February Update

Man it sounds windy... So two of my poems were just published in the latest issue of Sink Review. One of the poems "Hider Roser" is a Ben Mirov imitation poem. You can read it here. I had originally considered a subheading of something like "after Ben Mirov" but decided against it. Last night I saw some people and they didn't realize it was an imitation poem, so I thought I would go on the record and say that yes, it is. I don't in fact sob as I google myself. I sob AFTER I google myself. hahaha just kidding.

The other poem is from a series called Empire. Each poem takes its title from the name of a Roman emperor, which I have done extensive research on. Read Tiberius (The Thousand Yard Stare) here. If you're itching for another poem from Empire check out this other one. More will be published shortly.

In other news, I was a finalist for The Baltic Residency. I'm honored to see my name beside a list of such wonderful writers. So I won't be going to Latvia this summer. LOL. Here's the announcement:

The Baltic Writing Residency is pleased to announce that Kyle McCord has been chosen for the 2012 residency. Mary Jo Bang is the immediate alternate. We would also like to single out finalists, Rose Bunch, Emily Fridlund, Heidi Durrow as well as Michael Dumanis, Amy Lawless, Jesse Ball, Joel Brouwer, Josh Weil, Zach Savich, Fiona McFarlane, and Jennifer Kronovet for their exceptional applications.