Anthologies
Carnyx Collective: Anthology Volume 1
"Featuring 81 poets from around the world including upcoming, previously unpublished writers, to acclaimed multiple Pushcart Prize nominees and Lunar Codex contributors, this is the first
volume of Carnyx Collective."
Glad to have three of my Stone Soup Crouton poems included in this new anthology from Pendraig The Poet.
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volume of Carnyx Collective."
Glad to have three of my Stone Soup Crouton poems included in this new anthology from Pendraig The Poet.
Order it from Amazon.
Dadakuku 1
petro c.k. of the wonderful dadakuku journal has assembled the work of the last year's worth of contributors into this wonderful anthology. I'm grateful to be included amongst so many poets pursuing the art of short form poetry. I hope you consider grabbing a copy.
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Dead Girl Erased
"Erasure poetry, also known as blackout poetry, is a found poetry created by erasing words from the source poem or prose and making an entirely new poem."
"This anthology of erasure poetry is a collection based on a social media response to a call to erase Dead Girl Running by best-selling author Christina Dodd. Pages were mailed around the world for poets, writers, and artists to create their own response to the words on the page they were provided."
Proud to have my work included in this anthology. This is a erasure/blackout poet aficionado's dream.
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"This anthology of erasure poetry is a collection based on a social media response to a call to erase Dead Girl Running by best-selling author Christina Dodd. Pages were mailed around the world for poets, writers, and artists to create their own response to the words on the page they were provided."
Proud to have my work included in this anthology. This is a erasure/blackout poet aficionado's dream.
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Dissent: an anthology to end war and capitalism
Proud to have my poetry included among many other great works in this anthology from Mark Lipman and Vagabond Books.
Author and activist Jay Ponti says of this book: "In a world scarred by capitalism’s destructive reign, this anthology stands as a testament to the enduring strength of human creativity and the unwavering resistance to surrender. Through its verses, we are reminded that while ruling elites may wield fleeting dominion, the collective voice of dissent resonates with unwavering clarity, guiding us toward a future anchored in peace, justice, and equity."
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Author and activist Jay Ponti says of this book: "In a world scarred by capitalism’s destructive reign, this anthology stands as a testament to the enduring strength of human creativity and the unwavering resistance to surrender. Through its verses, we are reminded that while ruling elites may wield fleeting dominion, the collective voice of dissent resonates with unwavering clarity, guiding us toward a future anchored in peace, justice, and equity."
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This Book is a Work: A Pro-Wrestling Anthology
My poem "Kemper Arena With The Fall of Owen Hart" is included in This Book Is A Work, a wrestling themed anthology from Alien Buddha Press. These anthologies always include a diverse ensemble of work from new voices and colleagues like John Stickney and Dan Provost. This is a fun read.
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Reimagine America
From the Vagabond Books website "America is at a crossroads. The people have spoken and have rejected overt fascism, yet there is no going back to normal, to a world of failed policies that has pushed us to the very brink, one that continues to struggle through a global pandemic, with widespread poverty and an ever looming climate emergency. There is no time to wait to reshape our future and reimagine what America and this world around us can be."
Much gratitude to Editor and Publisher Mark Lipman. So to be part of this beautiful collection, which features an array of amazing talent, including Mark Rotherberg, Megha Sood, David Dephy, the late Blaine Hebbel, and United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo.
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Much gratitude to Editor and Publisher Mark Lipman. So to be part of this beautiful collection, which features an array of amazing talent, including Mark Rotherberg, Megha Sood, David Dephy, the late Blaine Hebbel, and United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo.
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Brownstone Poets 2021 Anthology
Very happy to have one of my pandemic poems in the latest annual anthology put out by Editor and Brownstone Poets reading series organizer Patricia Carragon. Much thanks to her and all the other Brownstone Poets 2020 features for helping to make this happen.
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The Alien Buddha Gets a Real Job
My poem "Clocked" appears in this work-themed Alien Buddha Press anthology. Glad to have my work appear alongside poets like Dan Provost, John Stickney, Linda M. Crate and many more.
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The Alien Buddha Skips The Party.
My poems "Squat" and "In Sty" appear in this anthology from Alien Buddha Press dedicated to the happily lonely introvert. My thanks to Red Focks for including me in this collection, which includes fellow poets Lynn White, Dan Provost and many others.
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Survival: A Poets Speak Anthology
Survival is volume five of the "Poets Speak (while we still can)," a series of anthologies in response to the national and planetary crisis provoked by the election of 2016. My poem "First Attack" appears in this book, and I'm grateful to John Roche for continuing to include me in his projects.
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The Spare Change News Anthology
I'm pleased to be part of this new anthology edited by Stone Soup alum Lee Varon and Marc Goldfinger, the longtime Poetry Editor of Spare Change News, where the poems in this collection originally appeared over the years.
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This Sickness #8
Just a few years back I was buying and reviewing this anthology of comics and literature by John Linton Roberson (who published me years before in Working for The Man). Now I am proud to be included in eighth issue of this collection, which includes two of my "Jesus Poems" illustrated by Gianna Ratto. Other work comes from writers Charles Alverson and Chris Dewildt and artist Emily Kaplan. All this with a cover by Molly Kiely.
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Working Stiff: The Anthology of Professional Wrestling Literature & Art
Working Stiff comes from Editor and mad genius Josh Olsen, who gathered hundreds of pages poetry, prose comics and more into one impressive collection, topping it off with an introduction by Andre the Giant: Life and Legend author Box Brown. My poems "Hulk Hogan Jesus" and "WCW²" appear in this tome along with great work from authors like Rob Sturma, Peter Burzynski, Colette Arrand, Mister V. and and many others. I thank Olsen and hope his Gimmick Press has a bright future after producing this anthology in record time.
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Best Indie Lit New England (BILiNE)
For this project, I was one of the many editors. I am thrilled that Jason Wright and I got Oddball Magazine contributors Toni Bee, Joe Gouveia and Chris Warner to be included in this book. I'm also pleased with the work from other journals that got included with our support. My thanks to Thomas Dodson of Black Key Press for making this happen a second time.
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Multiverse: An anthology of Superhero Poetry of Superhuman Proportions
"Superhero poetry anthology by editor of the popular Aim For The Head, the Zombie poetry book. MultiVerse does for superheroes what Aim For The Head did for zombies: It tackles what could be dismissed as a genre novelty and through the words of page and stage poets, finds the heart, pathos, and humor involved in the otherworld of those with superhuman abilities, an examination of the many facets of what it means to be a hero."
I am very pleased to have my poem "Ditko's Day" published in this anthology co-edited by Rob Sturma and Ryk McIntyre. It's not for sale yet, but when the time comes, you can buy it here.
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I am very pleased to have my poem "Ditko's Day" published in this anthology co-edited by Rob Sturma and Ryk McIntyre. It's not for sale yet, but when the time comes, you can buy it here.
Order it from the Write Bloody Publishing web site.
Mo' Joe : The Joe The Poet Anthology
I'm very lucky and thrilled to be part of this collection published by Beatlik Press and edited by John Roche, who gave over a hundred contributors the chance to feature their own versions of a "Joe Poem." A "Joe Poem" is a form Roche invented for his book The Joe Poems: The Continuing Saga of Joe the Poet. Ten lines, no more than a hundred words, and the legendary Joe should ideally make an ppearance somewhere in there. John put Joe in different places, eras and even different bodies for his first collection from FootHills Publishing. I dipped into recent history and local color to contribute "Joe the Poet and Billy Barnum" as well as "Joe the Poet at Occupy Wall Street" to the anthology. I'm so glad to appear alongside so many talents, including friends like Susan Deer Cloud and Doug Holder.
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Visit Amazon and grab this fun read.
Uncommon Core: Contemporary Poems for Learning and Living
"A year ago students from Red Beard Press’ editorial board at the Neutral Zone decided they weren't seeing enough contemporary poetry in their high school classrooms so they decided to do something about it. They embarked on a journey to create what they wanted to see – the ultimate collection of contemporary poems for classroom use."
My poem "He Wants to Be The Lion of Lonely-Hearts" appears in this new tome, which means I appear in a book alongside such dignitaries as Marge Piercy and Patricia Smith(!!!) among others. Educators take note: There's an Uncommon Core teaching guide as well!
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My poem "He Wants to Be The Lion of Lonely-Hearts" appears in this new tome, which means I appear in a book alongside such dignitaries as Marge Piercy and Patricia Smith(!!!) among others. Educators take note: There's an Uncommon Core teaching guide as well!
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The Triumph of Poverty: Poetry Inspired by the Work of Nicole Eisenman
This anthology from Off The Park Press collects poems all centered around the theme of the evocative painting on the cover. I'm one of the twenty-odd contributors with my poem "Health Care," which I wrote specifically for the book back in 2010 but thankfully isn't dated.
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Order it from the Small Press Distribution website.
PopT Art
Popt Art comes from Jessica Lynn Harman and includes four of my poems, including "Charlie Brown at 36" and a tribute to Ron Goba and his workshop I participate in. Thanks to Jessica for including such a good mix of my work. Available at Lulu as either a hard copy or a PDF
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Go to Lulu for the hard copy.
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The Eden Waters Press Journey Anthology
Anne Brudevold's well known Eden Waters Press returns with this new themed anthology of poetry, prose and photography. Appearing here is my haiku sequence, "My Father's Seasons." The quality of the other writers in this book (Carolyn Gregory and the late Mike Amado) makes this a safe recommendation.
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Purchase it from Lulu.
Wilderness House Literary Review: Best of Volume 2
My poem "Us" was selected for this second "best of" compilation. Check it out.
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The Hay(na)ku Anthology, Volume II
The hay(na)ku is a poetic form/haiku offshoot created by Eileen Tabios. I thank her for introducing me an many other blogging poets to the form and editors Jean Vengua and Mark Young for including me in this anthology, published three years after the first (giving me time to work on my craft after being rejected for Volume I). Learn more about hay(na)ku here and read my poem "Summer's Back" in the book.
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Bagels With the Bards No. 4
The Bagel Bards are commemorating this year with a plaque at the Au Bon Pan in Davis Square, Somerville and the release of this latest anthology volume. "My Year of Learning to Dance In Mud" is the poem of mine that appears of this locally produced anthology, dedicated to the memory of local poet and fellow Bagel Bard Mike Amado, whose work is also included.
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Purchase it from Lulu.
Bagels With the Bards No. 3
The Bagel Bards is a group based in Somerville, Massachusetts that invites local writers to meet every Saturday at Davis Square. For three years, they've been putting out anthologies of this group's work. Their third collection came out in 2008. My poem "Jack Powers At Home" appears here among several other friends' work.
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Purchase it from Lulu.
The Boston Poet Journal: Bad Ass
The second in the new series of print anthologies from Boston Poet and its editor, Diana Sáenz. I'm published beside friends such as Paul Hapenny and Deb Priestly, and it's a good selection of my work with three poems: "Another Work Poem,” On Your New Living Space,” and “Roommate." The last one is from my Self-Portrait In Fire chapbook, and "On Your New Living Space" is from Discarded: Poems for My Apartments. If you're someone who's never
bought my work before, this is a good introduction to me and the Boston/New England scene.
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bought my work before, this is a good introduction to me and the Boston/New England scene.
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The Eden Waters Press Home Anthology
Eden Waters Press was founded by fellow Bagel Bard Anne Brudevold. The 2007 Home anthology is the first of her efforts. A collection of poems under the theme of home, this is where I first published "Discarded," which later became the title piece for my chapbook of roommate poems. Ther are also many other diverse writers (friends and strangers) to recommend this title to the average reader.
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Purchase it from Lulu.
Wilderness House Literary Review: Best of Volume 1
WHLR is a well-regarded online lit mag. Find out more about it by clicking here. The print version, collecting a good chunk of its first year of issues, contains "Charon's Slow Day," an early version of a poem I later rewrote.
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Purchase it from Lulu.
French Connections: A Gathering of Franco-American Poets
In 2006, thanks to co-editor Christine Gelineau and friend and fellow poet David R. Surette (who recommended me to her) I was invited to contribute to this anthology of poems and autobiographical essays from various Franco-American authors intended "...to provide a forum from which one could hear the wide spectrum of what it might mean to 'sound French.'” My own essay, as well as my poems "Dumb Mud" and "Homecoming," appear alongside the work of too many authors to name here. Being published in French Connections is one of my proudest moments as a poet. If you splurge on anything you see on this page, I hope it's this.
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Bagels With the Bards No. 2
My first contribution to the group's annual anthologies was a (then) timely political sestina called "Go Team." It's the least of the reasons you should pick up this wide-spanning collection of poetic styles.
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Buy it from Lulu.
