15 reasons to read this wonderful issue... beautiful poems from Joseph Fasano Liv Ross Laura Reece Hogan Scribbles Hulian Zhang Ali Birch Sanjeev Sethi Strider Marcus Jones Jessica Whipple Shane Schick J.D. Isip Bethany Jarmul Matthew White Poetry Daithí Kearney Jeff Rensch

Canada-based Paddler Press recently dropped its Volume 15. It deals with Faith poetry. It features "Anagoge," a poem by me. I'm posting it for you. The edition is guest-edited with much care by Peter Lilly—my warm thanks to him and to Deryck N. Robertson, OCT, the force behind

youtu.be/3K1fFY-Mk7g?si… In a review of Paul Kingsnorth's book "Against The Machine" for Fare Forward, Evan Tao writes that the book is "more revolutionary than violence". Here are 4 poems I wrote because I believe in trying to live a life that's more revoluationary than violence.

This is a well written review for a book I am looking forward to reading! Evan Tao writes that the book is "more revolutionary than violence". This is such an important sentiment for our times.

We're open for submissions until the end of the month.! No theme, no submission fees, no limits. Well OK, some limits: check the Call for Submissions in the first reply.

Check out our Poems About Work Contest issue, featuring poems by Carla Galdo Peter Lilly Poetry Andre Demers and Felicity Teague. Click on the link in the reply for all the poems and a downloadable PDF.

"The good fight is not in the violence But the grueling daily grind of being Fully present.." Four sonnets on the revolutionary from my collection "A Handful of Prayers": youtube.com/watch?v=3K1fFY…

Feels like a blue jay kind of morning (as they squawk outside with a fervor that I admire):

A video reading of my poem Image which was in the recent issue of Paddler Press "Faith": youtube.com/watch?v=Ch8YY-… #poetrycommunity

My Pushcart (2024) nominated poem for Collatoral Journal: Apricot Tree collateraljournal.com/poetry91/peter…

Every time you block AI slop, a human soul gets its wings.

"...the flower was never meant to survive the fruit's triumph." Li-Young Lee From his poem Black Petal poets.org/poem/black-pet…

We’ve had quite a few wonderful submissions, but we want MORE poems. We want YOUR poems. Do send some — you have until October 31, but best to do it now. Why wait?

Reposting this review of my first collection "An Array of Vapour" that can be picked up here: tslbooks.uk/product/an-arr…

My second collection “A Handful of Prayers” is available from Wipf&Stock. Wipf and Stock Publishers Resource Publications wipfandstock.com/9798385204373/…

Such a privilege to guest edit the latest edition of Paddler Press, and indeed to include a wonderful poem of Shane Schick’s.

In a world in which the inhuman *seems* to be winning, a world of genAI emptiness, scores of people came to the Boston Book Festival today to write poems, share voices, and think about how to tell and hear human stories. The soul is alive and well. Let's keep making spaces for it.

My poem Corked, published in the 10 year edition of Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine, is about how wine is good, but so is vinegar… or something… here’s me reading it: m.youtube.com/watch?v=yHCh0H…

My very good friend, visiting whom inspired this poem Reunions, is coming to visit us tomorrow. I’m so thankful to Sanjeev Sethi Tejaswinee 🖤⚖️🖊 & Ankit Raj Ojha for including it in the wonderful The Hooghly Review poetry special: thehooghlyreview.com/issues/fictile…

The Hooghly Review released Fictile Feelings, a poetry special featuring 96 poets from across the globe on October 3, 2025. I guest-edited the issue. Besides the editorial, it carries a poem by me. I'm posting it for you. This intro will be incomplete without thanking