2026 Wil Mills Chapbook Award
Erratics was just named winner of the 2026 Wil Mills Chapbook Award, judged by Joan Kwon Glass, at West Chester University’s Center for Creative Writing and Poetry. From the judge:
"Erratics is pure magic–the sort of manuscript that gives you chills as you read & reminds you why poetry is still essential to our imaginations & our reckonings. I was awed by the way the poet manages both magnitude & focus, cohesion & scope, how they balance tender images with stark language in a way that is both jarring & grounding. These poems offer readers a haunted cartography, connecting the Earth’s ancient histories to our ancient grief. What remains hidden & what will be revealed? How do we make a home in the world & in one another? I imagine the speaker in Erratics as an “old soul.” These poems are both ballad & plainsong, recordkeeping & elegiac. They are mature, memorable & distinctive from the first poem to the last." - Joan Kwon Glass
‘Chaos Theory is a misleading name’ & other observations
It was a pleasure to be interviewed this month at Mud Season Review.
Improbable Victory
‘Improbable Victory’ published in Ink In Thirds Fall/Winter 2025 journal
‘Lightning Map’
‘Lightning Map’ has been published in The Passionfruit Review! Read it here
Improbable Places Event Video
The video from this event is live! My poem, ‘Texting with my Nearly Grown Son’ is at 34 minutes in. https://youtu.be/DuEHIBP7dTk?si=dfE9BgvKk6NycM35
Improbable Places event
Almost 200 people showed up for a beautiful evening in hangar 3 at the Beverly airport to hear over 20 of us read poems related to airplane travel.
Nearly 200 people convened in hangar 3 at the Beverly airport for an evening of Poetry last week. I was thrilled to be included, reading my poem “Texting with my Nearly Grown Son.”
Improbable Places Poetry Tour
I was thrilled to be selected to read at the latest Improbably Places Poetry Tour event at the Beverly Airport on October 22, 2024. Learn More here