I live and write in New York City. My poems have appeared in Contemporary Ghazals, Blue Lake Review, Burningword and Grape Press.
New York, NY
Joined September 2010
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A ghazal poem to celebrate the 50th anniv of Earth Day & honor @GretaThunberg and all the young environmentalists. #EarthDay2020 #EarthDay50 #EarthDay americanghazal.com/2020/04/2…
Authors Guild guide for authors to protect their writing from AI exploitation. #ArtificialIntelligence #authorcommunity #poetrycommunity #publishing
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A fun poem about the Space Age generation growing up on science fiction, Saturday morning, rockets and the future. By friend and poet @AlbertoRiosAZ #poetrylovers #scifi
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What Altman doesn't want regulated is the cash cow for creatives and performers. How the AI Senate Hearing Missed the Mark wnycstudios.org/story/how-th… via @onthemedia
X-mas Eve 2009: a philandering father makes a big ask of his young adult son. That's the story my play SON OF ANARCHY tells at the upcoming Queens Short Play Festival at The Secret Theatre. Feb. 22 & 28; Mar. 5. & Mar. 12. @SecretTheatreNY
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On Jan 10, join us as we reopen 144 Montague St for regular business hours (Tues–Sat, 11 AM–6 PM) and begin offering new drop-in classes in eight-week series—including online options for the first time! Check the link to learn more and register. mailchi.mp/brooklynpoets/new…
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My city, keep the faith you found
—Harriet Monroe, founder of @poetrymagazine, who was born #OnThisDay in 1860.
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ALT Black and white portrait of Harriet Monroe outside by potted plants.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!
Mark your calendars! November 15th our submission window opens for our next online issue for Fall 2023, O.14 PLACE! Submit your best poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and artwork surrounding the themes of nature and place-based writing.
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In early August, the White House invited a group of historians to talk about threats to American democracy.
But all of those experts were white — and it shows, critics say.
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Walking, the one simple thing you can do to reduce stress. I do 10k to 16k steps a day. It works! wsj.com/articles/stress-reli…
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Kaveh Akbar’s poem ‘How Prayer Works’ was first published in Granta 156: Interiors, and is currently free to read online. This poem featured in his collection Pilgrim Bell, shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection.
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I was honored to be asked to review this book; it is such good material for so many of us tackling big questions and hurting from bad religion. You are a gift, @brianmclaren – at Washington, DC
My book Do I Stay Christian? A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned is available for order now: us.macmillan.com/books/97812…
A Valentine's Day poem for us lover in a rush to deliver flowers to our beloved. #ValentinesDay2022 #lovepoem #lithuanian poems.com/poem/in-transit/
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New podcast w Charles Simic! On marital squabbles of crows, dullness of his grandfather’s farm in Serbia; nature/city; wandering through the world, recording it; his process, love of the short line; autobiography & make-believe in poetry; & your questions!
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After a few moons, I’m loud this time of year,
unseemly as a chevron of honking. I’m fire in the leaves,
obstreperous as a New England farmer.
—Major Jackson
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2nd installment of my #ThrogsNeck #memoir project. #1970s #Bronx #FIRSTLOVE @thewriterstudio eugenemelino.medium.com/talk…
First installment on a memoir project I started in Sylvie Bertrand's memoir class @thewriterstudio. eugenemelino.medium.com/agai…