I'm extremely grateful to the Mississippi Arts Commission for supporting my work with a Literary Artist Fellowship in Poetry for 2026-2027. This grant will fund time for writing, submissions, and other expenses to up my writing game this year. Thank you MAC!

What an amazing list of poets nominated for the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters award this year! I feel honored just to be among such good company. www.ms-arts-letters.org/nominations1...

#Tuscaloosa, today's the day for a Poetry Double Feature at Ernest & Hadley Booksellers, featuring John Miller and me. 5:30pm Don't miss it! @enhbooks.bsky.social

Reminder: One week from today, poet John Miller and I will share the stage at Ernest & Hadley Booksellers in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 5:30 pm Feb. 27, 2026 @ernestandhadleybooks @untidypilgrim K

I'm looking forward to reading next month with John Miller at Ernest and Hadley Booksellers in Tuscaloosa. Two Fernwood Press poets in one reading. @fernpub.bsky.social @enhbooks.bsky.social @johnmilleredu.bsky.social #tuscaloosa #poetryreading

The manuscript and all files for A Writer's Craft 2nd Edition have been emailed to my editor at Bloomsbury Academic. I guess that means my sabbatical is truly over. Let the semester and the editing/indexing/etc. begin! @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social #AWritersCraft #creativewriting #textbook

Teachers: I'm getting ready to send off the ms for A Writer's Craft, 2nd Edition to Bloomsbury. If you use the first edition and would like to be invited to endorse the second, please direct message me by January 10 with your name, email, and university.

Looking for a great deal on Tree Fall with Birdsong. @bookshop.org has free shipping all day today for #cybermonday! #poetry bookshop.org/beta-search?...

South Mississippi Folks, this Saturday, I'll be in Hattiesburg at The Author Shoppe for a reading/signing for Tree Fall with Birdsong, starting at 2pm. See you, Nov. 15! #mississippi #poetry #reading

Heading to Brandon MS this afternoon for Writer’s Flow at the public library. There’s nothing lovelier than a drive on a fall afternoon with meeting a group of writers as the destination. Support your local library; invite a writer!

I’ll be reading at the Old Courthouse Museum in Vicksburg MS tomorrow, Oct. 4, at 1pm. The last time I was in a courtroom, it was for jury duty. This should be a lot more fun! Stop by Lorelei Books’ table at 1008 Cherry Street. They're organizing the readings and selling books at the flea market.

North Mississippi friends! I'll be doing a reading and book signing at Bookends in Pontotoc this weekend. Come hear #poems from Tree Fall with Birdsong! Everyone is welcome! #poetry #northmississippi #pontotocms

I'll be helping to kick off the Mississippi Book Festival at 9:30am Sept. 13 with the Attached to the Living World ecopoetry panel in the 4th Floor House Corridor of the Mississippi Sate Capitol. msbookfestival.com/schedule/

Here's a shot of me, shared by Ellen Ann Fentress, reading under the intimidating glare of Ernest Hemmingway and the surprised eyes, yet wistful mustache of Salvador Dali.

Ready for my reading Lemuria Bookstore at 5 and very glad I got here early before the downpour, which hopefully will let uo soon.

We had a great reading in Osage last night! It was fun to read some poems that North Iowans understand the humor of (like the one about cooking beef tongue). Great to see so many people know, too! I'm looking forward to reading tonight at Prologue Books and Wine! 5pm #poetryreading #northiowa

Tomorrow (7/10/25) begins my 3-day book tour through North Iowa with a reading in Osage at 6:30 p.m. Our Savior's Lutheran, sponsored by the Alpha Writers and Fine Arts Council of Mitchell County. I'm so grateful to them for getting the ball rolling! #poetry #reading #northiowa #poetrycommunity

I'll be back in Mississippi at Lemuria Books in Jackson, 5pm July 24. #Jackson #Mississippi #poetrybook #reading

Join me for a Tree Fall with Birdsong book tour in Iowa in July! July 10 in Osage at Our Savior's Lutheran at 6:30 p.m. and July 11 at Prologue Books and Wine in Charles City at 5pm and July 12 at Three Bells Books in Mason City at 5pm.

When I wrote "Tombigbee River Haiku" and included it in my collection Tree Fall with Birdsong, I had no idea the book would rise to #677 on Amazon's list of Haiku & Japanese Poetry books. Still haven't cracked 2 million in books, though. #haiku #booksales

Yesterday, I wrote my little rant about AI on my blog. Today I added the image from that post to my site's footer to show that my work is not done using AI. If anyone would like to use it, feel free. I’ll attache the small badge size. #AI #rant #humangenerated

Time to post about my July events, starting with a book club appearance on Discord, July 1, for Friendly City Books. 7pm.

I stopped by Friendly City Books in Columbus, Mississippi, today to see their copies of Tree Fall with Birdsong on its #pubday! #poetrybook #bookstore

Last night UPS delivered my copies of Tree Fall with Birdsong, but I waited until today for the #unboxing. #bookreveal #poetrybooks

This Earth Day, I'm glad for Attached to the Living World: A New Ecopoetry Anthology. #Earthday #Ecopoetry

Heading to Jackson TN this morning for lunch with James Cherry and a poetry reading at Jackson State Community College. Looking forward to it!

I have been outside, I promise… Here is a herd of writers like me who have just been kicked out of the Book Fair in LA at #AWP25

As he swam closer, she thought she recognized the kid from math class, so when he yelled out that she should come in, she just laughed and yelled back, "Are you crazy? Isn’t it dangerous?” Right where she was standing, there was a red sign that warned of “Swift Current.” #rvrhl

From the visitor’s center downtown, she got a historic walking tour brochure, and she began to learn the names of some of the houses. None of the houses in the suburb she was from had names. These all had histories, but the brochure focused on their architectural features. #rvrhl #fictionsky

So even though it was August and the heat and humidity made her sweat as soon as she was half a block from her door, she slipped out nearly every night, just to walk around. #rvrhl #amwriting #moonlight