Thank you, SUNY Binghamton and Joe Weil, for nominating The Palace of Contemplating Departure for the 2014 Binghamton University Milt Kessler Poetry Award! Many congrats to Jim Daniels, winner of this year's award.
Northern California Book Award nomination
The Palace of Contemplating Departure was just nominated for a 2013 Northern California Book Award! The awards will be announced on Sun, April 27th in San Francisco.
2012 Diode Editions Chapbook Contest
Good news - Traci Brimhall and I were the winners of the 2012 Diode Editions Chapbook Contest, with our co-written chapbook, Bright Power, Dark Peace.
2011 Benjamin Saltman Award
I'm excited to announce that my first collection of poetry, titled The Palace of Contemplating Departure, was chosen by poet David Mason for the 2011 Benjamin Saltman Award and will be published by Red Hen Press. Thank you, Red Hen Press.