Tuesday, 27 November 2018
Friday, 23 November 2018
Hittin' the road: an interview with John Dorsey by Gary Cummiskey, in The Odd Magazine
John Dorsey lived for several years in Toledo, Ohio. He
is the author of several collections of poetry, including Teaching the Dead to
Sing: The Outlaw's Prayer (Rose of Sharon Press, 2006), Sodomy is a City in New
Jersey (American Mettle Books, 2010), Tombstone Factory (Epic Rites Press,
2013), Appalachian Frankenstein (GTK Press, 2015), Being the Fire (Tangerine
Press, 2016) and Shoot the Messenger (Red Flag Press, 2017). His most
recent publication is a limited-edition chapbook titled Dying like Dogs, published
by Tangerine Press The address is http://thetangerinepress.com/ He is
the current Poet Laureate of Belle, MO. His work has been nominated for the
Pushcart Prize. He may be reached at mailto:archerevans@yahoo.com.
When did you start writing poetry? When was your first
collection published?
JD: I started writing very bad poetry about 30 years ago.
My first collection, which contained much of that early work, was published in
1995 by Jesse Poet Publications, and was entitled When It's Over and
Other Poems. Read more.
Sunday, 04 November 2018
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