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Scattered Clouds Featured on The Poetry Foundation's December Reading List Reuben Jackson's second collection of poetry is named by editor Naomi Ayala to the December reading list. If you're a frequent reader of The Poetry Foundation's Editor's Blog, you might have seen the title Scattered Clouds appear somewhere between Samuel Miranda and The Dalai Lama on editor Naomi Ayala's December reading list. The PF reading list, simply put, is a short list of recommended reading from the editor's of Poetry. December's was an eclectic list and the tastes (and … [Read more...]

Love Poem by Elizabeth Hazen I love you changes me into a tree falling after erosion has its say. This process does not simply take away the cliff’s edge— it creates new space, frees me from fear of stasis. It tells me I’m still young enough to be surprised. I first believed the tree was dead, but months later it blossomed, this emblem of possibility prostrate across our path, this tangle of limbs like a castaway clawing her way back from the sea. "Love Poem" appears in Hazen's new collection Girls Like Us ( ASP March, 2020) Girls Like Us is packed with fierce, eloquent, … [Read more...]

Grace Cavalieri talks Buddhism with "Lion's Roar Magazine" Grace Cavalieri, MD's 10th Poet Laureate and a practicing Buddhist, talks about her spiritual journey with "Lion's Roar Magazine." GRACE CAVALIERI, poet, playwright, author, educator, poet laureate, radio personality, and Buddhist. Grace Cavalieri recently spoke to Lion's Roar magazine, an English-language Buddhist publication, about how her spiritual journey in Buddhism has dovetailed with her artistic journey in poetry. Grace started practicing Buddhism after her partner of 60 years, Ken, passed away. She was named as … [Read more...]

Nathan Leslie Interviews Reuben Jackson Before the publication of "Scattered Clouds" in October, Nathan Leslie sat down with Reuben Jackson to discuss his work in literature and music. "I’ve been a music chaser all my life. When I was in grade school, I secretly longed to, say, write liner notes for albums. I’d also conduct fantasy interviews with my favorite artists. I never imagined that I would work with Duke Ellington’s papers for 20 years, for example...Some of my reviews make me wince like old high school photos. But like anything, you do your best. And hopefully … [Read more...]

ASP featured in “Six Local Indie Presses You Should Know” "D.C.’s literary scene is independent to the core..." begins local author Hannah Grieco's article on the movers and shakers of the DC publishing world featured today in the Washington City Paper. Alan Squire Publishing, celebrating its ten year anniversary in 2020, and its close collaborators make up three of the six presses Grieco interviewed for her article. Richard Peabody's press, Paycock, publisher of Gargoyle Magazine, and Andrew Gifford's Santa Fe Writer's Project (of which we are an imprint) are featured prominently … [Read more...]