Madville Publishing has issued a second edition of This Gone Place and made it available at Amazon.

My second book, The Parting Glass, won the Arthur Smith Poetry Prize and will be published by Madville Publishing in November of 2022.

ANNOUNCEMENT HERE

Sapling Grove Press chose my photo, Over the Bridge, as the cover photo for their 2015 book, Rich Community: An Anthology of Appalachian Photographers. This is a terrific collection of Appalachian visual artists and their work. You can find the book under the Photography Book section on my home page or HERE

What an amazing experience to be a part of Through The Storm, a performance of music and poetry at the Marble Loft on 5th Avenue in Manhattan. Using poetry from my book, as well as newer poems from my second book in work, these professional musicians performed my poetry and sang astonishing works from mountain ballads to operatic arias to modern pieces. I was fortunate enough to perform Hard Times Come Again No More as a solo, as well as singing duets with the amazing Brian Hurst and Kristin Gornstein. One of the most amazing experiences of my artistic life!

This Gone Place received the 2010 Appalachian Studies Association Weatherford Award for Poetry

Most of the photography on this site was used in my exhibit as part of New York Public Library's Storylines Project. The exhibit, Southern Exposures, ran from December 1st through the 31st.

I've had several emails asking if any of the photography is for sale. I am in the process of setting up this site for sale of these pieces in both print and postcard forms. In the interim, if you're interested in any of the photos, please use the Contact tab and send me an email and I'll be happy to respond.

Thanks for checking out the site!