March 24, 2025
Did you miss my book launch at Next Chapter Booksellers last month?
No problem! We held a second book launch online last weekend.
Ana Morel, who has been studying me in captivity and in the wild for over thirty years, hosted the event. She asked me some questions, and we had a nice chat about various and sundry poetry-related topics, and the audience asked some really great questions. And, of course, I read selections from Vessels.
Wait, you missed that, too?
Don’t you fret! We recorded it, and I’ve just posted the video at my brand new Youtube channel.
Tune in here!

events
Vessels
February 24, 2025
Last, next.
108: Vintage
109: Signs of Spring (Contra Costa Goldfields)

Field Notes
January 24, 2025
Twin Cities folks! Join me at Next Chapter Booksellers, the evening of February 25th, to celebrate the publication of my debut collection of poetry.

Local poet Claire Wahmanholm will be there to talk with me about my book and the process that led to its composition, and we will read bits of it out loud.
Details here.
There will also be an online launch, but I am waiting to finalize the date before announcing anything. One thing I can say, though: it will happen early afternoon CST, so Europe can tune in after dinner, and Aotearoa/NZ & Hawaii can tune in over breakfast.
events
Vessels
January 7, 2025
I’ll be one of the readers at the first NAWP event of the new year. Register here.

events
Vessels
January 5, 2025
Last, next.
107: Shenandoah (Maple)
108: Vintage

Field Notes
December 30, 2024
When I travelled to NYC last week, I brought Pilgrim at Tinker Creek with me. It had, once, been very important to me but I don’t think I’d pulled off the shelf in thirty years. I wondered how familiar it would seem after so long. I started it on the plane. A few days later, I arrived at this page:

readings
Vessels
December 30, 2024
Omigosh, I almost forgot: I wrote a book!
And now there are a few signed copies at Next Chapter on Snelling Avenue in St Paul.

Vessels
December 22, 2024
The first review has already appeared for Vessels.
I am not, of course, the intended audience and as such I find the review entirely too generous and effusive. But I do believe it captures well some of my concerns as a poet and, to some extent, my intent for the book.
Vessels
December 17, 2024
And tune in tomorrow evening to see me read from this slice of obliteration pie, this tectonic dissonance, this mute catechism, this liminal aviary.

Vessels