I haven't written much poetry in the last year, but I finished this one recently.

I haven't written much poetry in the last year, but I finished this one recently.

I bet if you went back in time and told John Crowe Ransom that New Criticism would lead to postmodern denial of authorial meaning which would then render A.I. lit as valuable as human lit, he’d be confused and also question your choices regarding best uses for a time machine.

I bet if you went back in time and told John Crowe Ransom that New Criticism would lead to postmodern denial of authorial meaning which would then render A.I. lit as valuable as human lit, he’d be confused and also question your choices regarding best uses for a time machine.

A true double dactyl? Higgledy piggledy, Thomas A. Edison struggled in school due to ADHD. Had he been treated with lisdexamfetamine, “Highway to Hell” would be sung by AC.

A true double dactyl? Higgledy piggledy, Thomas A. Edison struggled in school due to ADHD. Had he been treated with lisdexamfetamine, “Highway to Hell” would be sung by AC.

The Bigsby Barkley game.

The Bigsby Barkley game.

this is art

this is art

A poem.

A poem.

Happy Shakespeare Day!

Happy Shakespeare Day!

A poem for Good Friday.

A poem for Good Friday.

I’ve learned that Amazon shipped at least one person a copy of A LITTLE LIGHT with the last ~10 pages missing. Did anyone else have this? The last poem should be “Thanksgiving” on p. 91. Let me know if you have a book with missing pages and I’ll make sure you get a complete one.

Tomorrow!

If you’re in the Philly area on April 15th, come out to the Swedenborg Library at Bryn Athyn College to hear and share some poems. I promise it will be more fun than filing taxes.

Happy birthday A.E. Housman, Robert Frost, and Leonard Nimoy!

Happy birthday A.E. Housman, Robert Frost, and Leonard Nimoy!

Tomorrow marks 6 months since the publication of A Little Light. If you’ve read it and enjoyed, please consider leaving a review on Amazon or GoodReads or another bookseller site. Heck, even if you hated it, any review is better than none! (I may regret this post.)

Poem for the first Sunday in Lent.

Poem for the first Sunday in Lent.

My one word of advice for new parents: beware of crinkling.

Postponed due to weather ❄️ I’ll let you know when we settle on a new date.

Postponed due to weather ❄️ I’ll let you know when we settle on a new date.

I joked to my father-in-law Eagles 100 Chiefs 0, but realistically it will probably be a closer game. Eagles 70 Chiefs 6. Go birds! 🦅

Pronunciation question: do you pronounce “hire” the same way you pronounce “higher”? (And if you’re willing to say, where are you from?)

If you’re in the Philly area, come out next Tuesday (Feb 11th) for a poetry open mic at Bryn Athyn College’s Swedenborg Library from 6:30-8:00 pm. I’ll read several of my poems, then the mic will be opened for you to share yours. Hope to see you there!

If you’re in the Philly area, come out next Tuesday (Feb 11th) for a poetry open mic at Bryn Athyn College’s Swedenborg Library from 6:30-8:00 pm. I’ll read several of my poems, then the mic will be opened for you to share yours. Hope to see you there!

Well sorry Pellets of Fire Calcium Chloride Pellets, I’m melting as much as I can afford to melt and I DO NOT NEED YOUR ATTITUDE.

Thanks @chrissiemkl.bsky.social for featuring “A Little Light” on Autumn Sky Poetry Daily today! autumnskypoetrydaily.com/2025/01/18/s...

I shouldn’t brag, but I read sooooo many books in 2024 and most of the time I read them upside down AND I did the voices.

Technically a poem for Candlemas rather than Christmas, but still appropriate for the season - “Candlemas” by Denise Levertov. #smallpoemsunday

IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE (Anagrammed Lines) It came from outer space — a comet of imp creatures; a curse of meteor impact — to permute a cosmic fear, to cap our mesmeric fate...

Perhaps my favorite small poem - “Aubade” by Bill Coyle, from his book The God of This World to His Prophet. #smallpoemsunday

Somehow the editors of the new Taylor-Swift-inspired poetry anthology forgot to ask me to submit my three sonnets of song titles from The Tortured Poets Society. Oh well. At least they’re preserved for posterity here on Bluesky. #taylorswift #poetry

The best leg / balance / posture exercise is the one where you crouch down to reach things from the bottom rack of the dishwasher while keeping your upper body at exactly the same angle because you are terrified of disturbing the sleeping baby in your carrier.

Just a little nonsense from me today. #smallpoemsunday

An Advent prayer.

An Advent prayer.

Today my book is just TEN DOLLARS! (Yes, it was ten dollars yesterday and will be ten dollars for as long as I’m too lazy to bother making complicated change for people who want to buy it in person, i.e. until the end of time, but still - it’s a bargain!)

Today my book is just TEN DOLLARS! (Yes, it was ten dollars yesterday and will be ten dollars for as long as I’m too lazy to bother making complicated change for people who want to buy it in person, i.e. until the end of time, but still - it’s a bargain!)

That, friends, is quality sports writing. (From Gary Klein in today’s LA Times)

My favorite poem.

Happy #smallpoemsunday (and happy birthday Tom!) Here’s a recent one of mine.

Tom, thank you for being such a generous poetry ambassador! Ted Kooser #smallpoemsunday

If you’ve read and enjoyed my book, I’d love to have a review or two of it on Amazon - doesn’t have to be long or detailed or even positive, but (I’ve been told) it helps other people find it. Thanks!