Erica Wright

For Men who Call Their Mothers

Every day of April, Black Lawrence Press publishes a poem and Q & A with the poet on their blog. It's a treat to read the varied selections. Yesterday was my turn in the spotlight, and you can reach the page HERE. 

The poem, "If You Have Two Lovers and One Is Imaginary," is from my recently published collection, Instructions for Killing the Jackal, which you can purchase (this month only!) for a mere seven bucks. Indeed, all BLP poetry titles are 50% off. Sale, sale, sale!

 

A New Poem in Blackbird

One of my favorite online journals, Blackbird, recently published my poem "In Defense of Ophidia." Will this be my last poem about snakes? Probably not, but it was intended to be! I humbly share the screen with some literary stars, including Traci Brimhall, Bob Hicok, and Mark Jarman. 

 

Accomplice

I have a new poem in Cavalier Literary Couture, and you can read it at their killer website. Click on the ferris wheel below to be taken directly to "Accomplice."

 

 

Note to Slip in Your Pocket, Never Slipped and River X

The gorgeous Slice Magazine's latest issue, enticingly themed Lies & Make-Believe, published two of my poems in addition to an interview with Ray Bradbury, fiction by Nick Ripatrazone, and poetry by Adam O. Davis and Katy Gunn. The cover features artwork by Sophie Blackall, and isn't her work just exquisite? Here's a link to one of her illustrations that I love, "We Shared a Bear Suit at an Apartment Party." Click on the Slice Magazine cover below to be taken to their website. As always, thanks for reading!

 

Hollow

BOMBlog, which features loads of great content such as a recent interview with George Saunders, published my poem "Hollow," and you can reach it HERE. Thanks for reading!

 

 

 

National Poetry Month Spotlight

For the second year in a row, Black Lawrence Press is featuring a poet-a-day on their blog. It's a fun series with a poem and Q & A by each writer. To reach my poem "Debris for Looters" and my responses, go HERE. I promise not to steal your desk. :)

 

The New Orleans Review

I have two poems, "State Bear" and "First Rabbit in the Clearing," in the new issue of New Orleans Review. I am in great company, too! In additional to terrific poems and fiction, the issue contains an insightful essay on poetry after Katrina by Brad Richard. It has been on my mind for two weeks now. To buy a copy of the issue (or sign up for a subscription), visit the journal's website.

 

I Am a Natural Wonder

Anne Cecelia Holmes and Lily Ladewig recently published a collaborative poetry project, I Am a Natural Wonder, with Blue Hour Press. It's a wonderful chapbook, and you can read it in its entirety right HERE. Isn't the internet grand?

As a companion project, Anne and Lily started a blog of poems all titled "I Am a Natural Wonder." Past contributors include Dustin Luke Nelson, Jared White, Jess Grover, Julia Cohen, Leigh Stein, and a lot of other cool, young poets. You can reach my contribution HERE then explore the rest of the site!

 

All the Bayou Stories End with "Drowned"

The new issue of Drunken Boat is out! This issue contains poems by Franz Wright, a tribute to Eugene O'Neill, and lots of great fiction. You can reach my poem "All the Bayou Stories End with 'Drowned'," HERE.

 

Aviators in Search of Employment and Other Poems

Three poems--"Aviators in Search of Employment," "He Who Transplants, Sustains," and "Museum-Store Scams"--are now published at White Whale Review. Thanks for reading!