Sometimes I work as an "associate books editor" for The Brooklyn Rail. I edited this piece for magazine, back in October. It was written by John Yau. John is a great poet and he is also a great critic. He wrote a superlative, book-length critique of Jasper John's oeuvre called A Thing Among Things. In this article he talks about a poet named Christopher Middleton. I'd forgotten about the article, until recently. I think it is really great and a pleasure to read and its assessment of Middleton is enlightening.

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1.) Indigest Magazine has called COLLECTED GHOST one of their favorite chapbooks of 2010 along with chapbooks from a lot of great writers. You can read their comments HERE.

2.) GHOST MACHINE has been reprinted and can be purchased at Caketrain.

Ben and Amy Read Chapbooks

I found this poem while going through a bunch of old poems. I think it's pretty good. The title reminds me of Donny Darko. I don't remember why I thought this poem wasn't "a keeper".

absent magazine 05 has been published. You can read it HERE.

thanks, Elisa Gabert

I IS TO VORTICISM has received positive reviews from Greg Santos, Jon Cone (558 words) and Kevin Sampsell on goodreads. You can read them HERE.

I still have copies of I IS TO VORTICISM available for purchase. Or you can buy them from New Michigan Press or the bookstore where Kevin works, Powell's Books.

Thanks, Greg, Jon & Kevin

GET HIM NACHOS by Ben Mirov.

La Petite Zine #25 has been published. I have two poems in it. You can read them HERE. The issue is packed with rad poets.

Thanks D. Litchtenberg & Melissa Broder

1.) Caketrain is reissuing GHOST MACHINE in a limited run. New copies will be available soon.

2.) Greg Santos won the Eyewear Poetry Prize. His poem "Eyewear" has an epigraph from "Eye Ghost" from GHOST MACHINE. You can read it HERE.

Greg's first book, The Emperor's Sofa is coming soon from DC Books' Punchy Poetry Series.

3.) I am reading at the La Petite Zine / Annalemma release party Sunday, October 17, 8PM at Bruar Falls in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (with a bunch of great poets).

Chris has written a negative review of GHOST MACHINE on goodreads. You can read it HERE (3rd review from the top). I feel that Chris's assessment of GHOST MACHINE is accurate. Chris, if you read this blog post, email me and I will refund your money.