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Poetry Quarterly has accepted my poem “Winter Moon” for Spring 2016 publication

Poetry Quarterly has accepted my poem "Winter Moon" for Spring 2016 publication

My poem “Stone Birds” is published in the new issue of Red Savina Review.

My poem " Stone Birds " is published in the new issue of Red Savina Review.

“Earl in the Day,” my new limited edition collection of some previously published poems, is available for purchase here .

"Earl in the Day," my new limited edition collection of some previously published poems, is available for purchase here .

Thank you Heron Tree for publishing my poem “ After Bashō ”

Thank you Heron Tree for publishing my poem “ After Bashō ”

The Far Mosque by Kazim Ali My rating: 5 of 5 stars Kazim Ali’s collection of poetry are shaped by their own growth and search for meaning. Though often in fragments or snippets rather than any classical form, their have shape and are accessible as they are rich in an eloquence that is often epigrammatic: “When a Scholar pauses by a closed door She may not be listening to the music, but to the door” “Carry what you can in your hands. Scatter the rest.” There is a humble humanity and a deep compassion in Ali’s words. As mush as this collection reflects the diaspora of language and people in our post-post-Modern world, there is hope and a sense of the unity of being: “Then the gray-green sky came down in breaths to my lips and sipped me.” View all my reviews

The Far Mosque by Kazim Ali My rating: 5 of 5 stars Kazim Ali's collection of poetry are shaped by their own growth and search for meaning. Though often in fragments or snippets rather than any classical form, their have shape and are accessible as they are rich in an eloquence that is often epigrammatic: "When a Scholar pauses by a closed door She may not be listening to the music, but to the door" "Carry what you can in your hands. Scatter the rest." There is a humble humanity and a deep compassion in Ali's words. As mush as this collection reflects the diaspora of language and people in our post-post-Modern world, there is hope and a sense of the unity of being: "Then the gray-green sky came down in breaths to my lips and sipped me." View all my reviews

Meat For Tea: The Valley Review will publish 3 of my poems—“Wrestling Proteus on the Beach,” “Whitman Deconstructed,” and “Crafting the Void” —in their next issue.

Meat For Tea: The Valley Review will publish 3 of my poems---"Wrestling Proteus on the Beach," "Whitman Deconstructed," and "Crafting the Void" ---in their next issue.

Thank you SBLAAM for putting my two poems up front in Smoky Blue Literary and Arts Magazine #4

Thank you SBLAAM for putting my two poems up front in Smoky Blue Literary and Arts Magazine #4

My poem “Cutting Deeper” is in the latest issue of Yellow Chair Review

My poem "Cutting Deeper" is in the latest issue of Yellow Chair Review

Two of my poems are now published online by GFT Press

Two of my poems are now published online by GFT Press