Announcing that my third poetry collection ,Tic Tic Tic, is forthcoming September 2025 from Cornerstone Press!
Tic Tic Tic begins in the ashes of 2019—a roaring ‘20s New Year’s Eve party gives way to a pandemic, an insurrection, war after war, the possibility of tyranny and the mounting climate crisis. Along the way, the steady change of seasons and tick of time elevate the tension between the urgency of the moment and history’s expanse, between an individual’s response and the inevitable legacy of collective generations. Tic Tic Tic is a clear-eyed lyric take on the chaos of our times, yet also an affirmation of the human spirit. A life is lived, a new generation created, faith smolders, love and hope persist.
For a preview, check out the following recently published poems online:
“Continuum” Terrain.org
“Lookout” One
“Unending” Image
“Fishing” Pinch
“Forty-Two Days until the Election” Poets Reading the News
“In Search of Eden at the New York Botanical Garden” On the Seawall
“Split Second” The Marrow
“Accidie” The Cortland Review
“Time Capsules” Couplet Poetry
“Fish Story” Bracken