Kim Stanley Robinson Revisited

In this old interview, famous climate fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson credits John Dos Passos, author of the esteemed U.S.A. trilogy of novels, as a key influence on both 2312 […]

Climate.gov: Climate and Extreme Heat

New Climate.gov journalism on extreme heat! Congrats to a wonderful team (Amber Liggett, MSEM, Melissa DeFrancesco, Gillen Curren) who collaborated on research/writing for months to highlight NOAA-funded scholar Ladd Keith‘s important work on heat policy […]

Sharks and Men (Publication Day)

Publication Day! My new poem about shark conservation, “Sharks and Men” is on Page 128 of the fall issue of The Banyan Review. (Drawing is my own). “With a standard […]

Sharks and Men

Pleased to announce that my poem about shark conservation, “Sharks and Men,” is a finalist for the 2023 Banyan Poetry Prize. It will appear in the fall issue of The […]

Official John Dos Passos Website

The Official John Dos Passos Website has completed its migration and it’s ready to roll! New quotes, updated contacts, and a new blog. Check it out!

Bison calf and cow

Thanks to Cathexis Northwest Press for publishing my new poem about bison conservation, “Buffalo Madman.” See Page 29. Photo By/CreditRich Keen/DPRA/U.S. Army

Remembering Calvin Ball

I’m delighted to share my new poem celebrating the life of Calvin Ball. He was a caretaker for Dos Passos Farm in so many ways–guarding against illegal hunting, looking after […]

Authors in Ambulances

Monique Hamm, writer and EMT, has launched a podcast, “Authors in Ambulances,” that explores connections between arts and emergency medicine. Her first subject is my grandfather John Dos Passos, who […]