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Snowflakes in a Blizzard, a blog by Darrell Laurant, that shines a light on authors, has done a beautiful feature on Cancer Voodoo. You can read it here: Cancer Voodoo – Snowflakes in a Blizzard (wordpress.com) Many thanks to Darrell!

My essay on Yusef Komunyakaa’s poem “Dien Cai Dau” is forthcoming in the collection, Dear Yusef: Essays, Letters, and Poems for and about One Mr. Komunyakaa, edited by John Murillo and Nicole Sealey and being published by Wesleyan University Press.

“Mama’s Hair,” from Cancer Voodoo is featured on American Life in Poetry.

“Through the Wrong End of a Telescope,” from Cancer Voodoo, was featured on Verse Daily on August 18, 2022. I’m very grateful to J.P. Dancing Bear for selecting my poem. This is my first time on Verse Daily!

One of my drunken sonnets, “Small Talk,” was selected as a Laureates’ Choice in the Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest, 2022. I was honored to be able to share my poem at the awards ceremony. You can read the poem here and find out more about the contest at the website and this news story.

Diode Editions is hosting a virtual launch reading of my chapbook, Cancer Voodoo, on Saturday, March 19 at 2 pm EDT. I will be reading with fellow Diode poets, Nancy Long Chen and and Sandra Rosen Kindred. You can register to receive the zoom link here: https://tinyurl.com/zcvreading

My chapbook, Cancer Voodoo, is now available from Diode Editions for pre-order! I’m also looking for reviewers if you are interested.

I am delighted to announce that I’ve signed a contract with Diode Editions to publish my chapbook “Cancer Voodoo” which will launch at AWP 2022 in Philly.