Friends—just a note to say I’ve got signed copies of O Death again if you’d like to snag one. I’m kind of proud of this little book and the mix of prose poems and erasures that comprise it. Let me know and I can put one in your hands.

Poet Baseball Cards Series F Card #1 Arden Levine is a phenomenal poet and it is a huge thrill to kick off Series F with her card! Poet Baseball Cards thanks Osage Arts Community. OAC provides residencies for artists of all types in the Ozarks of Missouri. osageac.org

Always thought this was one of my better winter photos—from some Missouri winter of the past.

Thought about this one again when I had the chance to read it for students at Troy Buchanan HS last week and show them a little of their teachers’ perspective.

The last four or five months have been my quietest in terms of events in several years. Just needed a break and I’ve also been worried about traveling with my Dad’s health. But I’m ready to take O Death on the road. If you’re interested in helping me fill out this tour poster, let me know.

Greetings from the snowy Midwest.

It is with great pleasure that I announce I am not doing squat today, except maybe laying around and ordering some new flannels I don’t need. Please shoot me links to some poems, lit magazine issues, art, and new music you’re digging these days. Bonus if any of it is by your friends.

Happy Thanksgiving from the Hamm family to yours.

A Thanksgiving poem . . .

Looking forward to watching the Bears lose to the Lions tomorrow just to give my self that extra fuel for a long afternoon of unhinged emotional eating. Every Caleb Williams sack will mean another gravy-slathered roll at supper.

Poet Baseball Cards Series E is now available Let’s do a Thanksgiving Poet Baseball Cards giveaway. Share this post and I’ll enter you for a chance to win a set of Series E Cards. I’ll choose four winners early next week.

Choose Your Own Adventure

Tangled Up in Blue

Let’s celebrate! Series E is now officially in the world. This marks 100 poets honored by Poet Baseball Cards Poet Baseball Cards Series E Card 18/20

Poet Baseball Cards Series E Card #16/20 Meet a fantastic poet, editor, and person — Dustin Brookshire! Poet Baseball Cards thanks Osage Arts Community. OAC provides residencies for artists of all types in the Ozarks of Missouri. osageac.org

Fell down the stairs yesterday. Tonight I’m living on a Tylenol and ibuprofen mix, laid out in the recliner with two heating pads while signing books. Oof. On the plus side I’ve got eight copies of O Death left. $17.50 shipped or $23.50 with a copy of Drinking Guinness with the Dead.

“Composed to Jelly Roll Morton’s Hyena Stomp” from O Death (Spartan Press, 2024). It’s intended to accompany the song, so link in comments.

Poet Baseball Cards Series E Card #19/20 What a thrill it is to commemorate the work of one of my favorite writers ever in any genre, Shane MacGowan. Thank you to Victoria Mary Clarke Angels for permission to include Shane in this project and to Mark Berriman for assisting with the contact.

Gave up on Bluesky the first time around, but looks like the poets are showing up? Hi, everybody. I’m around.

Here is the updated list of available Poet Baseball Cards. If you’d like to order some sets to have on hand for AWP to collect autographs, let me know ASAP, and I can fill orders quickly.

As Poet Baseball Cards grows and develop, it’s nice to have these little resting points to celebrate. With publication of Brandon Amico’s card, Series D is officially complete. This means we have now featured eighty poets. Really grateful that the project continues to thrive.

Poet Baseball Cards Series D Card #14/20 Hall of Famer Phillis Wheatley Poet Baseball Cards thanks Osage Arts Community. OAC provides residencies for ar tists of all types in the Ozarks of Missouri. osageac.org

Poet Baseball Cards Series D Card #19/20 Tom C Hunley Poet Baseball Cards thanks Osage Arts Community. OAC provides residencies for ar tists of all types in the Ozarks of Missouri. osageac.org

Poet Baseball Cards Series D Card #18/20 Crystal Wilkinson crystalwilkinson.net Poet Baseball Cards thanks Osage Arts Community. OAC provides residencies for ar tists of all types in the Ozarks of Missouri. osageac.org

Poet Baseball Cards Series D Card #17/20 So glad to Paul Guest on the roster! Paul Guest is the author of four collections of poetry, most recently Because Everything Is Terrible, and a memoir, One More Theory About Happiness.

Poet Baseball Cards Series D Card #15/20 Everyone knows J. P. Dancing Bear, fabulous poet and editor of Verse Daily! Poet Baseball Cards thanks Osage Arts Community. OAC provides residencies for ar tists of all types in the Ozarks of Missouri. osageac.org

Poet Baseball Cards Series D Card #16/20 It has been a real pleasure to learn about Frank Paino’s fantastic poems. Poet Baseball Cards thanks Osage Arts Community. OAC provides residencies for ar tists of all types in the Ozarks of Missouri. osageac.org

The museum closes for submissions December 31! Send us your best re-envisioned Americana—fiction, essays, flash, poetry, humor, music, art, photography, interviews/reviews for Spring Issue 32 + we’re reading prose for spring Americana Stories. Full guidelines at themuseumofamericana.net/submissions/

Hey there, poet friends! Here’s one of from my new book due out soon from Spartan Press. Hope you dig it!

A genuine, handmade Midwestern poem for your Thursday. "Drinking Guinness with the Dead During a Pandemic" first appeared in Mayday Magazine.

One of two poems I have in the latest issue of Verdad.

Poet Baseball Cards Series D Card #12/20 Heid E. Erdrich ​ Poet Baseball Cards thanks Osage Arts Community. OAC provides residencies for ar tists of all types in the Ozarks of Missouri. osageac.org

One of my favorite photos—from a few Decembers ago here in Missouri. A period in which I was obsessed with photographing trees. I can recommend spending an inordinate amount of time considering trees. It prevents one from spending an inordinate amount of time worrying about other things.

Sage Ravenwood is a deaf Cherokee woman residing in upstate NY with her two rescue dogs, Bjarki and Yazhi, and her one-eyed cat Max. She is an outspoken advocate against animal cruelty and domestic violence. Her work appears widely.

Poet Baseball Cards Series D Card #8/20 Jonie McIntire is the first female Poet Laureate of Lucas County, Ohio. Poet Baseball Cards thanks Osage Arts Community. OAC provides residencies for ar tists of all types in the Ozarks of Missouri. osageac.org

Susan Rich is the author of six books including Blue Atlas (forthcoming from Red Hen Press). Poet Baseball Cards thanks Osage Arts Community. OAC provides residencies for artists in the Ozarks of Missouri. osageac.org

Here’s a Thanksgiving poem for you. It’s about the complexity of gratitude. First appeared in Midwestern Gothic a couple of years ago.

If you'd like to get some Poet Baseball Cards for Christmas, you'll want to order shortly so I can make sure they arrive on time. To order, email [email protected] The three series that will be available are A, B, and C (see rosters below). Series D will be out a little after the new year.

Poet Baseball Cards Series D Card #6 Walter Bargen was the first poet laureate of Missouri from 2008-09. I first encountered his poems when I picked up a copy of Days Like This Are Necessary from the Columbia Public Library ten or twelve years ago. I’ve been eagerly reading his books ever since.

Poet Baseball Cards Series D Card #5 John Compton I first leaned about John’s poetry when he invited me onto the Jojo show a couple years back. He is an open heart and an authentic soul. John is the 65th baseball card poet!!

Here's a little preview of my section in the new Missouri Poets anthology from Spartan Press. A fabulous collection of poets edited by Maryfrances Wagner. It's an honor to be included.

Poet Baseball Cards Series D Card #4 Poet Baseball Cards thanks Osage Arts Community. OAC provides residencies for ar tists of all types in the Ozarks of Missouri. osageac.org

Poet Baseball Cards Series D Card #3/20 Jessica L Walsh Poet Baseball Cards thanks Osage Arts Community. OAC provides residencies for ar tists of all types in the Ozarks of Missouri. osageac.org

Poet Baseball Cards Series D Card #2/20 William Trowbridge served as Poet Laureate of the State of Missouri from 2012-2016. Poet Baseball Cards thanks Osage Arts Community. OAC provides residencies for ar tists of all types in the Ozarks of Missouri. osageac.org

An honor to read with Kansas Poet Laureate Traci Brimhall to close out the first ever Kansas City Poetry Jam. What an amazing time!

Here are the three current available series of Poet Baseball Cards. This is a passion project, and I have nearly 150 hours in it so far. If you appreciate the efforts and are enjoying the posts, consider purchasing a physical series in support!

Series C is officially complete! That means the Poet Baseball Cards project is roughly 1/3 finished and sixty poets are now baseball cards. Poet Baseball Cards thanks Osage Arts Community. OAC provides residencies for artists of all types in the Ozarks of Missouri. Give them a look. osageac.org

Poet Baseball Cards Series C Card #19/20 Card #19 represents 2023 Pulitzer Prize Winner Carl Phillips. Thanks, Carl, for joining the team!

I haven't mentioned it in a while as Spartan Press was on a necessary hiatus, but now that things are up and running again, it looks like my chapbook of prose and prose oddities, SONGS AT THE CELLAR DOOR, will be out late this fall. This will be my third book with Spartan.

Poet Baseball Cards Series C Card #17/20