Poems (2022 – 2023)

June 2023

Of Echoes and Explosions – Dissident Voice

If Only in Dreams – Poetry Super Highway

Of Frequencies Resplendent – GloMag

Queen’s Gambit – Active Muse

Roundtrip – Active Muse

Apples & Owls at Midnight (Part 7) – Erato Magazine (print)

As the Script Unfolds – Pathways Magazine (print)

Peaches ‘n Cream – Pennsylvania Literary Journal (print)

Don’t Rush (over the edge) to Judgment – Pennsylvania Literary Journal

Ham & Havarti on Sourdough – Pennsylvania Literary Journal (print)

May 2023

Sucking Vapors – Wicked Shadow Press (print)

The Strands That Tie Together – Dissident Voice

Fleeced – Written Tales Magazine

Grand Pontiff of Rehashed Apple Theorems – Written Tales Magazine

The Repeating Script of History – Dissident Voice

In the Age of Bloodletting – Impspired Press (print)

And Streets Lined with Gold – Impspired Press (print)

Prelude to a Blood Moon Eclipse – Impspired Press (print)

Dancing at the Dawn of the Ball – Spillwords Press

Manic Adoration – Literary Cocktail Magazine

Scorched – Writing on the Wall Global Magazine (print)

Just Enough – Writing on the Wall Global Magazine (print)

Precious Patience – Dissident Voice

The Shadow of the Door – BlazeVOX

Blurred – BlazeVOX

Modus Operandi of the Serpents – BlazeVOX

No Villain Shall Prosper – BlazeVOX

Modes of Mooing – BlazeVOX

In the Age of Bloodletting – The Piker Press

An Ode to the Word – Setu Mag

Of Flocks and Red Sheep – Dissident Voice

Subtle Shades of the Rust’s Translucence – Panoplyzine

Transcending Definitions – Jnuri (Korean Translation)

4th & Chapel – Prachya Review

Narrow – Prachya Review

Of Heavy Hands & Feet – Prachya Review

Grand Pontiff of Rehashed Apple Theorems – Written Tales (print)

Homecoming – Phenomenal Literature (print)

Skin Crawl – Phenomenal Literature (print)

Burns Hot for Evolution – VerbalArt (print)

Chameleon – VerbalArt (print)

Comes the Budding – Cosmic Daffodil Journal

April 2023

Reptilian Aloofness – Dissident Voice

Surge Past the Static – Raven Cage

Peeking Buffet – Raven Cage

Nearly Forgotten and/or Passed Over – Raven Cage

Hidden Agenda/Virtue/Crisis – Raven Cage

Calvary Called – Raven Cage

Gazing into the Future – Best of the North Georgia Mountains

Fervent Proclamations – GloMag

Artificial Injection/Transmission – Madras Courier

X Marks the Fountain – Alien Buddha Press (print)

T Cells – Alien Buddha Press (print)

Animal – Cajun Mutt Press

For Love of War – Dissident Voice

Sacrificial Nibble – Atunis Galaxy

Like Night Follows Day – Atunis Galaxy

Everyone Has Their Hill – Atunis Galaxy

Pick a Perspective – Atunis Galaxy

Of Tongues and Tar – Phoenix Z Publishing

Steady in the Storm – The California Poppy Times

Sunlight Crystal – The California Poppy Times

Empty Pages – The California Poppy Times

Gut Reaction – The California Poppy Times

That’s Peanuts – The California Poppy Times

The Tapestry of Amphitrite – Polis Magazino

Governor – Polis Magazino

Rabbit Totem Ginger – Polis Magazino

Sidereal Nectar – Fevers of the Mind

Three Wishes – Fevers of the Mind

Gleaning from Glands – Fevers of the Mind

Of Carrot Greens and Wars Declared – Fevers of the Mind

Janus/Brand – Fevers of the Mind

Administrative Leeches – Dissident Voice

Sunlight Crystal – Every Writer

The Swarm – Borderless Journal

Fathomed Perceptions – Borderless Journal

Alpha (Adrenaline)/Omega (Saturation) – Borderless Journal

Transcending Definitions – World Contemporary Poets (print)

Here and Now (and After) – World Contemporary Poets (print)

Fragile Fragments of Rocks and Building Block Burps – Piker Press

Insomnia – Ephemeral Elegies

Spontaneous Combustion – Medusa’s Kitchen

Whirling Prana – Medusa’s Kitchen

Rarity – Medusa’s Kitchen

Divinely Orchestrated – Medusa’s Kitchen

Beyond My Sphere of Explanation – Medusa’s Kitchen

Short Sequence – Medusa’s Kitchen

Alkalizing Spirit – The Literary Yard

Kerosene Creases – The Literary Yard

Medication May Cause Nausea – The Literary Yard

For a Soul Friend – The Literary Yard

Transcending Definitions – Viewless Wings (Dublin Poetry Walk)

It’s Academic – Cultural Reverence

Dynamite – The Sandy River Review

Epiphanic Bliss (Plurality in Motion) – WELL READ Magazine (full)

Casting Cards – Phoenix Z Publishing

Peaches ‘n Cream – Kavya Kishor

Empty Calories – Kavya Kishor

Of Tombs and Choirs – Kavya Kishor

Give & Take – Kavya Kishor

Prison Break – Kavya Kishor

Halo Equated – Synchronized Chaos

What Roars Below – Synchronized Chaos

Aborted Escapism – Synchronized Chaos

In the Age of Bloodletting – Impspired Magazine

And Streets Lined with Gold – Impspired Magazine

Prelude to a Blood Moon Eclipse – Impspired Magazine

Alchemical Apotheosis – Live Encounters (full issue)

Of Small Movements and Quantum Leaps – Live Encounters (full issue)

It’s Even Better in Real Life – Live Encounters (full issue)

Detoxification – Sober Girls Yoga Magazine (full issue)

March 2023

No Villain Shall Prosper – Dissident Voice

Stony Smile – Best of the North Georgia Mountains (print)

Annabelle – GHORSOWAR Magazine (World Poetry Day Edition)

Cultural Revolutions Tend to Wind up Where They Started – Dissident Voice

Sanctuary – It’s Our Poems Anthology (print)

Rarity – It’s Our Poems Anthology (print)

Intentional Motions – Dissident Voice

Seven Koi in Pisces – Setu Mag (2023 Western Voices Editorial)

It’s Even Better in Real Life – Dissident Voice

Transcending Definitions – Coral Avenue Magazine (print)

February 2023

Learning to Sing the Word – GloMag (print)

Waiting in the Window’s Wings with a Warm Wave – Dissident Voice

Comes the Budding – Dissident Voice

Just Enough – Dissident Voice

Across the Pond – Cultural Reverence

Skin Crawl – Dissident Voice

January 2023

Nehal’s World – A Lot of Good, Our Thumbs

Survival Theory – GloMag

Satiating Urges – Dissident Voice

In It, of It, and Can’t Skip Around It – Spillwords Press

Tortoise and the Hare – Dissident Voice

41-Hoot Salute – Writing on the Wall Global Magazine (print)

Sidereal Nectar – Writing on the Wall Global Magazine (print)

Whirling Prana – Borderless Journal

A Lot of Good, Our Thumbs – Borderless Journal

Serenade of Sirens – Borderless Journal

Epiphanic Bliss (Plurality in Motion) – Dissident Voice

Peeking Buffet – Dissident Voice

A New State of Being – Dissident Voice

December 2022

If Only in Dreams – GloMag

From a Million Miles Away (Innocence Lost) – Self Portrait Anthology

Jiminy Cricket – Self Portrait Anthology (print)

The Kiss – Dissident Voice

Lives, Fortunes, and Sacred Honor – World Poetry Today Anthology (print)

Gnawing on Absinthe – World Poetry Today (print)

Fragile Fragments of Rocks and Building Block Burps – Dissident Voice

Alchemical Apotheosis – Dissident Voice

Beyond My Sphere of Explanation – Best of the North Georgia Mountains

The Good Old Days – Dissident Voice

November 2022

Artificial Injection/Transmission – Dissident Voice

Celestial Ballet – Dissident Voice

Colors Slapped Across the Cheek – Dissident Voice

Oracle of Awakened Love – Dissident Voice

October 2022

Belly – Best of the North Georgia Mountains (full issue)

Governor – GloMag

The Tapestry of Amphitrite – Dissident Voice

Grace and Beauty – Live Encounters (full issue)

In It, of It, and Can’t Skip Around It – Live Encounters (full issue)

Dozen Bottle Black Light Special – Live Encounters (full issue)

The Thin Line – Dissident Voice

Blue Pines – We the Poets Anthology (print)

Student Section – We the Poets Anthology (print)

Homeward Bound – Dissident Voice

And Streets Lined with Gold – Dissident Voice

Carrion Fiat Feast – Dissident Voice

September 2022

Detoxification – Best of the North Georgia Mountains (full issue)

God, Love, Truth, and Light – Dissident Voice

Nothing for Granted – Dissident Voice

In the Age of Bloodletting – Dissident Voice

First They Came For… – Dissident Voice

August 2022

Mum’s the Word – GloMag (print)

Reptilian Oil – Dissident Voice

It’s Elementary – Dissident Voice

Taste Test – Dissident Voice

Ham & Havarti on Sourdough – The Literary Parrot (print)

In It, of It, and Can’t Skip Around It – Dissident Voice

July 2022

Separate Islands, Same Map – Piker Press

Natural Reflection of Your Palms – Talon Review

Whack-A-Mole Mentality – Dissident Voice

Old 10% Robinette – Dissident Voice

Over Both Shoulders – Mad Swirl

Coloring Outside the Lines – TechTouch Talk

Soft Metallic Pastels – Dissident Voice

Kumbaya – Dissident Voice

God, Love, Truth, and Light – GloMag

Janus/Brand – 2023 Atunis Galaxy Anthology (print)

Remember Who (and What) You Are – 2023 Atunis Galaxy Anthology (print)

Smelly Business – Dissident Voice

June 2022

Get It, Got It, Good – Dissident Voice

When Form Takes Shape – Sequoyah Cherokee River Journal

Transcending Definitions – Sequoyah Cherokee River Journal

Portals – Sequoyah Cherokee River Journal (Cherokee Translation)

Masquerade – Sequoyah Cherokee River Journal (Cherokee Translation)

Rearview – Sequoyah Cherokee River Jouranal (Cherokee Translation)

Beyond My Sphere of Explanation – Vatsala Radhakeesoon Blog

Governor – Vatsala Blog

Rarity – Vatsala Blog

Three Wishes – The Piker Press

If Only in Dreams – Dissident Voice

Coming Awake and Doubling Down – Dissident Voice

Kicking Pebbles and Sweeping Sticks – Dissident Voice

May 2022

Sidereal Nectar – Poetry Pacific (print)

The Strands That Tie Together – Poetry Pacific (print)

Splotchy Work – GloMag

Prelude to a Blood Moon Eclipse – Dissident Voice

Happy Little Tricks – The Piker Press

Governor – Dissident Voice

Rarity – Dissident Voice

2022 Western Voices Edition (guest editor) – Setu Mag

Attuned to the Moon – Dissident Voice

Numa (by Mihaela Melnic) – The Piker Press

Rabbit Totem Ginger – Dissident Voice

April 2022

41-Hoot Salute – The Piker Press

Truth – Dissident Voice

Serenade of Sirens – Dissident Voice

Cock-A-Doodle-Do – International Times

Surge Past the Static – Dissident Voice

A Bite’s Exponential Loss of Swagger – International Times

This Will All Make More Sense Four Years Hence – ILA Magazine

Alkalizing Spirit – Spillwords Press

Shifting the Cycle – International Times

Nearly Forgotten and/or Passed Over – Dissident Voice

March 2022

Whirling Prana – GloMag

As the Script Unfolds – The Piker Press

Beyond My Sphere of Explanation – Dissident Voice

Manic Adoration – Brahmand: Voice of the Cosmos

Of Frequencies Resplendent – Brahmand: Voice of the Cosmos

Phase Shift – Brahmand: Voice of the Cosmos

Old Hat Blues – Dissident Voice

Of Preludes and Harbingers – Dissident Voice

A Lot of Good, Our Thumbs – Dissident Voice

February 2022

Calvary Called – Dissident Voice

When Form Takes Shape – Poetry Unites Anthology (print)

Violins with Falsetto – Poetry Unites Anthology (print)

Forced into Action – Dissident Voice

Sidereal Nectar – GloMag (print)

The Old Switcheroo – Dissident Voice

Jackal Blood – Dissident Voice

God, Love, Truth, and Light – Cooch Behar Anthology (print)

January 2022

Spoiled Meat – Dissident Voice

Happy Little Tricks – GloMag

Phase Shift – VerbalART Journal

Separate Island, Same Map – Pixie Dust Anthology (print)

Sweetest Halo – Pixie Dust Anthology (print)

Huffing and Puffing – Dissident Voice

41-Hoot Salute – Atunis Poetry

Janus/Brand – Atunis Poetry

Remember Who (and What) You Are – Atunis Poetry

Transcending Definitions – Nacional Gazete (Albanian Translation)

A Bite’s Exponential Loss of Swagger – Dissident Voice

Return of the Fission – Lothlorien Poetry Journal (print)

Deep Infatuation – Lothlorien Poetry Journal (print)

Saucy Salvation – Lothlorien Poetry Journal (print)

Cold Snap – GHORSOWAR

Blue Pines – Paradise on Earth Volume 2 (print) Italian Translation

Hymnal for the Sun – Paradise on Earth Volume 2 (print) Italian

Whirling Prana – Dissident Voice

Sidereal Nectar – A Too Powerful Word

X Marks the Fountain – A Too Powerful Word

A Too Powerful Word - Winter 2022 cover

Happy Little Tricks – Dissident Voice