Two poems, "Odin" and "Trampoline," from the new book appear in the latest issue of the fantastic DMQ Review, along with some new poems by Robert Bly. Check out the issue here.

Poem in the Current Issue of Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review

Read my poem "Loss" in the current issue of Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review.

The issue also contains a fine poem by Dean Rader (along with a review of his Works & Days) and a great review of Alan Berecka's Remembering the Body.

Poem in Iron Horse Literary Review

The latest issue of the Iron Horse Literary Review includes my poem, “Cedars.” The poem recounts cutting Eastern Red Cedars with my father to sell as Christmas trees at the flea-market when I was a kid. The poem will also be included in my book Lapse Americana, due out next year from New York Quarterly Books.

Poem in the Current Issue of Plainsongs

My poem, "Meandering River," can be read in the Winter 2012 issue of Plainsongs. The poem is from my forthcoming book, Lapse Americana, which will be published by New York Quarterly Books early next year. 

Workshop in New Mexico this January

Ghost Ranch Education and Retreat Center

presents

The Embodied Voice

A week-long poetry writing workshop with

                                  Benjamin Myers

January 16-22, 2012

Abiquiu, New Mexico

From early Gnostic heresies to contemporary misconceptions about Heaven, we have, in Western culture, tended to falsely divide the spiritual from the physical. This is a course in poetry writing that focuses on the way poetry calls us to awareness of ourselves as spiritual and physical beings. Students will participate in writing exercises meant to generate poetry focused on the embodied experience of the material world. These exercises will draw creative attention to the intersection of sensory experience and place, making use of the unique and beautiful setting of Ghost Ranch. We will explore how the spirit lives not just in but also with the body as it interacts with the physical world. This exploration will lead us to consider issues of physical health and environmental justice alongside issues of craft in the composition of poetry.

Call 1-877-804-4678 for more information.

http://www.ghostranch.org/

Some Recent Review Work: Bernstein, McLelland, and Hill

You can read my review of Charles Bernstein’s All the Whiskey in Heaven in the current issue of Connotation Press:  here.

Also check out my review of Brad McLelland’s novella Bruisers in the latest issue of the Chiron Review.

And please don't miss my review of Geoffrey Hill’s Clavics in an upcoming issue of World Literature Today.

Reading atNeustadt Festival

I’ll be reading Tuesday, Sept. 27^th at the Opening Night festivities of the Neustadt Festival of International Literature and Culture, sponsored by the University of Oklahoma and World Literature Today. The reading will be at the Depot in Norman, Oklahoma and will start at 7:30 pm. I’ll be reading with a panel of Oklahoman poets: Dorothy Alexander, Joey Brown, Nathan Brown, Ken Hada, and Carol Hamilton.

The Depot is at 200 S. Jones Avenue, in downtown Norman. Refreshments will be served.