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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"...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...