My Books

Cows on the Freeway

(iUniverse, 1999)

My first full-length collection of poetry. Mostly poems inspired by my move to Southern California. Many of these poems were honed through public performance.

Available through Amazon: Cows on the Freeway

Paper Shredders

(iUniverse, 2003)

Paper Shredders is an anthology of poetry and short stories, edited by myself and Gary Wright. It was originally published by Orange Ocean Press in 1993, reprinted and expanded by iUniverse in 2003.

Available through Amazon: Paper Shredders

My Kidney Just Arrived
(Tebot Bach 2001)

My Kidney Just Arrived collects poems about my kidney transplant and related issues, including death and my family.

It is currently out of print. We are hoping to reprint by the end of the year.

News Clips and Ego Trips
(Write Bloody 2012)

News Clips and Ego Trips collects articles and interviews from Next... Magazine, the newsmagazine for Southern California poetry, 1994 - 1998. Includes coverage of the early slam scene, and interviews with Henry Rollins, Gerald Locklin, Patricia Smith, Ellyn Maybe, John Sinclair, and Miranda July.

Currently out of print. Reprint due in fall 2024.

My Chapbooks

I have published five chapbooks over the years, some on my own, some through other publishers. Unluckily, none of them are currently available. Here they are:

Orange Ocean Press

n 1992 I founded Orange Ocean Press, with the goal of expanding the audience for poetry. My first books were anthologies of "unpoetic subject." The first two were Paper Shredders, an anthology of surf poetry, and Polluted Poems, a collection of environmental poems. I also published books by several of my favorite local poets. All of the Orange Ocean Press books are currently out of print, without much hope of reprints.

Here are the various titles: