About Me
I am a poet, translator, and emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. My first career was as a professional flutist. There is more about me at Yetzirah
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My first full-length, General Release from the Beginning of the World, was officially born today January 1. 2023! Order it here from Free Verse Editions! And thank you Camille Dungy and Orion Magazine for choosing my book as one of 14 recommended poetry books for the winter!
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I am one of 5 over 50 debut authors featured in the Nov/Dec 2023 issue of Poets & Writers. You can read it here and watch/listen to it here.
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I won the 2023 Harbor Editions Editors Prize for my microchapbook, Dear Ghost. You can read it here.
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Flower Conroy and I were recently MacDowell Fellows, and have a collaborative chapbook, And Haunt the World, with Ghost City Press. Download it for free here!
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A link to my Academic CV can be found here