First Cut: Interview with Amy-Jean Muller

The third book in the First Cut Poetry series, Baptism by Fire, by the inimitable, exceptionally talented Amy-Jean Muller was … More

NEWS: EX-CETERA by HLR (Nine Pens, 2023)

I recently shared on my social media accounts the exciting news that my new poetry pamphlet, EX-CETERA, will be published … More

Happy New Year! I hope that 2023 brings each of you good health, security and stability, love, productivity, and pure … More

Another ID wristband—tethered to this earth only by name and number. Another locked room—unopenable from the inside, trapped in terror. … More

The tenth book in the First Cut Poetry series, A Chapbook About Nothing by Scott Cumming, was released one year … More

Content warning: self-harm Injuries You Cannot See #29 She has four dents in her head: when everyone was obsessed with … More

The seventh book in the First Cut Poetry series, Abandoned Accounts: Poems 2020 – 2021 by Roy Christopher, was released … More

Yesterday, I re-read my debut poetry collection, History of Present Complaint, for the first time since its release in February … More

The 12th book in the First Cut Poetry series, Hymns from the Whipping Post by the multi-talented Gabriel Hart, was … More

1 I fill the void with three liters of cheap white wine and morph into a monster in a mini … More