Read ‘The Night Heron’ in Saw Palm Issue 19

I’m delighted to announce that my poem, ‘The Night Heron’ is featured in issue 19 of Saw Palm: Florida Art & Literature. The theme of the issue is ‘Florida Strange’ and I’m thrilled to be included alongside so many wondrously weird works about my home state.

Update: The new issue is live and you can purchase it from the Saw Palm website.

On May 7th, the magazine held a release launch party at Green Bench Brewing Company in St. Petersburg, so Kaleb and I decided to go on a poetry road trip. The reading itself was really fun and had a great turnout. It’s the first time I’ve performed poetry live in years, so I was a bit anxious about getting back on stage. Once the reading actually began however, that quickly passed. I had almost forgotten how inspiring it is to be in a room with a bunch of artists sharing their work. The energy was uplifting, and by the time I got up to read, I was hardly nervous at all (but definitely still kinda nervous).

I want to congratulate not only the writers and artists featured in the issue, but all the editors and staff at who put the magazine and the release party together. I hope everyone gets the chance to check out issue 19 once it goes live and I’ll update this post with that link as soon as it’s available. Stay strange and keep writing.