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your grateful annogram
Boléro and the Fort Worth SymphonyI am grateful that a beloved poem, “Boléro,” has found a home in an anthology on classical music edited by poet Michael Baldwin to benefit the Fort Worth Symphony...
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your year-end annogram
Bronx River BooksMark Fowler and AnnGreat to meet Mark and Jessica Kaplan of Bronx River Books! Scarsdale’s only independent bookshop is a bright and welcoming space full of easy-to-find classic and...
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your february annogram
The HeroEmergesWoo-hoo! Fresh box of books!What a thrill to start off the year with the debut of The Hero (Chax Press)! By contemporary French poet Hélène Sanguinetti, The Herois my translation of her...
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your april foolish annogram
So much to share. First, thanks to translator Chen Du, my poetry appears this month in the Chinese journal Yan He (“Yan River”). The Books Movie also features my reading from Free Ferry (Upper Hand...
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your june in bloom annogram
The Collagist and Lines+Stars Thanks to Alice Maglio for her outstanding review in The Collagist of The Hero (Chax Press, 2018), my translation of Hélène Sanguinetti’s fourth book. Alice takes a deep...
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your end-of-summer annogram
Welcome Back!Ann, Mary Ellen, Charlie, Terry,Sarah and Linda in BenningtonWhaddya do for vacation? On the literary front, I gave a reading with my dear friends, the Sapphires, at the beautiful...
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your all hallows annogram
More Treats than TricksWoo-hoo! My Halloween bag features “Excision” in Cliterature, “The Beauty of Distorted Vocals” in Amsterdam Quarterly, and “Invisible Man” in Poetry Salzburg. Women’s Studies...
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your new year's annogram
Happy Start to New YearReally thrilled to have one poem upcoming in Presence 2020, two in Women’s Studies Quarterly, three in Hunnybee; that “How to Handle Criticism” appears in The Winnow, and that...
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your april annogram
Warm GreetingsHello everyone. I hope this annogram finds you safe, at home, and well—working remotely or diving into a creative project. Here’s a virus overview from a doctor on the frontlines here in...
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your may annogram
A Virtual EmbraceHi everyone, thanks for your kind emails and news. Connecting and celebrating our talents is more important than ever, and you, yes you, are vital to this annogram community. Read on...
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your juneteenth annogram
We begin this annogram with unspeakable sorrow on the death of George Floyd. If you like, take a moment of silence on his behalf before reading, get to know the history behind the upcoming...
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your new year's annogram
Welcome Back!Dear annogrammers, I have missed you! I was all set to write a July annogram when filial duty demanded I put my focus elsewhere—more below. In the meantime, you have been writing and...
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your valentine's annogram
Valentine GreetingsDear annogrammers, yes, you did just receive a newsletter from me. There was so much in the hopper that I had to follow it up quickly. Thank you for your generous response, and for...
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your starry annogram
Wishing Upon a StarPhoto by Michael CefolaDearannogrammers, Mars visited the Pleiades this week, an amazing event, not to occur again until 2038, that follows the Jupiter-Saturn Grand Conjunction. I...
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your bloomin' annogram
Dear annogrammers, April’s warmer temperatures and promise of a post-vaccine life seem especially precious this year. Shakespeare’s birthday arrives this month, and why not celebrate with a delicious...
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your cinco de mayo annogram
Dear annogrammers, Happy Cinco de Mayo! Party on, in this month of wild hot/cold weather, gorgeous blooms, gratitude for vaccines, and hopes for a good summer. So much to celebrate, and cook and eat,...
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your june-in-bloom annogram
Dear annogrammers, is it finally summer? Can we really go outside and see friends? Warm weather, soaking showers nourishing soil, and decreased Covid. Writers and artists making creative dreams...
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your firecracker annogram
Dear annogrammers, Happy Fourth of July! I hope you are able to celebrate with joy, barbecue, and some fireworks for a memorable post-Covid holiday. annogram Anniversary Thanks to Darrell Laurant for...
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your see-you-in-september annogram
Dear annogrammers, Welcome to fall, although not officially here…we all feel the promising coolness in the air! Hope you had a great summer. I spent it editing the Spanish translation of my first...
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your october annogram
Dear annogrammers, Happy October! Hope you get outdoors to sip some hot cider as you pick out a pumpkin or a farm-stand apple pie. The cooler weather makes me hungry for good things, and I hope you...
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