I’ve just heard from the editors at Dark Mountain that they’ve taken several poems for their upcoming journal, Dark Mountain Volume 2. The first issue of the journal was as beautifully produced as it was powerfully imagined; I’m honored to be included in the second. In May of last year I attended Dark Mountain’s first festival, as did Abbie Garrington; their interest in narrative time, local knowledge, and political and philosophical communitarianism continues to strike a chord. They’ve just announced a call for ideas about their next festival — if you’re anywhere nearby, keep your August open. I know I will.

I have two poems up at Horizon Review, as well as a synopsis of a reading last night by Robert Hass, long an inspiration — I’ve had his poem ‘Meditation at Lagunitas’ above my desk for well on a decade. Expect it will stay there for at least another.

I’ve added a few new pages to the site: pages with information about some of my writing, most of which comes from the past few years, and a page of friends whose work I admire immensely. No doubt the latter list is sure to grow; there’s never any telling about the former.

I’m still tinkering with the layout of the site: if anyone out there in Internetland knows how to make the top window in this theme larger, I’ll write you a poem in thanks. Bear with me if it undergoes a few tweaks here and there.

When I was a kid, the only time my full name was ever used was when I was in trouble. Very Big Trouble.

Given the domain name of this site, I must be in a lot of trouble now — and planning to stay there.

This is a site I use for various purposes, none of them useful, all of them occasional. Hope you enjoy. And feel free to get in touch if you’re interested, bored, or annoyed. Or have some trouble to offer.

Thanks.