Congrats to the Fare Forward Poetry Competition winners!
First Place: "Dire Wolf" by Isabel Cristina Legarda (@poetintheor.bsky.social)
Second Place: "Wisdom" by Joyce Schmid
Third Place: "Postcard from Mexico City, 15 July 2025" by Alena Coleman

I'm honored to be included in the gorgeous @lastsyllablelit.bsky.social's latest issue! Many thanks to them for publishing this long poem that took me forever to write as I wrestled with what it means to be the descendent of a long line of white Southerners.
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Want to hear wonderful poems to kick off your weekend? Come to The Still Point, featuring the winners of the Fare Forward Poetry Competition!
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Our niece, last month: "Whitney and Joshua are dancing like they just got married today." Here's to seven years 🥂

I reviewed Christian Wiman's latest prose collection, Zero at the Bone, for Fare Forward. It's a beautiful and at times harrowing read. You can check out my take here:
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