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The Wizard and the White House

Posted on August 14, 2014 by

  Coming this Fall from Little Feather Books.

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An Interview With Jack Livings

Posted on August 11, 2014 by

If you have not heard of Jack Livings, you should pick up his superb short story collection, The Dog, just released by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. These stories take place in China and are filled with characters whose lives are … Continue reading →

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Interview with Juan Cole

Posted on July 18, 2014 by

Here’s a link to my interview with Juan Cole whose book The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation Is Changing the Middle East was published this month: http://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/an-interview-with-juan-cole A must read for those who are interested in recent developments in … Continue reading →

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Little Feather Books to Acquire In the Valley of Granite and Steel

Posted on June 16, 2014 by

Little Feather Books  in New York City has acquired my novel, In the Valley of Granite and Steel, which was previously published as an ebook by thewritedeal.org which has gone out of business. In the Valley of Granite and Steel … Continue reading →

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Radio Hotline with Dennis Price

Posted on June 4, 2014 by

On June 10th, I will be appearing on Radio Hotline with Dennis Price along with 3 poets from the 30 for 30 Project – Joanna Chen, Doritt Carroll and Carrie Teresa Maison. The show airs at 9 PM EST. Local … Continue reading →

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30 for 30 – The Votes Are In

Posted on May 6, 2014 by

Marianne Szlyk’s “All About Rosie” has been voted the most popular poem in the 30 for 30 series that ran during April. Congratulations Marianne! Marianne will receive a signed copy of my chapbook Oranges From Palestine (Mardi Gras Press, 1996) … Continue reading →

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Vote for Your Favorite Poem

Posted on May 1, 2014 by

Please review the poems that were posted in April and vote for your favorite. To see all the poems, click on the April 2014 link under Archives. You can then scroll down and click on each poem. When you get … Continue reading →

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30 for 30 Project – A Retrospective

Posted on May 1, 2014 by

National Poetry Month has come to an end for 2014 but the poetry lives on. It has been an interesting and fun month for me, with the 30 for 30 Project providing me daily poetic sustenance. A poem a day … Continue reading →

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Geoffrey Koury

Posted on April 30, 2014 by

The Arrival of Griselda THE NIGHT was fine and fair, the comely young Griselda fairer still, who charmed all dark Despair within my heart to ashes. Drink, It served to douse the flame, the flame of thought That slow ingested … Continue reading →

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Amber McBride

Posted on April 29, 2014 by

FOR THE FIREBIRD GENERATION We are the bright red firebirds of the millennium we set ourselves ablaze to light the dark places, sharp-edged and difficult to touch places. We drive our cars half smoked cig in hand off the edge … Continue reading →

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