4 New Poems Accepted for Publication

Offcourse Literary Journal (http://offcourse.org), a print publication from my former city of Albany, NY, has just accepted for their Spring 2010 edition 4 of my poems. Historic Scenes and Farmer's Almanac, both from my In Country chapbook, still awaiting publication, and Waking to a Strange Letter, a sad little ditty from The Art of Raining, and Blissful Democracy, a cultural poem composed in Athens, from a third fingers-crossed chapbook The House We Live In....

Common Enemies

My cultural poem Common Enemies has just been accepted for publication by The November 3rd Club. Please check it out later this week (their Winter 2010 edition) at http://www.november3rdclub.com. It's the second poem they have published in the last year! Common Enemies is a poem within my chapbook The House We Live In, works focusing on questions of culture and religion, war and politics...please read it at their site and let me know here what you think...

Four and Twenty!

Four and Twenty, a forum for short poetry, just accepted my poem Invitation(s) for their online March 2010 issue! The link is http://4and20poetry.com. I'm particularly exited in that this makes my 90th publication, so online drinks on me!

New Domain Name for Upcoming Website!

Ah, just purchased a domain name for my upcoming, hopefully comprehensive and creative website. www.TheArtOfRaining.com. Looking forward to setting it up and preparing for the various interactive poetry elements I'm planning!

It Is Not You

It is not you I have lost
crossing the road
to taste this other dream
of myself,
following a whisper
of butterfly.


My fairly new poem, It Is Not You, has just been accepted for the Spring 2010 issue (print & online) of Euphony. It'll be available in a few months at http://euphonyjournal.com. Above is a little taste ;)

Counterexample Poetics

My poem Timepiece is now available at http://www.counterexamplepoetics.com/2010/02/john-sibley-williams.html!! Or below ;)

Timepiece


Iron sky, grinding clouds,
piecemeal memories broad and porous
worked over again upon the loom.

Clockwork of sunset-
still my feet and still
edgeless night.
I am tomorrow’s rearview promise-
more canvass
more canvass more dreams
more time to listen to my song
misinterpreting each note.

Ellipsis Publication!!

I'm very excited that, in addition to a few acceptances earlier this week, Ellipsis, a renowned print journal, will be publishing my new poem Psalm One (didn't write Psalm Two until after submitting to them ;) in their April 2010 edition. Only a few of my publications would be available at chain or indie bookstores, li...ke B&N or Powells, so Ellipsis is a particularly good step for me. Their website is http://www.westminstercollege.edu/ellipsis/index.cfm?parent=7563&detail=8929, if interested in checking it out or for submission guidelines...