Poetry

Below are links to some samples of my poetry hosted on this site.

More poetry can be found on the front page, updated on a regular basis.

Works in progress can be found at The Spider Songs of Mister Spector, my writing blog.

The following poems are from the Louder Walls, my manuscript of poems about psychological disorders. This manuscript was awarded the 2010 Elliot Gilbert Memorial Prize for Best Undergraduate Work.

Short Story About an Ordinary Man
(Published in 2009-2010 Nameless Magazine print issue)

In the Park, the Very Old
(Published in the 2010 Suisun Valley Review)

Castration Quadrille

Poems Found in January

Couvade

Jungle of Antlers and Thunder

A Number of Image Lines

Tea Reading

The Front Door Was Open

In the Early Afternoon Before Company Arrives

The following poems are from the selection that won second place in the 2010 Ina Coolbrith Memorial Poetry Prize. The full selection is available from the University Archives at the Bancroft Library on the UC Berkeley campus.

Life Gets Smaller
(Honorable Mention for the 2009 Ellen Hansen Memorial Prize)

Peeling

Observations of Yogurt

Toad Man Watching

Fear of Water