Published in
Some of the works in this collection
have appeared in the following publications:
Art/Life Limited Editions
Opossum Holler Tarot
Napalm Health Spa
The National Library of Poetry
The Penny Dreadful Review
Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum
acknowledgments
Thanks to the people who published my work, both the work that is in this collection and otherwise. Thanks to fellow writers like Paul Weinman for the series of response poems, to C Ra McGuirt for the poam series. Thanks to writers I have read in the past, to writers like Rich, Dickey, Kafka, and Rand.
Thanks to the people who provided me with the experiences from which I draw upon. Thanks to the people in the conversations series, the unknown people who suffered so much. I hope your speaking out helped. Thanks to the people from the elevated trains. Thanks to the two people who opened up to me and told me their dreams.
My thoughts go to Jeff, to the people in the rape education series, to the people who wrote names on the wall at Coslow’s. To the people living on the street on Christmas eve. To the residents of Blue Sky’s mobile Home Estates.
To the stars. To my family. To my memories. To travel. To childhood.
And, of course, to Eugene. You share many of my experiences with me, and in many ways these stories are as much about you as they are me. Thank you.