If you haven’t seen the collaborative poetry chapbook my son Micah and I wrote, we’d be super happy if you took a look at it here. That link will give you a preview and links to more information, including how to get a copy for yourself. He and I have been continuing to work on…
Music and Memory
This is an excerpt from my song of the day project for my brother Jeff. I think that my audience here might occasionally enjoy a glimpse of that blog, especially since I’ve had a long history of sharing things from my personal life here on this blog. If you enjoy Jeff’s Song of the Day,…
Nearby There Is a Field
In the spring of 2020, Watershed Review published my poem “Nearby There Is a Field,” along with “Emergency Room,” and “Echo.” WR continues to publish beautiful work online, including this little gem by Amorak Huey in the fall of 2023: This season, poet Marjorie Maddox has been hosting a four-minute radio show on WPSU, focusing…
All the Difference, Poem in the MacGuffin
I’ve been thinking about my publication successes of 2023. Not as many as I might have wanted, but definitely more than I remembered. I’ve been working on some new pieces, and pretty much have cleared off the submission slate, so I’m ready to start sending work out again. I am particularly proud to have a…
Letter to a 19-year-old Revolutionary
I’ve been meaning to post about some of my 2023 publications, but you know: Life and stuff. But everyone has life and stuff. I shall try not to use the obvious as an excuse. Already I feel tempted to turn this into a New Year’s resolution, and I totally would if I were the type…
Make Your Own Kind
I just wanted to let you know about another project I’m working on. I have a brother who is suffering from the memory thief dementia. We hadn’t heard from him in some time. His last emails were getting more and more confusing, and he wasn’t returning our calls. We had gotten used to him becoming…
David J. Bauman 