Poetry

The Published Poems of David A. Estringel

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"You Get My Meaning"

Originally published at Expat Press October 2018, online; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint].

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"Solace"

Originally published at Expat Press October 2018, online; Poetizer May 2019, online [reprint]; Elixir Magazine July 2019, online [reprint}; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]

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"Kiss Me, Again, Again, and Again"

Originally published at Terror House Magazine October 2018, online; Sunflower Sutras June 2019, podcast; Digging through the Fat featured February 2019, online [reprint]; The Basil O'Flaherty March 2019, online [reprint]; Rigorous May 2019, online [reprint]; Fishbowl Press / Fishbowl Press Poetry June 2019, online [reprint]; ICOE Press October 2019, print [reprint]; Horror Sleaze Trash October 2019, online [reprint]; Horror Sleaze Trash (HST Quarterly Winter 2020) December 2019, online [reprint]; Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint].

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"Lithium"

Originally published at Terror House Magazine October 2018, online; The Ugly Writers February 2019, online [reprint]; Rigorous May 2019, online [reprint]; Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]

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"Contentment (Sittin' on My Front Porch)"

Originally published at Terror House Magazine October 2018, online; Alien Buddha Press Zine #7 - scheduled for June 2019 publication, online [reprint]; The Elixir Magazine published September 2019, online [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]

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"Gossip"

Originally published at Terror House Magazine October 2018, online; Poetizer April 2019, online [reprint]; The Elixir Magazine May 2019, online [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Blue Sky through Bare Branches"

Originally published at Foliate Oak Magazine November 2018, online; Merak Magazine January 2019, online [reprint]; Printed Words March 2019, online [reprint]; Sunflower Sutras June 2019, podcast; Digging through the Fat featured February 2019, online [reprint]; Agony Opera March 2019, online [reprint]; The Basil O'Flaherty March 2019, online [reprint]; Rigorous May 2019, online [reprint]; The Elixir Magazine August 2019, online [reprint], Logos Literature - scheduled for October 2019 publication, online [reprint]; Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]  

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"Fireflies"

Originally published at Expat Press November 2018, online; Three Line Poetry (Issue #50) February 2019, print and online [reprint]; The Elixir Magazine May 2019, online [reprint]; CultureCult Press (Nocture - Poetry of the Night: CultureCult Anthology) published September 2019, print {reprint}; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]

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"Pyre"

Originally published at Expat Press November 2018, online; PPP Ezine January 2019, online [reprint]; Poetizer April 2019, online [reprint]; The Elixir Magazine September 2019, online [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]

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"Olokun, Deity of the Ocean Depths"

Originally published at Expat Press November 2018, online; Route 7 Review December 2018, online [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]

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"Poetry #2"

Originally published at Expat Press November 2018, online; Alien Buddha Press Zine #7 - scheduled for publication June 2019, online [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]

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"Angels in the Morning"

Originally published at Expat Press November 2018, online; The Elixir Magazine May 2019, online [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint] 

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"As I Wake"

Originally published at Expat Press October 2018, online; The Elixir Magazine May 2019, online [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]

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"Gin & Tonic"

Originally published at Expat Press November 2018, online; The Elixir Magazine May 2019, online [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Old Filament, Broken Bulb"

Originally published at Expat Press November 2018, online; Sunflower Sutras June 2019, podcast; The Basil O'Flaherty March 2019, online [reprint]; Agony Opera March 2019, online [reprint]; Synchronized Chaos May 2019, online [reprint]; The Ugly Writers April 2019, online [reprint]; Sub Rosa Zine - scheduled publication TBD, print and online [reprint]; Logos Literature - scheduled for October 2019 publication, online [reprint]; Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), publication July 2022 [reprint]; The Opiate June 2021, online [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint]; Sour Grapes (chapbook), published by Two Key Customs, publication TBD, print [reprint]. 

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"AI! AI! AI!(A Tartarus for Youth)"

Originally published at Terror House Magazine November 2018, online; Route 7 Review December 2018, online [reprint]; Cherry House Press July 2019 publication, print and ebook [reprint]; Agony Opera March 2019, online [reprint]; Alien Buddha Press ("House of Horrors" Anthology) - scheduled for publication March 2019, print [reprint]; Pantheon of Poesy April 2019, online [reprint], The @baffled Haiku Daily April 2019, feature poem [link to Pantheon of Poesy post]; Blood Moon Rising Magazine (Issue #77) July 2019, online [reprint]; Rigorous May 2019, online [reprint]; Logos - "Fiction Circular" series July 2019, online feature; Clarendon House Publications (The Inner Circle Writers' Group Poetry Anthology 2019) August 2019 [reprint]; Poetry Festival September 2019, [reprint]; Logos Literature - scheduled for October 2019 publication, online [reprint]; Messages from the Dark Side Anthology - scheduled for 2020 publication, print [reprint]; EdiPlay International Film Festival (France) - named "Award Winner" in the Best Poem category; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint] 

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"The Spaces in Between"

Originally published at Terror House Magazine November 2018, online; Briars Lit January 2019, online [reprint]; Agony Opera March 2019, online [reprint]; Logos Literature - scheduled for October 2019 publication, online [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]

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"Nothing Lasts"

Originally published at Terror House Magazine November 2018, online; Route 7 Review December 2018, online [reprint]; Twist in Time March 2019, online [reprint]; Agony Opera March 2019, online [reprint]; The Siren's Call Ezine April 2019, online [reprint]; Alien Buddha Press (Psalms of the Alien Buddha anthology) published May 2019, print [reprint]; CultureCult Press (Nocture - Poetry of the Night: CultureCult Anthology) published September 2019, print {reprint}; Logos Literature - scheduled for October 2019 publication, online [reprint]; Ponder Savant October 2019, online [reprint]; TL;DR Press (Beneath Strange Stars: A SciFi & Fantasy Anthology) - publication scheduled January 2020, print [reprint]; DREICH (Noises from the Isle themed-chapbook) - August 2021, print [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]

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"And the Beat Goes On"

Originally published at littledeathlit December 2018, online; The Basil O'Flaherty - scheduled for publication March 2019, online [reprint]; Synchronized Chaos May 2019, online [reprint]; Rigorous May 2019, online [reprint]; Fishbowl Press / Fishbowl Press Poetry June 2019, online [reprint]; Ponder Savant October 2019, online [reprint]; The Elixir Magazine November 2019, online [reprint]; Horror Sleaze Trash - December 19, 2020 publication, online [reprint]; Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]; Rabble Review, scheduled for Spring 2022 publication, digital [reprint]

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"Poetry"

Originally published at 50 Haikus November 2018, print

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"Olokun"

Originally published at Setu Bilingual Journal November 2018, online; The Elixir Magazine February 2019, online [reprint]; Salt Water Soul March 2019, online [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]

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"When I Think of Him I Think of Black Coffee and Toast with Red Plum Jam"

Originally published at Setu Bilingual Journal November 2018, online; The Elixir Magazine January 2019, online [reprint]; Foxhole Magazine ("Memory" issue) publication April 2019, print [reprint]; DADDY: A Cultural Anthology (Grey Borders Books) - scheduled for 2020 release, print [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]

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"A Dog's Life for Me"

Originally published at Setu Bilingual Journal November 2018, online; The Elixir Magazine March 2019, online [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]

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"the lights are on but no one is home"

Originally published at Setu Bilingual Journal November 2018, online; Route 7 Review December 2018, online [reprint]; The Elixir Magazine February 2019, online [reprint]; The Ugly Writers February 2019, online [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]

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"life in/verse"

Originally published at Setu Bilingual Journal November 2018, online; Harbinger Asylum December 2018, print [reprint]; Printed Words March 2019, online [reprint]; The Elixir Magazine March 2019, online [reprint]; Logos Literature - scheduled for October 2019 publication, online [reprint]; Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]

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"Poetica"

Originally published at Paper Trains Journal March 2019, online

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"Blue Room"

Originally published at Former People Journal December 2018 (online); Sunflower Sutras June 2019, podcast; Synchronized Chaos May 2019, online [reprint]; The Ugly Writers - scheduled for April 2019 publication, online [reprint]; Ponder Savant - scheduled publication for July 2019, online [reprint]; Fishbowl Press Poetry September 2019, online [reprint]; Horror Sleaze Trash November 2019, online [reprint]; Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint] Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint].

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"Another Blue Room"

Originally published at Open Arts Forum December 2018 (online)

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"Storms"

Originally published at Cajun Mutt Press March 2019 publication (online); Ponder Savant - scheduled publication for July 2019, online [reprint]; Z Publishing (Emerging Poets series) Texas' Emerging Poets Anthology - publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Queer As In Fuck You! September 2019, online and print [reprint]; Rigorous Magazine - scheduled for publication October/November 219, online [reprint]; Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint].

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"Coffeehouse Romance"

Originally published at Cajun Mutt Press April 2019, online; TL'DR Press (Shades of Pride GLBTQI2+ anthology) June 2019, print [reprint]; Queer As In Fuck You! September 2019, online and print [reprint]; Really Serious Literature (@rlysrslit's Disappearing Chapbook Series" - #104, scheduled for October 2019 publication, online [poem reprints, original chapbook manuscript]; The Elixir Magazine October 2019, online [reprint]; Horror Sleaze Trash November 2019, online [reprint]; Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Coffee People Zine, publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint].

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"Just Another Day"

Originally published at Cajun Mutt Press - scheduled for May 2019 publication, online; The Elixir Magazine June 2019 publication, online [reprint]; Arthut June 2019, online [reprint]; Z Publishing - scheduled for publication late November, print [reprint]; Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]; Sour Grapes (chapbook), published by Two Key Customs, publication TBD, print [reprint].

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"Epiphanies"

Originally published at PPP Ezine December 2018, online; The Ugly Writers January 2019, online [reprint]; The Elixir Magazine May 2019, online [reprint];Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]

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"Solace #2" (a.k.a. "Verse")

Originally published at PPP Ezine December 2018, online; The Ugly Writers January 2019, online; Haiku Journal #61 (untitled submission) January 2019, print and online [reprint]; The Elixir Magazine September 2019, online [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]

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"Sucking the Marrow"

Originally published at Writ in Dust January 2019, online; The Basil O'Flaherty March 2019, online [reprint]; Rigorous May 2019 publication, online [reprint]; Fishbowl Press Poetry September 2019, online [reprint]; Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint]; Sour Grapes (chapbook), published by Two Key Customs, publication TBD, print [reprint].

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"Smooth Whiskey"

Originally published at Cephalopress January 2019, online; Synchronized Chaos May 2019, online [reprint]; Rigorous May 2019, online [reprint]; Ponder Savant July 2019, online [reprint]; Impspired Magazine July 2019, online [reprint]; Locust Magazine - publication date TBD, online [reprint]; Fishbowl Press Poetry September 2019, online [reprint]; Really Serious Literature (@rlysrslit's Disappearing Chapbook Series" - #104, scheduled for October 2019 publication, online [poem reprints, original chapbook manuscript]; Ez.P.Zine II Issue Six - Mental/Physical(Pyre Publications) - scheduled publication TBD, online [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]; The Bitchin' Kitsch ( in "P e r i p h e r i e S", the winner of the 2019 B'K Chapbook Contest), May 2020, print [reprint]; Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint]; Rabble Review, scheduled for Spring 2022 publication, digital [reprint].

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"Killers"

Originally published at Cephalopress February 2019, online; Rigorous May 2019, online [reprint]; Corvus Review June 2019, online [reprint]; Fishbowl Press Poetry September 2019, online [reprint]; Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), publication date TBD, print [reprint];Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint]; Sour Grapes (chapbook), published by Two Key Customs, publication TBD, print [reprint].

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"In the Ether"

Originally published at Subterranean Blue Poetry - publication date TBD, online; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]

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"Only Cats Walk Fences"

Originally published at Subterranean Blue Poetry - publication date TBD, online; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]

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"Gin & Tonic on a Sunday Afternoon"

Originally published at Salt Ink publication January 2019, online; Horror Sleaze Trash April 2019, online [reprint]; Ponder Savant July 2019, online [reprint]; Bosphorus Review November 2019, online [reprint]; Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint] 

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"joshua"

Originally published at Salt Ink January 2019, online; The Elixir Magazine April 2019, online [reprint]; Spillwords Press May 2019, online [reprint]; Fishbowl Press / Fishbowl Press Poetry June 2019, online [reprint]; Really Serious Literature (@rlysrslit's Disappearing Chapbook Series" - #104, scheduled for October 2019 publication, online [poem reprints, original chapbook manuscript]; Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Indelible Fingerprints (book), published by Alien Buddha Press April 2019, print [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint].

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"little death"

Originally published at Aline Buddha Press Zine - scheduled publication June 2019, print

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"Untitled #1"

Originally published at The Blue Nib - (haiku) scheduled publication June 2019, print and online

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"Untitled #2"

Originally published at The Blue Nib - (haiku) scheduled publication June 2019, print and online

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"little deaths"

Originally published at Cajun Mutt Press June 2019, online; Fishbowl Press Poetry September 2019, online [reprint]; Alien Buddha Zine (Issue #13) - scheduled for December 2019 publication, print [reprint]; Really Serious Literature (@rlysrslit's Disappearing Chapbook Series" - #104, scheduled for October 2019 publication, online [poem reprints, original chapbook manuscript]; Logos Literature - scheduled for October 2019 publication, online [reprint]; Horror Sleaze Trash October 2019, online [reprint]; Wicked Gay Ways December 2019, online [reprint]; The Bitchin' Kitsch ( in "P e r i p h e r i e S", the winner of the 2019 B'K Chapbook Contest), May 2020, print [reprint]; Impspired Magazine - February 2021, online, and April 2021, print [reprint]; Fat Cat Magazine - March 2021, online [reprint]; Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint].

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"Truce"

Originally published at Poetizer April 2019, online; Cajun Mutt Press July 2019, online [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]Sour Grapes (chapbook), published by Two Key Customs, publication TBD, print [reprint].

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"Newborn Credos"

Originally published at Poetizer April 2019, online; Cajun Mutt Press July 2019, online [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Five-Fold Kiss"

Originally published at Poetizer April 2019, online; Cajun Mutt Press July 2019, online [reprint]; Poetry NI October 2019, print & online [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Grounding"

Originally published at Alien Buddha Press ("Psalms of the Alien Buddha" music anthology) May 2019 publication, print

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"Lullaby"

Originally published as an untitled piece at Proletaria Journal July 2019 publication, online

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"The Parts We Play"

Originally published as an untitled piece at Proletaria Journal July 2019 publication, online

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"Home"

Originally published as an untitled piece at Proletaria Journal July 2019 publication, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"A Boy and His Dying Dog"

Originally published as an untitled piece at Bleached Butterfly June 2019, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Drowning Sorrow"

Originally published as an untitled piece at Bleached Butterfly June 2019, online; Poetry Pea ("Haiku Pea") broadcast August 2019, online [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Sour Grapes (chapbook), published by Two Key Customs, publication TBD, print [reprint].

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"Above, As It Is Below"

Originally published as an untitled piece at Bleached Butterfly June 2019, online

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"Weeds #3"

Originally accepted as an untitled piece at Poetry Pea for podcast on "Haiku Pea" podcast May 20, 2019, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"You Linger"

Originally accepted as an untitled piece at Poetry Pea for broadcast on "Haiku Pea" podcast ('erotic' episode) June 17, 2019, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Sour Grapes (chapbook), published by Two Key Customs, publication TBD, print [reprint].  

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"Sentinels"

Originally accepted as an untitled piece at Poetry Pea for broadcast on "Haiku Pea" podcast ('trees' episode) July 15, 2019, online

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"Entropy"

Spit Poet Zine - scheduled for June 2019 publication, print; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]. 

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"Betrayal"

Spit Poet Zine - scheduled for June 2019 publication, print

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"Fade"

Spit Poet Zine - scheduled for June 2019 publication, print

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"Stop and Recalbibrate"

Cajun Mutt Press July 2019, online; Alien Buddha Zine (Issue #12) November 2019, print [reprint]

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"Moment of Clarity"

Cajun Mutt Press July 2019, online; Alien Buddha Zine (Issue #12) November 2019, print [reprint]

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"Longing"

Cajun Mutt Press July 2019, online

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"The Story of Us"

Cajun Mutt Press July 2019, online; Alien Buddha Zine (Issue #12) November 2019, print [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Sour Grapes (chapbook), published by Two Key Customs, publication TBD, print [reprint].

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"Muses' Compact"

Cajun Mutt Press - scheduled for August 2019 publication, online

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"With Blinders On"

Cajun Mutt Press - scheduled for August 2019 publication, online

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"Man in Your Mirrors"

Outcast Magazine - April 2020, print; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint].

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"Poetry Slam"

Cajun Mutt Press - scheduled for August 2019 publication, online

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"Last Dance"

Cajun Mutt Press - scheduled for August 2019 publication, online

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"Writer's Block"

Cajun Mutt Press - scheduled for August 2019 publication, online

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"Hope"

Poetry Pea ("Haiku Pea" podcast - Series #2, Episode #18) September 2019 broadcast, online

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"Damn, God's Got a Fucked-Up Sense of Humor"

Originally published at Headline Poetry August 2019 in the issue's "Featured Poet" segment, online; Really Serious Literature (@rlysrslit's Disappearing Chapbook Series" - #104, scheduled for October 2019 publication, online [poem reprints, original chapbook manuscript]; Ponder Savant October 2019, online [reprint]; Alien Buddha Zine (Issue #13) - scheduled for December 2019 publication, print [reprint]; The Bitchin' Kitsch ( in "P e r i p h e r i e S", the winner of the 2019 B'K Chapbook Contest), May 2020, print [reprint]; Rabble Review, scheduled for Spring 2022 publication, digital [reprint]

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"A Cloudy Day at Colonial Manor"

Forever Endeavour - August 2019, online; 45 Magazine October 2019, online [reprint]

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"Intermissions"

Forever Endeavour - August 2019, online

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"Deathbed"

Poetry Pea (Haiku Pea) - untitled submission scheduled for publication October 2019, online

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"Digging for Lost Temples"

Originally published as a prose poem at 45 Magazine October 2019, online [reprint]; Alien Buddha Zine (Issue #13) - December 2019, online; Really Serious Literature (@rlysrslit's Disappearing Chapbook Series" - #104, October 2019 publication, online [poem reprints, original chapbook manuscript]; Drunk Monkeys, January 2020, online [reprint];North Meridian Review - scheduled for September 2020 publication, print [reprint]; The Creative Process Collective - April 2020, online, [reprint]; LATINanthology (for Land & Territory: An International Anthology) - scheduled for publication November 2019, print {reprint]; The Bitchin' Kitsch ( in "P e r i p h e r i e S", the winner of the 2019 B'K Chapbook Contest), May 2020, print [reprint]; Ahazares Literary Magazine - April 2021, print (reprint); Ethel (Issue #8) - scheduled for Summer 2021 publication, online [reprint]; Harpy Hybrid Review - scheduled for January 2021 publication, online [reprint]; Latinx Lit, publication date TBD, online (audio) [reprint]; Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), September 2022, print [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint].

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"Cajeta (Gimme Some Sweet!)"

Originally published at Cajun Mutt Press September 2019, online; Really Serious Literature (@rlysrslit's Disappearing Chapbook Series" - #104, scheduled for October 2019 publication, online [poem reprints, original chapbook manuscript]; Logos Literature - scheduled for October 2019 publication, online [reprint]; Wicked Gay Ways December 2019, online [reprint]; The Bitchin' Kitsch ( in "P e r i p h e r i e S", the winner of the 2019 B'K Chapbook Contest), May 2020, print [reprint];  Ahazares Literary Magazine - April 2021, print (reprint); Cephalopress - January 2021, online [reprint]; Synkroniciti Magazine - March 2021, online (reprint); Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint].

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"Burn"

Originally published at The Bitchin' Kitsch October 2019, online; Really Serious Literature (@rlysrslit's Disappearing Chapbook Series" - #104), October 2019, online [poem reprints, original chapbook manuscript]; Logos Literature - scheduled for October 2019 publication, online [reprint]; LATINanthology (for Land & Territory: An International Anthology) - scheduled for publication November 2019, print {reprint]; The Blue Nib's "Ink Pods (audio anthology) December 2019, online [reprint]; Lahar Magazine - scheduled for December 2019 publication, online [reprint]; Pif Magazine January 2020, online [reprint]; The Bitchin' Kitsch ( in "P e r i p h e r i e S", the winner of the 2019 B'K Chapbook Contest), May 2020, print [reprint];  Ahazares Literary Magazine - April 2021, print (reprint); Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), publication July 2022, print [reprint]; The Opiate (Summer 2021, Vol. 26) - July 2021, print [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint].

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"Coda-Switch"

Originally published at Cajun Mutt Press October 2019, online; Logos Literature - October 2019, online [reprint]; Pif Magazine - January 2020, online [reprint]; Synkroniciti Magazine - March 2020, online [reprint]; Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint]. 

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"Metamorphosis"

Originally broadcast at Poetry Pea's "Haiku Pea" podcast - broadcast scheduled for late November 2019, online

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"Duende"

Originally published at Cajun Mutt Press published November 2019, online; The Elixir Magazine - published April 2020, online [reprint]; Rigorous Magazine - published May 2020, online [reprin]; Impspired Magazine - February 2021, online, and April 2021, print [reprint]; Synkroniciti Magazine - March 2021, online [reprint]; Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint]..

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"Eating Pears on the Rooftop"

Originally published at Cajun Mutt Press published December 2019, online; Rigorous Magazine - published May 2020, online [reprint]; Resurrection Magazine - March 2021, online [reprint]; Synkroniciti Magazine - March 2021, online [reprint] Finishing Line Press (Eating Pears on the Rooftop chapbook manuscript), publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint]

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"Midnight Specials"

Sledgehammer Lit, October 2021, online; Rabble Review, February 2023, online [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint]. 

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"Sepscendence"

Alebrijes Review - September 2021, online; Impspired Magazine, publication December 2021 (online) & January 2022 (print) [reprint]; Horror Sleaze Trash - publication date TBD, online [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]. 

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"Frozen Charlotte"

Cajun Mutt Press - October 2021, online; Milk & Cake Press - publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint]; Sour Grapes (chapbook), published by Two Key Customs, publication TBD, print [reprint]; The Opiate, publication scheduled for Summer '23, online [reprint] . 

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"Blue Light"

Terror House Magazine, publication date September 2021, online; Horror Sleaze Trash - October 2021, online [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]. 

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"Street Flowers"

Terror House Magazine, publication date September 2021, online; Horror Sleaze Trash - publication date TBD, online [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]. 

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"Evening Machines"

Terror House Magazine, publication date September 2021, online; Horror Sleaze Trash - publication date TBD, online [reprint]; Rabble Review, February 2023, online [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint].

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"Mother's Milk"

Lothlorien Poetry Journal - September 2021, online; The Stratford Review - October 2021 publication, online & print [reprint]; Synkroniciti Magazine - November 2021, online [reprint]; Rigorous - February 2023- online [reprint]

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"Fireflies"

Lothlorien Poetry Journal - September 2021, online; Impspired Magazine - December 2021 (online) & January 2022 (print) [reprint]; Synkroniciti Magazine - November 2021, online [reprint]. 

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"False Knight on the Road"

Lothlorien Poetry Journal, publication September 2021, online. 

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"Pomegranates"

Lothlorien Poetry Journal - September 2021, online; Poetishes -publication date TBD, online [reprint]; Pyre Publishing (Pyre's Phantasm Fundraiser Zine) - October 2021, print [reprint]; Synkroniciti Magazine - November 2021, online [reprint]; Spillwords - November 2021, online [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint].. 

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"Sunflowers"

Lothlorien Poetry Journal, publication September 2021, online. 

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"Writer's Block"

The Stratford Quarterly, publication October 2021, online. 

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"Dandelion Wine"

The Milk House, publication October 2021, online; Impspired Magazine, publication December 2021 (online) & January 2022 (print) [reprint]. 

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"Life From a Garden Fence"

The Milk House, publication October 2021, online. 

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"Cough Syrup"

Fugitives & Futurists, publication October 2021, online; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint]. Horror Sleaze Trash, January 2022, online [reprint]; Sour Grapes (chapbook), published by Two Key Customs, publication TBD, print [reprint]; The Opiate, publication scheduled for Summer '23, online [reprint].

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"Blood Honey"

Fugitives & Futurists, publication October 2021, online; Horror Sleaze Trash, publication October 2022, online [reprint]; Horror Sleaze Trash, October 2022, online [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint]. 

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"3 AM"

Fugitives & Futurists, publication October 2021, online; Horror Sleaze Trash, December 2021, online [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint]; Sour Grapes (chapbook), published by Two Key Customs, publication TBD, print [reprint].

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"Dopamine"

Fugitives & Futurists, publication October 2021, online; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint]; Sour Grapes (chapbook), published by Two Key Customs, publication TBD, print [reprint].

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7 Horror Haikus

The Hallowzine (Issue #2), publication October 2021, online. 

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"Boveda"

Hispanecdotes ("Heritage' Issue), publication October 2021, online; Hallowzine (Issue #3), October 2022, online [reprint]; Tiny Frights, April 2023, online [reprint]; Rigorous, February 2023, online [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint].

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"The Alchemy of Fingertips"

Somos En Escrito Magazine, September 2021, online; Spillwords.com - publication January 2022, online [reprint]; Tiny Frights, April 2023, online [reprint]; Cold Comfort House (book), March 2022; Rigorous, February 2023, online [reprint]; Latinx Lit Audio Magazine, publication date TBD, online [reprint].

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"The Yawning Grave"

Beyond the Veil Press, publication November 2021, print; Synkroniciti Magazine, March 2022, online [reprint]; Tiny Frights, April 2023, online [reprint]; Spillwords, publication TBD, online [reprint]. 

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"Boy with a Box Full of Wasps"

Beir Bua Journal, December 2021, online; DED Poetry, December 2022, online [reprint], Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint]; Sour Grapes (chapbook), published by Two Key Customs, publication TBD, print [reprint]; The Opiate, publication scheduled for Summer '23, online [reprint].  

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"Son Rising"

Beir Bua Journal, December 2021, online. 

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"Raspberry Bushes"

Beir Bua Journal, December 2021, online; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint] . 

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"Santero"

Red Fez, October 2021, online; Rigorous, February 2023, online [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Neon Gods"

Cephalopress, November 2021, online; Horror Sleaze Trash, publication October 2022, online [reprint]; Horror Sleaze Trash, October 2022, online [reprint]; Horror Sleaze Trash (Poems Vol. 2), print [reprint]; Rabble Review, February 2023, online [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint]. 

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"Palo Santo"

Azahares Bilingual Literary Magazine, publication TBD, online; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint]; Rigorous, February 2023, online [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Red Berries"

Dumpster Fire Press (Voices from the Fire), January 2022, online and print; Lemon Peel Press (themed issue, Euphoria), Spring 2022, print [reprint]; Dumpster Fire Press (Bedroom Anatomy Lessons anthology). publication, Spring 2022, print [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint]. 

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"Medicine"

Dumpster Fire Press, publication January 2022, online and print; Horror Sleaze Trash, publication October 2022, online [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint].

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"Tabula Rasa"

Dumpster Fire Press, January 2022, online and print; Sour Grapes (chapbook), published by Two Key Customs, publication TBD, print [reprint].  

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"Golden Calves"

Dumpster Fire Press, January 2022, online and print; Rabble Review, February 2023, online [reprint]; Horror Sleaze Trash, December 2022, online [reprint]; Horror Sleaze Trash (Poems Vol. 2), February 2023, print [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Meadowlark"

Sisyphus , January 2022, online. 

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"Discoloration"

Cajun Mutt Press, February 2022, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint] 

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"Bermuda Highway"

Terror House Magazine, November 2021, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Haiku: 17 Drops on the Tongue"

Terror House Magazine, November 2021, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint].

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"Like Heroin"

Terror House Magazine, November 2021, online. 

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"Sister"

Roi Faineant Press, November 2021, online. 

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"The Healing Clock"

Roi Faineant Press, November 2021, online; Synkroniciti Magazine, March 2022, online [reprint]. 

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"Days of Red and Gold"

A Thin Slice of Anxiety, January 2022, online; South Broadway Press (Dwell anthology), Spring 2022, print [reprint]; Drunk Monkeys, publication date TBD, online [reprint]; South Broadway Ghost Society, December 2022, online [reprint]; Spillwords, publication TBD, online [reprint]; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint].

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"Cruel Summer"

A Thin Slice of Anxiety, January 2022, online. 

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"the things that linger"

A Thin Slice of Anxiety, January 2022, online; Blood Honey (book), published by Anxiety Press, January 2022, print [reprint]; Sour Grapes (chapbook), published by Two Key Customs, publication TBD, print [reprint].

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"When They Ring the Golden Bells"

Button Eye Review, September 2022, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"The Moon Don't Care"

The Milk House, September 2022, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Sour Grapes (chapbook), published by Two Key Customs, publication TBD, print [reprint].

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"Fall"

Fahmidan Journal, September 2022, online; Lothlorien Poetry Journal, September 2022, online [reprint]; Lothlorien Poetry Journal (Volume #17) - Landscapes of the Mind, print [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"After the Wake"

The Gorko Gazette, April 2023, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Slam!"

The Gorko Gazette, April 2023, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"A Scene Outside the Window of a Country Church"

Lothlorien Poetry Journal, October 2022, online; DREICH (Stories of Bridgend: A Collection of Artwork and Written Word), publication TBD, print [reprint]; Lothlorien Poetry Journal (Volume #17) - Landscapes of the Mind, print [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Dusk"

Lothlorien Poetry Journal, October 2022, online; Lothlorien Poetry Journal (Volume #17) - Landscapes of the Mind, print [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Return of the Holly King"

Lothlorien Poetry Journal, October 2022, online; DREICH (Stories of Bridgend: A Collection of Artwork and Written Word), publication TBD, print [reprint]; Lothlorien Poetry Journal (Volume #17) - Landscapes of the Mind, print [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Winter Comes"

Lothlorien Poetry Journal, October 2022, online; Lothlorien Poetry Journal (Volume #17) - Landscapes of the Mind, print [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Sitting Shiva"

San Antonio Review, December 2022, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Sour Grapes (chapbook), published by Two Key Customs, publication TBD, print [reprint].

View @ San Antonio Review

"Indigo"

San Antonio Review, publication TBD, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Impspired Magazine, publication June and September, online and print [reprint]; Punk Noir Magazine, May 2023, online [reprint].

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"Amas Veritas"

San Antonio Review, publication TBD, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Lady Macbeth"

Moot Point Magazine, December 2022, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Just Another Day #2"

Synkroniciti Magazine, November 2022, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Memory Box"

Synkroniciti Magazine, November 2022, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Prayer Flags"

Synkroniciti Magazine, November 2022, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Sour Grapes"

DED Poetry, November 2022, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Sour Grapes (chapbook), published by Two Key Customs, publication TBD, print [reprint].

View @ DED Poetry

"House of Spirits"

Roi Faineant Press, November 2022, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Impspired Magazine, publication June and September, online and print [reprint].

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"Midnight Sun"

Roi Faineant Press, November 2022, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Black Flies"

Cephalopress, December 2002/January 2023, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Mirror Mirror"

Cephalopress, December 2022/January 2023, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"The Last Rights of Fire Thieves"

Fahmidan Journal, December 2022, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Black Wreaths (a winter's settling)"

San Antonio Review, publication date TBD, online; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"Lover's Kaddish"

South Broadway Ghost Society, December 2022, online; South Broadway Ghost Society ("Love Poems" edition, Valentine's Day), February 2023, online [reprint]; Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]; Impspired Magazine, publication June and September, online and print [reprint].

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"Despues de la estela"

Somos en escrito, January 2023, online

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"Caja de memoria"

Somos en escrito, January 2023, online

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"Master and the Hounds"

Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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"A Love Sonnet for Shits and Giggles"

Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (book), published at Anxiety Press, publication date TBD, print [reprint]

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More poems coming soon...

Originally published at Cephalopress - scheduled for January 2019 publication (online)

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