Rhysling Nominated Poems from 2021
Each year, members of SFPA (Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association) nominate what they consider to be the best poems of the past year. Works are divided into two categories, short (under 50 lines) and long (above 50 lines). I’m honored this year to have FOUR nominated poems, two in each category, and all of them can be read online!
Within a few months, they’ll also be published in the SFPA Rhysling Anthology that members read before voting for their top poems (I actually won in 2019!). This will also be available for the public to buy from sites such as Amazon.
Here are my nominated poems:
SHORT
“Field Trip to See the Mermaid” in Mermaids Monthly
“How to Find Yourself Again” in Fantasy Magazine
LONG
“The Bookstore” in New Myths
“Follow the Meandering Path” in Abyss & Apex
Best of luck to all nominees!
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Read MoreEnd of 2021 Publication Round-Up
2021 is finally at end. Surely 2022 must be better. Right? RIGHT?
The end of the year brought a flood of new publications. These have also been added to my complete Short Works Bibliography.
Short stories
- “A Consideration of Trees,” Escape Pod (text as well as podcast)
- “Welcome Home,” Nature (Nov 17 2021)
Poetry
- “The Bookstore,” NewMyths.com
- “Follow the Meandering Path,” Abyss & Apex Issue 80: 4th Quarter 2021
- “Shapeshifting Isn’t Some Party Trick,” Daikaijuzine
- “The Eye of the Kraken,” Eye to the Telescope Issue 42: The Sea
- “Field Trip to See the Mermaid,” Mermaids Monthly
- “Demons,” Star*Line 44.4 Winter 2021
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Read MoreNew Poetry Publications
I have a number of stories set to come out in the next few months, but somehow, October ended up being a month for poetry releases!
- “Follow the Meandering Path” in Abyss & Apex Issue 80: 4th Quarter 2021
- “The Eye of the Kraken” in Eye to the Telescope Issue 42: The Sea
- “Demons,” Star*Line 44.4 Winter 2021
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Read MoreNew poem in Fantasy Magazine: “How to Find Yourself Again”
I’m thrilled to have achieved a long-time goal to have something published in Fantasy Magazine. For a few years there, it looked like it wouldn’t be possible at all, as the magazine was no more… but now it’s back, I had my second chance, and I’m in with a very appropriate poem!
Read “How to Find Yourself Again” in Fantasy Magazine.
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Read MorePoetry reading and interview on YouTube: “A Purring Cat is a Time Machine”
Todd Sullivan is accumulating a wonderful number of author showcases and interviews on YouTube, and included me in his series on How to Read Poetry. I read my poem “A Purring Cat is a Time Machine,” originally published in Daikaijuzine, and then answer some interview questions on poetry. Enjoy!
Read MoreRecent Poetry Publications
I’ve had a bunch of poems released in the last month. If you have a spare few minutes and need to escape this dreadful world, perhaps give these a read!
– “I Make Myself a Dragon,” The Book of Dragons
– “Great-Great Grandmother’s Recipe,” Polu Texni
– “The Luck Eaters” (co-written with Rhonda Parrish) and “When the Company Pays,” Star*Line 43.3
– “The Way is Long and Fraught with Perils,” Polu Texni
