Good poetry of the spoonie variety. I particularly love Shweta's reading of this one. Give it a listen, if you've got a second.

Two of them, even. "Barbara Newhall Follett welcomes home" among fabulous company in Mythic Delirium 26. You can order it now as a single issue, or subscribe and get even more issues of excellent poetry. Not that I'm biased or anything.

For more instant gratification, "Deluge" is now live at Goblin Fruit. You can read it and/or hear me read it ( Read more... )

My poem, "Crowfunded," is in the latest issue of Goblin Fruit, now live. You can read it, and/or hear me read it, here. There are actual sound effects and everything (aka witness my first grapple with foley).

Officially, it's still autumn in this part of the world, and it's a dark season this year, indeed. We feel the chill even in sunny Southern California, and the sea glimmers dark under an overcast sky. It's an appropriate time to indulge in what editor Amal El-Mohtar has declared "the Doomiest Doom issue that ever Doomed."

( This way into the labyrinth, my lovelies. )

Despite the post office's determination that I should not have this volume, the Goblin Queen of the North entrusted a copy to Our Fearless Leader, who passed it on to me. So here I sit, with elusive thing in hand, and I will tell you what I think of it.

( Not as long as my usual, but still not short. )

Take note, my lovelies. The Goblin Queens can be most generous with those who find their favor, and so it is that they have added to the bounty of the feast. That is to say, there are now audio files available of all the Feature Poems, as well as Francesca Forrest's "Urashima Tarō sings," which file I received in my very inbox before it went up ( Read more... )

Imma attempt to do this in a vaguely coherent fashion. I make no promises.

One of the things I love about Goblin Fruit is that there always seems to be a theme, but it's not a theme as easily identified as, say, "poems about water sprites" or "illusions." Appropriately, it tends to feel more like a gourmet meal, each poem a flavor in a given ( Read more... )