appearances

July 25, 2026

Co-conspiratory reading with Kerry Moyer at Middle Ground

Thanks to Lance, Debra, Megan and the fine folks at Middle Ground Books & Gifts in Emporia for welcoming me as a reader. This shop (along with several other spots in Emporia's downtown) is a must-see anytime you are in the area. Their bookish blog is also a must-hear!

Thanks also to Kerry Moyer for inviting me to share the "stage" in one of his favorite hometown haunts. He's the author of Turnpike Prairie, Rust & Weeds, Dirt Road, and Salt — check out my review of the latter on Storygraph.

August 29, 2026

The Write Bridge journal read-around at Watkins Museum of History

I'm thrilled to have a new poem in the next issue of Anamcara Press's The Write Bridge | Mind the Gap "Freedom & Tyranny" theme issue.  I'll be joining other folks in Lawrence, Kansas for an inspiring afternoon of readings. (My piece is a micropoem, so don't attend just for me--go for the whole experience!) More details TBA ... meanwhile, please check out the many wonderful publications and authors at:

https://anamcara-press.com/

-TBA-

KJHK's "Poetry Power Hour" with Max Bryan

Thanks to Max for taking an hour to let me reminisce about my glory days as a student at the University of Kansas ("Rock Chalk Jayhawk")! Including a stint as a KJHK deejay for a drive-time alternative rock show, and publication in KU's Kiosk Literary Magazine (now defunct; it was long ago ... I'm old).

Recorded via Google Meet on May Day (5/1) 2026. Podcast publishing date (on Spotify, Podcast Addict, etc.) is still To Be Announced ... please stay tuned ... 

MAY 31, 2026

Mikrokosmos launch party at Wichita State University

I shared three of my poems published in issue #72, thanks to Anna Pellerin, this year's editor-in-chief, and Hanna Frey, Mikro staff. My pieces are:

• Long Saturday Night

• Please Tell Me

• Pomme & Circumstance

The launch was held in the Wichita State Connect Building ... check it out if you need a cool space for your event:

https://map.concept3d.com/?id=1128#!ct/26035,27738,30614,30622,30623,37607,45962,49926?m/1107624?s/connect 

MAY 3, 2026

Free State Book Festival (see The Lawrence Times preview article here)

at the Lawrence Public Library: https://lplks.org/

I had the honor of sharing an author table with the brilliant Tasjha Dixon: check out her website at www.empoweringkcwithtasjha.com and subscribe to her Substack, "The People's Oracle: Writings for Our Freedom." Thanks to Beth Gulley for organizing the poetry open mic where I read a couple random poems from my new book, and crossed paths with hardworking writers like Annette Billings, Diane Silver, Linzi Garcia, Debra Irsik, T.A. Dugan, Brian Daldorph, Ian Cook, and Will Averill. And, of course, I couldn't say no to helping staff the Kansas Authors Club table (I guess I could have said "no," but then I would have felt like a schmuck). Thanks also to Anamcara Press, the Raven Book Store, and Kansas Authors Club for helping the LPL co-host this community celebration!