I'm thrilled to announce that my next books of poems, tentatively titled Crushing It, will be published by Copper Canyon Press in Fall 2020!!! My heart flutters as I type this!

I love the poems on SWWIM, and I'm honored that they deemed my waxing moment re-visit-able!

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Sally Ziph penned the first draft of this terrific poem (emphasis on terror) in our "Writing Poems that Kill" online class last year, and now it lives on Gerald So’s killer crime site, The Five-Two! Congratulations, Sally! Be warned: the poem and Sally's reading is chilling.

Sally Weston Ziph

KIM WALL SPEAKS You thought they'd never find me that I was fish food, just bones, no flesh to tell the tale, the truth. You black-smithed metals into a tin can sub, tricked me dropped the lid, and I went under down to Hell.

A poem from the new book’s up on Berfrois! Thanks, Russell Bennet, for finding it the perfect home!

This year, I’m donating a percentage of revenue from all my online classes to the Midwest Writing Center. The Executive Director, Ryan Collins, is an incredible organizer who has made writing and creativity accessible for people in the Quad Cities and far beyond. MWC pays their core staff, but they also have hundreds of talented volunteers. I love the work they do for writers, writing teachers, and students of all ages through conferences, workshops, contests, readings, and discussions. MWC has built a thriving, inclusive creative community, and I want to support their work.

So I’m giving $10 from every $60 sign-up fee for my first class of 2019, “Publishing Your Poetry,” on March 2, 1-3 Iowa time. MWC Members can sign up for $50. Click here for deets.

Linda Umans penned a draft of this poem in our "Writing Poems That Kill" class last fall, and I loved it! So thrilled to see it in Gerald So’s The Five-Two! "She wasn’t an easy person" perfectly captures the ambivalence. Congratulations, Linda!

RIP Jack, Jackie Blue, Jackie Cracker—you were a paramour of Piggle, a chewer of plants, and a very good boy. We love you so much.

Wow, I'm so honored to be on this list with many of my favorite poets! Thanks, Benjamin Niespodziany and Neon Pajamas!

My 30 Favorite Authors (and Their Books) That I Read in 2018

2018: the read that I read more than I've ever read before. Not coincidentally: the first year I experienced tension headaches. Not coincidentally: the year my writing most improved. The list below covers a mere fraction of the books I read but it is certainly a list of the ones that impressed me the most.

Have I mentioned this wondrous mag from Nomadic Press? I'm thrilled to be included in this amazing lineup with some talented locals like Christopher Snethen. Thanks for having me, Michaela Mullin!