As the first recipient of the Absher Initiatives Literary & Arts Grant, I was afforded the opportunity to publish WILD FLOWERS, a collection of haiku, other forms of Japanese poetry, and haiga (art combined with poetry). Visit the publications link for pre-ordering and ordering information.
My haiku poem “Plantation Tour” came in 2nd place in the NCPS Griffin-Farlow Haiku Award. The list of finalists wasn’t shabby…and a small cash prize. The judge was acclaimed Haiku Poet, Michael Dylan Welch.
Read more on his in-depth knowledge of Haiku here.
Scheduled Readings
December 14th (Book Launch) Wine Authorities, Durham, NC 4:00
January 8th Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill, NC 7:00
February 22nd McIntyre’s Fine Books, Pittsboro, NC 2:00
April 11th Tate Street Coffee House, Greensboro, NC 7:00
May 4th Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC (time TBA)
My new poetry collection Running Music is forthcoming from Longleaf Press in the fall of 2014. Lace up your sneakers, should be quite the venture! I’ll be doing a small book tour through North Carolina, possibly Virginia and Washington, DC.
I’m back. In the words of my eldest son- this site is way cooler!
