Two Lost Poems in Doubleback Review

My poems "Amaryllis" and "The Death of the Lobster" were both first published a few years ago. Then the magazines in which they appeared went under, and the poems disappeared.

I am very happy to report that both poems have been excavated and republished by the brand-new Doubleback Review, which specializes in doing precisely this thing.

Read the poems here.

One New Essay

art: Tony Stella

New this month: I wrote about family, trauma, and hope in Guillermo del Toro's Crimson Peak. 

You can read the essay at Bright Wall/Dark Room or on RogerEbert.com.

Image description: A watercolor illustration of Mia Wasikowska in Crimson Peak. She levels her gaze at the viewer. Her expression is steady but unreadable.

Two Poems at Yes, Poetry

"The Lovers I" by René Magritte

Thanks very much to Yes, Poetry for making me July's Poet of the Month. 

You can read my new poems here. 

(I'll keep on writing weird poems about art and trees as long as y'all keep making art and planting trees. Deal?)

[Image description: René Magritte's painting "The Lovers I," showing a close-up portrait of two figures, one in a suit and one in a dress, their faces touching but obscured by separate white sheets. Behind them, the sky is blue with a few clouds and the valley is grassy and green.]