Ink

Poet

Monmouth Junction, NJ
New Jersey US
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Author's Bio

Published in print and digital journals both foreign and domestic, Ink has two full-length poetry collections, Miserable with Fire (self-published) and Death Loves a Drinking Game (Piscataway House Publications), as well as three chapbooks: 61 Central (Finishing Line Press), The Vessel of the Now (Back Room Poetry), and Pining (Alien Buddha Press). He often performs at open mics of ill repute and is founder and EIC of Stanza Cannon (https://stanzacannon.com), a literary quarterly dedicated to oral poetry.

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
The Alien Buddha Loves You (Alien Buddha Press, 2024)
Chapbooks:
Pining (Alien Buddha Press, 2023)
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The Vessel of the Now (Back Room Poetry, 2023)
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61 Central (Finishing Line Press, 2018)
Journals:
Bullshit Lit
,
Edison Literary Review
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Journal of New Jersey Poets
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Moss Puppy Magazine
, ,
SOUP CAN Magazine
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Stanza Cannon
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Syncopation Literary Journal
,
Vocivia Magazine
Prizes won: 

Nominated four times for Asbury Park Poet Laureate.

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Bob Hicok, Nicelle Davis, Charles Bukowski, Lucille Clifton, Taha Muhammad Ali, W. S. Merwin, Saul Williams, Idra Novey, Sarah Lindsay, e. e. cummings, Matthea Harvey, Josh "dogmatic" Matson, Ada Limon, Gregory Orr, Neil Gaiman, Bud Smith, Jonathan Safran Foer, Italo Calvino, Anton Chekhov, Franz Kafka, and so many more...
What I'm reading now: 
Jackleg Opera by B. J. Ward

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Wilmington, DE
Delaware
Raised in: 
Dayton, NJ
New Jersey
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Last update: Jan 28, 2024