Okay, y’all. You’re not ready, but here it goes—
My book got picked up! That’s right! Welcome to Midland found a home with Deep Vellum Publishing! I am thrilled and honored. I have always admired what they do, as evidenced by my long history of saying so here in this very news section. It’s going to drop next year, 2021, complete with illustrations by my wife, Ashley. It’s so perfect, and I’m so grateful.
I’ve had a few poems from the project come out since I updated last. You can check out a silly one over at Prime Number or this pair over at Turn a Phrase.
As always, I have to update you about Inner Moonlight. I had the honor of hosting Nomi Stone and Rose Skelton (we did this gorgeous interview for that show), Mag Gabbert and Alexandra Corinth (check out this interview with Alexandra), Mike Soto and Boris Tsessarsky (and this review for Mike’s book), Robin Turner and Emma Ramsey, and in the final show before quarantine, Jenny Molberg and Kathryn Nuernberger (and interviews with both, here and here). Since we couldn’t celebrate the second anniversary in person, with a huge poetry party like last year, I curated this set of videos from features from the year. I am very proud of how this project turned out and grateful to the Wild Detectives for continuing to make space for us. I am working on the future of Inner Moonlight, so stay tuned for more!
I went to AWP in San Antonio in the beginning of March, which seems crazy to me in retrospect. I met some folks I’d only ever emailed with, saw some old friends, mostly floated around the Deep Vellum table and looked for Mexican food. My AirBNB had chickens in the yard. It seems like a long time ago.
Voicemail Poems has a new website and we’re always doing things. Call us, why don’t you?
As always, I am deeply proud of my students at Tarrant County College South. They put together a dark, haunting, gorgeous issue despite being suddenly forced into isolation and countless unexpected circumstances.
Okay, that’s all for me right now. Y’all be good out there.