Vlog Appearance! Talking Bojack + Poetry Comics with Chelsea Grimmer
When Chelsea Grimmer reached out and asked if I'd be a guest on The Poetry Vlog, I was a tad reticent to accept (just because "vlogs"...
Interviewed by Marlene Jäger for Planes, Trains, and Books (Readable in English & German!)
A while back, Marlene Jäger came through Seattle on her "literary tour of North America." I enjoyed meeting her and answering her...
3 Things I Learned from Publishing a Poem in the New Yorker
1) They really do accept poems from the slush pile (even when you’re not famous). My acceptance came ~6 months after I submitted. 2) They...
I'm judging the Gigantic Sequins poetry comic contest!
Deadline: March 10 / Entry fee: $5 / Prize: $100 and an original Matthew Mahaney cross-stitch inspired by your work / Full guidelines...
Teaching a Crash Course on Literary Journal Submitting & Publishing at Open Books!
Hi, everyone (particularly those of you who live in Seattle): This February, I'm leading a four-part course at Open Books: A Poem...
Limited Edition Screen-Prints for Sale!
*Edit: Only 8 left in stock These limited edition screen-prints (8 x 11") feature, on one side, Kelly Bjork's amazing painting "Butt...
Open Books Anniversary Weekend!
Today marks the one-year anniversary of Billie Swift taking the reigns at Open Books, and we've been celebrating all week with readings,...
Bread Loaf 2017!
Last year, as a waiter-scholar at Bread Loaf, I met some of my now-favorite people and writers on the planet, and it was these...
London & Lake District!
When I graduated in June, I decided (with the help and blessing of my family) to celebrate with a literary pilgrimage to the Lake...
A Salon-Style Reading with Eduardo Corral!
It isn't every day you get invited to participate in an intimate, salon-style poetry reading that features the likes of Justin Boening,...
