A prompt in my writing group led to “Persimmons,” which has just been published by The Penn Review. I wasn’t actually sure what persimmons looked like before writing the piece. Anyway, enjoy.
Annnnd two more poems
I seem to be on a weird roll of late wherein I place two poems in the same journal. It happened again at The Passionfruit Review, who published one of my poems in their 18th and 19th issues. Issue 18’s piece is called “We Say Terrible Things and Finally See Each Other.” The newer one is “For Want of a Better Description.” The latter was on the market for almost two and a half years before finding its home. A lesson there, probably. Do check them out.
Poems, Anyone?
Not quite sure why it took me so long, but I’ve put a few sample poems up on a page of their own. These are all previously published, though I may put some new work up there down the line.
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Coming up: Door = Jar
I have not one but two pieces forthcoming in the summer 2025 issue of Door Is a Jar. The issue drops June 2, but you can see one of my poems on the issue’s preview page.
Two New Poems
Two of my most recent poems, “I Would Be an Ally to You” and “Tell Me Something About You No One Else Knows,” were recently published by Stone Poetry Quarterly. Check ’em out.
Q&A on Carve Magazine
My poem “This Is Not a Story About Me” was just published in the Summer issue of Carve, and as part of the process, I responded to a little Q&A from one of the editors. This is pretty much my first “interview” as a poet, and it took quite a bit of thought to figure out answers to these questions. Anyway, check it out and enjoy.
Talking with Dan Wiencek