Rendering the Poem Combustible: Arthur Vogelsang’s Orbit - The Kenyon Review

I'm excited to announce this new review, and am hoping that it renews interest in Vogelsang's work, which is more relevant than ever.

2016 National Jewish Book Awards Winners and Finalists

I'm pleased and honored to announce that Go On was named a finalist for the 2016 National Jewish Book Award in Poetry.

More information here.

Dean Rader Reviews Go On for the Kenyon Review

Check out this gem of a review by the very fine poet Dean Rader.

American Fix

Dug the truck out of Phil's garage but didn't know where Phil had gone.

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Enough love and song on the byways

enough coming to grips.

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Before I could tell another's lie I was lying in it.

from Go On (Parlor Press, 2016)

The gorgeous cover of Go On. Cover design by David Blakesley. Cover image: Rebecca Hoenig. "Grandma's Game." 1998. Mixed media.

Go On is now available for purchase from Parlor Press or Amazon.

GO ON: Launch Events

I'm looking forward to reading from my forthcoming poetry collection, Go On, at these upcoming events:

Offsite Free Verse Editions Reading
AWP Conference
February 9, 2017, 5:30 pm

Courtyard Washington Embassy Row

1600 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20036

Wordsmiths Reading Series
Bucks County Community College
With J.C. Todd
Newtown, PA
February 20, 2017, 1 pm

Cambridge Public Library
With Ruth Lepson and Celia Gilbert
Cambridge, Massachusetts
March 19, 2017
Details TBA

Hope to see you there!

Fall Reading Series

I'm really excited about the reading series that I'm co-directing with poet Christopher Bursk at Bucks County Community College. If you're local, I hope to see you there!

Bucks County Community College is pleased to announce its Wordsmiths Reading Series schedule for Fall 2016:

Friday, September 30, 7:30 p.m., Zlock Performing Arts Center
Li-Young Lee with Vida Chu

Friday, November 13, 2 p.m., Orangery
40th Annual Bucks County Poet Laureate Reading

Friday, December 2, 7:30 p.m., Gallagher Room
Richard Blanco with Winners of the LGBT Youth Poetry Prize

Saturday, December 3 – Writers' Conference, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Gallagher Room
Featuring Richard Blanco, President Obama's 2013 Inaugural Poet and benefiting The Rainbow Room, Attic Center, and Galaei

The Wordsmiths Reading Series is sponsored by the College’s Cultural Programming Committee. Events are free and open to the community, and held at the College's Newtown Campus. For more information contact Chris Bursk: 215.968.8156 or burskc@bucks.edu. 

Bucks County Community College

275 Swamp Road

Newtown PA, 18940

http://www.bucks.edu/news/culture/wordsmiths/