News In the New Year

I’ve been interviewed a few times recently. Amber Lee posed the questions at Necessary Fiction and J.A. Tyler asked different questions at Monkeybicycle. In other news, Nate Friedman explored The Louisiana Purchase at CutBank. Thanks to each.

I also just got my hands on Dear World & Everyone in It. Thank you to Nathan Hamilton for this anthology and for including me in it, Dear World and Everyone. 

RMP is having a sale

Rose Metal Press is having a sale. Should you buy The Louisiana Purchase? What would James Monroe do?

The Whopper Strategies

Pirooz Kalayeh does so much, and this is the latest. No, not the latest, but the latest for your reading pleasure. This book has been fermenting/percolating/maturing into a sweet smelling bit of brain jam. Eat it with toast. The Whopper Strategies. Your kindle will be happier for it.

Anselm Hollo

Saw this on Tom Raworth's blog. Thoughts and wishes with Anselm Hollo. One of the greats. Get well soon.

Latest news (from Jane)

Anselm was returned to the Intensive Care Unit on Thursday morning because he woke up a little disoriented and a CAT scan showed that fluid had filled the cavity from which the tumor was removed. The fluid is exerting some pressure on Anselm’s brain, and there was talk of a second surgery to suction it out, but after some discussion the doctors decided to raise his steroid dose to help alleviate swelling around the surgery site and monitor the situation carefully. If all goes well, the excess fluid will gradually dissipate as the swelling subsides. It is now Saturday evening and so far, so good.

TLP in Barn Owl Review

Eric Morris ventured out into The Louisiana Purchase for the Barn Owl Review. No tigers were reported. Thanks for the great review, Eric!

A few of my poems are up at Oxford Journals in celebration of National Poetry Month.

Poet as Radio

Hear Rose Metal Press authors Carol Guess, Jim Goar, Loren Erdrich, and Sierra Nelson read for POET AS RADIO this Sat (31 March), 9am-10am pst at http://savekusf.org/. If you miss the live show, it will be archived.

The archived show is now up here

Dear Dr. Poetry

Dear Dr. Poetry takes a look inside the The Louisiana Purchase. A splendid examination done with brilliant bedside manner. If this review does not make you pine for macaroni, I don't know what will. Find out for yourself. Many thanks to Shannon Wagner and Ploughshares.