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Monday, 28 March 2016

My poems “The Cat Vet” and “When King Xau Was Gone” have both been accepted by Uppagus ๐Ÿ™‚ “The Cat Vet” is — surprise, surprise — a poem about my cats’ vet, and “When King Xau Was Gone” is — another surprise here — a King Xau poem, one written recently (last month).

Friday, 25 March 2016

My poem Papa has been reprinted in Songs of Eretz Poetry Review; this poem first appeared in Uppagus.

Tuesday, 8 March 2016

I will be at a book signing this Saturday evening, here in Pittsburgh, and would be happy to chat to any and all…. In other news, my poem “School Library” has been accepted by Main Street Rag ๐Ÿ™‚

Wednesday, 24 February 2016

My poem “House Hunt” is in the new issue (#2) of the Pittsburgh Poetry Review ๐Ÿ™‚

Monday, 22 February 2016

My poems “Homecoming” and “Polar Bears” have been accepted by Songs of Eretz Poetry Review. “Homecoming” is a poem about King Xau from the perspective of his elderly stablemaster, and “Polar Bears” is about a visit to the Pittsburgh Zoo with my daughter.

Saturday, 20 February 2016

My poem “Further Extracts from the Recollections of Artoch, Senior Advisor to King Xau” has been accepted by Mirror Dance ๐Ÿ™‚ It may have the longest title of any of my accepted poems, but I do have a (published) story with a still-longer title!

Friday, 19 February 2016

My poem “Returning” (a Xau poem) has been accepted by The Open Mouse ๐Ÿ™‚

Monday, 15 February 2016

I discovered that three poems from “Crowned” have been nominated for the 2016 Rhysling Award ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚ The poems are “The Washerwoman’s Daughter,” which was later reprinted in Star*Line, “Dragonslayer,” which was later reprinted in Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, and “Training: Stances.” This means that a total of five poems in the book have been nominated for the Rhysling Award. (“Interregnum” won the 2014 Rhysling Award for best long poem and “The Matter of the Horses” was nominated for the 2015 Rhysling Award.)

Friday, 12 February 2016

My poem “Conversations with Household Items” has been accepted by Star*Line ๐Ÿ™‚

Thursday, 11 February 2016

My poem “The Hobbit” has been accepted by Star*Line ๐Ÿ™‚

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