I’m happy to share that my poem “Hidden Agenda/Virtue/Crisis” has been published in the latest issue of BigCityLit out of Manhattan, New York. Thank you to Alyssa Yankwitt for including my work. The new piece can be found at the link below…
Author: 17numa
Sacred Geometrical Premonitions
I’m happy to share that three of my poems were published in the 14-year anniversary edition of Live Encounters that was recently released. Big thank you to Mark Ulyseas for including my work in his milestone issue. “Intentional Motions,” “4th & Chapel,” and “A Monster of Light in Motion” can be read here…

Bleeding Through Heaven’s Veil
I’m stoked to share that my poems “Portals” and “It’s a Matter of Record/Opinion” have been translated into Spanish and published in issue 14 of La Presa released by Embajadoras Press out of Canada. Thank you to Lee Gould for including my work and for sending out the contributor’s copy that arrived in the mail this week. The digital versions of these pieces can be found here…
https://issuu.com/embajadoraspress.lapresa/docs/la_presa_-issue_14-_g6/114
Rupturing Crystalline Transcendence
I’m excited to share that the opening poem from my book, Abstract Visions of Light, has been published in the new Mauritius Caught in a Dream anthology released through Inkdew Publications in celebration of Mauritius’ 55th anniversary of independence. Thank you to Anoucheka Gangabissoon for selecting my work to be included in this special milestone edition.
The digital and print versions of the anthology are both available here…
I Consulted My Stars
I’m stoked to share that my poem “Blue Pines,” along with its Italian translation, received an honorable mention in the 2023 Gli Amici Di Guido Gozzano poetry contest. Big thank you to Mihaela Melnic for her translation and to Lidia Chiarelli for the invitation to submit.
“Blue Pines” can be read here…
https://amicidiguidogozzano.jimdofree.com/foreign-authors-selected-poems-2023/
Hemlock and Hemorrhages
I’m stoked to share that my poem “Apples & Owls at Midnight (Part 7)” was published recently in the new hunger-themed issue of Erato Magazine released out of the UK. Thank you to Celina Tran for including my work and for sending out the contributor copy that arrived in the mail.
Copies of the issue are available here…
https://eratomagazine.bigcartel.com/product/issue-iii-hunger
Steeling the Spine for What’s to Come
I’m thrilled to share that my poem “As the Script Unfolds” has been published in the new summer edition of Pathways Magazine which has been distributed throughout the greater Washington, DC area since 1979. Big thank you to Michelle Alonso for selecting my work.
“As the Script Unfolds” can be read here in the online version…
Holy Ghost Aglow
Thank you to Geoffrey Gatza for publishing five of my poems in the latest edition of BlazeVOX. “The Shadow of the Door,” “Blurred,” “Modus Operandi of the Serpents,” “No Villain Shall Prosper,” and “Modes of Mooing” can be read here…
http://www.blazevox.org/BX%20Covers/BXSpring23/Spring%2023%20-%20Scott%20Thomas%20Outlar.pdf
Layers of Rust and Life
Congratulations to Mihaela Melnic for the publication of her new book from Impspired Press, Layers of Rust and Life. It was an honor to serve as the editor for my soul friend’s third poetry collection and to provide one of the back cover blurbs.
Having read through this book multiple times throughout its creative process, I feel confident in giving it my highest recommendation. With that in mind, copies of Layers of Rust and Life are available at the link below…
Dancing Between the Blinkers of Bright Lights & Despair
I’m thrilled to share that three of my poems were published recently in the new issue of Prachya Review released out of Bangladesh. Thank you to Shafinur Shafin for including my work in his venue. “4th & Chapel,” “Narrow,” and “Of Heavy Hands & Feet” can be read here…








