The Artist’s Pen Bodying Forth the Poet’s Imagination This book ought to be in every public library, with hopes that readers will discover a winsome introduction to poetry or find a lost delight rekindled.

“*Nature Poems To See By* has the power to help our forgetful world remember the art of poetry. Peters’s comics illustrate (both figuratively and literally) what it means to see everything around us with a poetic vision—full of attention, wonder, and gratitude.” @stevensearcy.bsky.social

Thanks, Doug!

Kay Ryan

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I’m excited to have a poem in the April issue of First Things!

I’m happy to have a poem in the current issue of James Dickey Review. Thanks to editor Bill Walsh!

(It should never be presumed, but specifically in this case I would note that this poem’s content is not based on my own experience.)
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I have a poem in the current issue of Delta Poetry Review

Thank you for doing the Internet this service!

This early poem of Hopkins (1864)

Do you know if there will be a better option for US orders? I’d really like to pick up a copy! The Carcanet site directs to an IPG page for US orders with US-based shipping, but your book is not listed there (yet anyway)—I know you may have no clue about these kinds of details…

Spark Glow, gentle canticle, / in the endless ether— / ring radiant across / the radius of curse ...

"Spark" by @stevensearcy.bsky.social in the current issue of Forgotten Ground Regained:

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Limiting Poetry's Feedback Loop On Writing Poems for People in the Real World

The topic of discussion was my recent essay in @newversereview.bsky.social, “Limiting Poetry’s Feedback Loop”:
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I got the chance to have a conversation with Matthew Buckley Smith on the Sleerickets podcast:
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Tree-Hymn, a poem in alliterative verse by Steven Searcy The trees tower, telling the world / the strength of love, straight and true. / Widening slowly ...

"Tree-Hymn" by @stevensearcy.bsky.social in the current issue of Forgotten Ground Regained.

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…the fact that it’s easy to find so many poems that are explicitly talking about poetry, the life of the poet, etc., is the key point I wanted to highlight, a tendency which seems to me not very healthy for the art form in general. Thanks for reading and sharing!

“Energetic”—ha! Just seeing these comments. I truly wasn’t out to get Collins specifically, but he happened to provide several good examples of the kind of things I wanted to point out. Each of those individual linked poems are not necessarily bad in isolation, but…

Grateful to receive my first Pushcart nomination from Forgotten Ground Regained! Many thanks to @rhunedhel.bsky.social

I was honored to receive my first Best of the Net nomination from the fabulous journal New Verse Review!

I’m excited to have two poems in the latest issue of Blue Unicorn. Here’s one:

I’m happy to have a poem in Atlanta Review. The Spring/Summer issue also includes a section of work by living authors from another country (in translation)

My 7yo enjoyed reading this recently!

The B-rhyme that won’t go away epitomizes marcescence

Monomaniacal Petrarchan sonnet? 😆

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed these. And I greatly appreciate your cover photos!

I’m excited to have two poems included in the latest issue of New Verse Review. Check out the full issue for tons of excellent poems!
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Thanks for the shout-out, Eric! The entire issue is full of really good stuff!

I didn’t write this poem in response to your call, but it was the only alliterative poem I had that fit the theme.

I have a new poem in the Winter 2025 issue of Forgotten Ground Regained, alongside some other very nice work. Thanks to editor @rhunedhel.bsky.social
Check out the issue:
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