My poem “Revelations in the Marrow” was one of the runners-up in the 2020 Yasou! poetry contest. Big thank you to judges, Joanne Olivieri and Elise Stupe for their consideration. The piece is set to be featured at their site in 2021.

I’m stoked that a selection of my poetry was published in this anthology released through Concrete Mist Press. Big thank you to Heath Brougher for including “…Had a Great Fall” and “Spent” in this edition alongside an outstanding collection of contemporary authors. Copies are available here…

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1734440996

I’m excited to kick off the new year having reached a nice milestone. My first poem to appear in 2021 at Dissident Voice is also my 2,000^th poem published overall since beginning to submit my work back in 2014. Thank you to Angie Tibbs at DV and to all the editors who have published my writing. It’s been a fun ride so far.

“Of Twists and Turns” can be read here…
https://dissidentvoice.org/2021/01/of-twists-and-turns/

The first episode of 2021 was a two-hour special featuring several guests from Alien Buddha Press. Red Focks, Ada Wofford, Edward Wells II, Shannon Frost Greenstein, and Jemelia Moseley all joined the program to discuss and read selections from their new books.

Thank you to everyone who supports the show by spreading the word and sharing episode links with your friends. Your support is always greatly appreciated!

Episode #128 can be listened to at the link below…

https://www.blogtalkradio.com/17numaradio/2021/01/05/songs-of-selah-with-scott-thomas-outlar

I’m thrilled that my poem “Student Section” appears in Volume XXV of Torrid Literature Journal published out of Tampa, Florida. Thank you to Alice Saunders for including my work in her venue. Copies of the issue are available here.

I’m stoked that my poem “Seizure” appears in issue 5 of Rust Belt Review (featuring this cover art by Henry Stanton). Big thank you to Jay Miner for including my work. Copies of the issue are available here.

I’m thrilled that a selection of my poetry was translated into Bengali and published in the Bridging Continents Anthology released out of Kolkata, India. Thank you to Gopal Lahiri for including my work.

I’m stoked that my poem “Wait Not” appears in the Hibiscus anthology of poetry released out of India through Hawakal Publishers. Thank you to Kiriti Sengupta for selecting my work to be included.

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

I’d like to take a moment and say a huge thank you to all the editors who included my work in their venues during 2020. Though it’s been a strange year, indeed, I was fortunate to have had 153 poems published by presses in the US and internationally, including translations into Spanish, Bengali, and Malayalam.

Probably the two projects I’m most proud of being involved with this year were the anthologies I was invited to serve as guest editor on. With that in mind, thank you to Sunil Sharma and Anurag Sharma for putting out the 2020 Western Voices issue of Setu Mag (the 2^nd annual edition that I hope will continue this coming year as well).

And thank you to Jay Chakravarti at CultureCult Press for releasing the Hope Anthology of poetry which includes the work of 50 wonderful poets from around the world. It was an honor to serve as editor on these two collections.

I’m stoked that my poem “Violins with Falsetto” was published in a recent issue of Miletus International Literature Magazine released through Black Mountain Press. Thank you to Umit Sener Ta for including my work. Links to all of my publications from 2020 can be found on the poems page here at 17Numa.