Rattle #47

Rattle 47 is out. This edition of the journals features a tribute to Asian poetical forms, including my translation from the Japanese of three pieces by Karai Senryū as well as haiku by Billy Collins and a wealth of verse from many others, from Debra Kang Dean to Mariko Kitakubo. Especially wonderful…

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Oaxacan Flânerie

This poetry cycle was originally published in the 2014 Langdon Review of the Arts in Texas. The Streets of Oaxaca de Juárez Along the banks of the Atoyac the white spheres of guaje blooms dip in humble welcome. Ahead the city sprawls to vibrant life, accreted in kludgy layers down the…

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2014 Appearances

2014 Appearances   January 25, 2014—Pasta, Poetry & Vino (reading). Mama Mia Pizzeria, McAllen, Texas. 7 pm to 10 pm. February 14, 2014—Keynote speaker at the 2014 Donna Texas Chisholm Trail Festival. 11 am. February 14, 2014—”Familia y folclor: Using Culture and History to Bridge the Gap between Oracy and…

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2014 in Review

Looking back on 2014, I had a really solid year as a writer. At first I thought that my national TV appearance on the show Monsters and Mysteries in America would be the high point. However, clearly my biggest achievement came on April 5, 2014, when the Texas Institute of Letters…

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