I’ll be reading from Desert Sunflowers at Stamford’s Curley’s Diner on May 5th, as part of the Poem Alley reading and discussion series organized by the poet, teacher and local poetry hero Ralph Nazareth. The poetry crowd at Curley’s, mostly poets themselves, is always welcoming and enthusiastic and I’m looking forward to reading for them. … Continue reading
Desert Sunflowers
My twenty-poem chapbook, Desert Sunflowers, is out now from flipped eye. You can get it in the UK and in the USA. A little sample: 9 Carrot Poem Troubling glint – swallowed goldfish confer sub rosa. Chrysanthemum lanterns illuminate a silent house. The jeunesse dorée, pinkies out, sip ochre marmalade. Tigers in straw ambush martian … Continue reading
‘I, Detritus’ by Dzifa Benson on toegoodpoetry.com
In my capacity as guest editor at Toe Good, I’ve had the pleasure in the past few months of presenting poems by some wonderfully talented people, including Nia Davies, Agnes Lehoczky, Mona Arshi and Sascha Aurora Akhtar. My latest selection is by Dzifa Benson, and is called ‘I, Detritus’. Benson’s poems are compelling, mythical; rich … Continue reading
Poems on VerseWrights
Four of my poems are now on VerseWrights, a wonderful site run by Carl Sharpe. I highly recommend taking a wander through the poet index.
Review of ‘The Apothecary’s Heir’ by Julianne Buchsbaum
My review of Julianne Buchsbaum’s new collection is on drfulminare.com.
Poem in Toe Good
I’m very pleased that my poem ‘In the Floating World’ is on the Toe Good Poetry site. I would highly recommend looking through their archive as they’ve published at lot of wonderful poems. Toe Good are crowdfunding to become a book publisher, with a particular focus on publishing works by ‘Native Americans, Minorities, and Literary … Continue reading
‘Genius Loci’ in Poetry Review
My poem ‘Genius Loci’ will be published in the Winter 2012 edition of Poetry Review, edited by Bernardine Evaristo, which will be available from the 14th of December 2012. Other poets in this issue include: Jacqueline Saphra, Jemma Borg, Valerie Laws, Warsan Shire, Roger Robinson, Katrina Naomi, Dorothea Smartt, Steve Tasane, Sophie Mayer, Jay Bernard, … Continue reading
Review of ‘Exit, Civilian’ by Idra Novey
My review of Novey’s collection is on http://www.drfulminare.com (link here). I’ll be reviewing a new collection by an American poet every month. Next up will be The Apothecary’s Heir by Julianne Buschbaum.
Reading in Middletown, CT, with Free Poets Collective, 13 October
Baron James Ashanti Sweta Srivastava Vikram Rowyda Amin Live Music by Gale Gardiner Open Mic 13:00 until 16:00 Buttonwood Tree, 605 Main Street, Middletown, CT
New Link on The Chain Letters
My conversation with Chicago-based poet and gardener Dave Snyder is up on my other blog, The Chain Letters.
