PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award

My book, Black Steel Magnolias In The Hour Of Chaos Theory, has been awarded the 2019 PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award. I’m honored to stand along with fellow poet, Vernon Keeve, in the ceremony on December 7.

Info on the event can be found here.

You’re owed a longer story, check-in, but all I got right now is Wow.

But yeah–a longer post is on the way. Until then, here’s some poetry. How are you?

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