Working Class Poetry: Or Work From the Two Americas

Working Class Poetry: Or Work From the Two Americas

I’m still amazed every day at the two Americas we live in. I was raised in the other one, the one I escaped. My entire biological family, minus a few, are Trump supporters. I grew up hearing racist things spoken by caregivers every single day. My mother, a...
A Poem About the Founding of America in Harpur Palate

A Poem About the Founding of America in Harpur Palate

My poem “Vanishing Point” is currently available in Issue 16.1 of Harpur Palate. Harpur Palate is the acclaimed national literary journal published twice each year by the English Department at Binghamton University. They print poetry, fiction, and creative...
Writing What Scares You: Poetry About Suffering

Writing What Scares You: Poetry About Suffering

Poetry about suffering can be difficult to write. Many of us want to forget our darkest moments, not remember them, or even worse: immortalize them in published form. And writing about painful subjects does bring up more pain. There’s no doubt about that. Why...