John Dos Passos and the Steamboat Era
New video, “John Dos Passos in the Steamboat Era,” from the John Dos Passos Institute! American author John Dos Passos, the inspiration for the John Dos Passos Institute, was a […]
Virginia Tomato Fever
Thanks to Hare’s Paw Literary Journal for publishing my new poem, “Virginia Tomato Fever,” a fun ode to tomatoes, good and bad. Inspired by the culture of Virginia’s Northern Neck. […]
John Dos Passos Institute
The John Dos Passos Institute, a new education nonprofit inspired by the American author and located in Westmoreland County, Virginia, is building a video series. The first is a general […]
The Marsh That King Tobacco Made
Thanks to Half and One for publishing my new prose poem, “The Marsh That King Tobacco Made.” It’s a musing about the history of King Tobacco in Tidewater Virginia and […]
Death in the Family
Thanks to the Jackdaw Review/Jackdaw Press for publishing my new poem, “Death in the Family.” See Page 31. The long, cold winter in Virginia gave me abundant time to ponder […]
In My Grandfather’s Library
Thanks to the Jackdaw Review for publishing my new poem, “In My Grandfather’s Library.” See Page 32. It’s a whimsical ode to my grandfather’s massive, antique, earthy library. Every writer […]
Winter Hunger
My new poem, “Winter Hunger,” is published on Page 33 of Cathexis Northwest Press‘s current issue. It’s about struggling through a hard winter. Emotionally, it’s a reaction to my aunt’s […]
The Enduring Soul of Thunderheart
Presenting my retrospective essay on the undervalued, extraordinary film Thunderheart (Michael Apted, 1992). This film has stirred my soul over the years, and it’s wonderful to give something back. Also […]
Birthday
Today is John Dos Passos’s birthday! His physical frame may be gone, but his words, his spirit–they endure. “In times of change and danger when there is a quicksand of […]
An Eye-Minded People
In 1936, in the pages of Esquire, John Dos Passos wrote, “In the last twenty-five years a change has come over the visual habits of Americans…From being a word-minded people […]
