Finnish Comedy & Me

You want to see a Finnish comedy about a grumpy old man, don't you? Sure you do! Especially because showing with that offering in the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) is the Motionpoem featuring my poem (from my new book Mendeleev's Mandala) called "Crows Reckoning", which has been made into a film by Edward Chase Masterson and Alex Hanson (of Commandr).

That's right, you can see The Grump (click on the link to see a trailer) by director Dome Karukoski, and Crows Reckoning together on April 16th and April 19th in Minneapolis. I really hope someone can go and report back to me! Tickets available here.

Memorials to Mendeleev!

Dmitri Mendeleev, the scientist who codified the Periodic Table of Elements, obviously features in my new book Mendeleev's Mandala. This week two writer friends sent me links to interesting Mendeleev mentions.

From Julene Weaver, this hilarious yet informative video from Oslo University.

And from Leza Lowitz, author of Jet Black and the Ninja Wind (among many others!), this image of the original periodic table.

Daily Dose of Lit

Delighted to have three poems featured at the Extract(s) feature from Jenn Monroe's Daily Dose of Lit. This website provides great content for serious readers and also is a tremendous support for writers--a generous addition to the reading and writing world. Thank you!

Also featuring a story by Jennifer Genest, and a poem by Laurie Kolp. Please check it out!

VIVA VIDA!

If you are going to AWP this year, please check out the VIDA Awards,  9 April at 19:30 in EDT Skyway Theater, 711 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN.

Awards presented include:
• Cheryl Strayed WINNER of the 2015 VIDA Vanguard Award!
• VIDA's Kickass Press Award
• The VIDO Award
• Fiction Awards
• Poetry Awards
• Non-fiction Awards

And there will be dancing!

But also, there will be a sneak preview of the 2015 Motionpoems Season, including movies featuring poems by Stacy Lynn Browne, Jehanne Dubrow, Rebecca Morgan Frank, Catherine Pierce, Megan O'Rourke, Kim Addonizio, and me, among others.

I can't go to AWP or to the Motionpoems Premiere in May, so I'm hoping some of you will go see my poem in film on the big screen and let me know how it went! 

UCSD Library V-Blog

It's that time of year: National Poetry Month.

One of the things I've done this year to celebrate is to participate in the UCSD Library's V-blog for poets. Click on the link to see poets such as Rachel Winchester, Alex Bosworth, and myself (among others) read and discuss poems on video. I read two poems from my recently released Mendeleev's Mandala. 

And for my poet friends, it's not too late to participate. Christina Continelli is still accepting videos, so follow the link for more info.