my poetry collection one of the best books of 2022, Click HERE to read their selections and reviews. https://fredericksburg.com/entertainment/top-reads-of-2022-fls-reviewers-reveal-their-favorite-books-of-the-year/article_dcfef8ce-71b5-11ed-ac90-f31bc34a0efc.html
Watch the December 2022 episode of "Virginia's Voices" featuring Nathan Richardson and me.
The December 14 episode of “Virginia’s Voices,” a series of interviews with poets from around the state in celebration of the Poetry Society of Virginia’s 100th anniversary, featured Nathan Richardson and me. I read poems from my last two collections as well as from the new one, Stone Bird, coming out January 2023. Click HERE to watch.
Watch the December 2022 episode of "Virginia's Voices" featuring Nathan Richardson and me.
The December 14 episode of "Virginia's Voices," a series of interviews with poets from around the state in celebration of the Poetry Society of Virginia's 100th anniversary, featured Nathan Richardson and me. I read poems from my last two collections as well as from the new one, Stone Bird, coming out January 2023. Click HERE to watch.
A poem of mine is included in the latest issue of Blue Unicorn
A poem of mine is included in the latest issue of Blue Unicorn . They first published my work in the late 1970s.
My poem "Some Have Entertained Unawares" has been published in Aji Magazine
You can read my poem “Some Have Entertained Unawares” for free, now published in Issue 17 of Aji Magazine but I do encourage you to buy a print copy of this fine journal. Look for my poem on page 102.
My poem "Some Have Entertained Unawares" has been published in Aji Magazine
You can read my poem "Some Have Entertained Unawares" for free, now published in Issue 17 of Aji Magazine but I do encourage you to buy a print copy of this fine journal. Look for my poem on page 102.
My reading of my poem, “The Relative Bending of Time” from an unpublished collection
From the December 3, 2022, Poetry Society of Virginia luncheon celebrating the Centennial Anthology, available May 2023.
What book are you reading right now?
What book are you reading right now? Countdown 1945 by Chris Wallace Starry Messenger by Neil deGrasse Tyson A Primer for Poets and Readers of Poetry by Gregory Orr A World at Arms by Gerhard L. Weinberg No Other Book: Selected Essays by Randall Jarrell The Life of Greece by Will Durant
Join me and others for A Night of Poetry - October 20, 2022, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Two other fine poets and I will read from our collections at A Night of Poetry, cosponsored by Germana Community College and the Poetry Society of Virginia – North Central Region. An Open Mic opportunity will follow. The event is open to the public and free. For more information and to register, click HERE Jenna Villforth Veazey Mike Maggio
Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 04, 2022 - Poets love puns. Even bad ones.
View the comic strip for Pearls Before Swine by cartoonist Stephan Pastis created September 04, 2022 available on GoComics.com — Read on www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2022/09/04
Blue Unicorn will publish my poem "The Wilderness" in its next issue.
Blue Unicorn will publish my poem "The Wilderness" in its next issue. This is the third time they have published my work and I thank the Editor, John Hart.
You can now order my new poetry collection from Thriftbooks.com
You can now order my new poetry collection Writing the Significant Soil from Thriftbooks.com https://tinyurl.com/4d26w2ew
Drew Gallagher, critic for the Fredericksburg Free Lance Star, reviews my new poetry collection
You can read the review of my new book by Drew Gallagher, critic for the Fredericksburg Free Lance Star, here:
Receive a free ebook of my poetry
If you have purchased my new book, post a photo of yourself holding it. Then let me knew by email to davidanthonysam@gmail.com to receive a free ebook of another of my poetry collections.
Which activities make you lose track of time?
Which activities make you lose track of time? Rewriting my poetry.
Thank you Aji Magazine for the post
Congratulations to David Anthony Sam: Winner of the 2021 Homebound Publications Poetry Prize – Aji — Read on www.ajimagazine.com/blog/new-book-announcement-david-anthony-sam
Poetry is dangerous for Facebook
So, at Facebook, lies about elections, crazy conspiracy theories, etc. are OK, but poetry is dangerous?
To celebrate the release of my new poetry collection on July 12, Memories in Clay, Dreams of Wolves, will be on a Kindle Countdown sale from July 10, 2022, until Sunday, July 17, 2022
To celebrate the release of my new poetry collection on July 12, Writing the Significant Soil (Wayfarer Books), my 2014 collection, Memories in Clay, Dreams of Wolves, will be on a Kindle Countdown sale starting July 10, 2022, until Sunday, July 17, 2022. Click HERE .
To celebrate the release of my new poetry collection on July 12, Memories in Clay, Dreams of Wolves, will be on a Kindle Countdown sale from July 10, 2022, until Sunday, July 17, 2022
To celebrate the release of my new poetry collection on July 12, Writing the Significant Soil (Wayfarer Books), my 2014 collection, Memories in Clay, Dreams of Wolves, will be on a Kindle Countdown sale starting July 10, 2022, until Sunday, July 17, 2022. Click HERE .
Another look inside my new poetry collection
Another look inside my new poetry collection, Writing the Significant Soil, also available from Amazon. This poem recalls a real incident from the early 1960s and was originally published in The Macguffin.
Answering qustions
What is your favorite genre of music? I don’t have a single favorite musical genre. Tops are rock, jazz, blues, American songbook, and classical.
