Catherine Fletcher

M y friend Jared Harel has a wonderful new poetry collection out: Let Our Bodies Change the Subject . I had the pleasure of speaking with him about this book, his approach to craft, and ways of turning our attention to the world in these challenging times. You can check out the interview at Green Linden Press 's Under a Warm Green Linden here . Many thanks to the fine folks at Green Linden for including us in Issue 16!  

I'm grateful to have made the longlist for Alternating Current 's Electric Book Award . Congrats to all of those chosen and good luck for the next round!      

I've got one of my favorite co-translations in this cool anthology. Nights at the Calcutta Café is a result of an enriching collaboration between poets from Calcutta, Montreal, and Norfolk, VA originally curated in memory of a beloved, erstwhile Indian restaurant near Columbia University. Cheers to my fellow writers and editors Peter Schulman and Somrita Urni Ganguly.  

I'm headed to New York later this month. If you're in the area, please join me for an afternoon of artist-led events at Creature Conserve's Re-Imagining Conservation Exhibition on #GovernorsIsland , #NYC on Sun, May 21, 1-4pm. I hope to see you there!

More National Poetry Month news! I'm a huge fan of poetry in public places, so I'm delighted to announce that my poem "Foregoing" has been chosen for the Poetry on the Trail project on the Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail in King George County, Virginia.   Learn more about the project and attend the kick-off event on April 23: http://www.poetryonthetrail.org.    

Poetry in Robertson (Bluebird) Park! Celebrate #NaPoMo this Thursday, 4/13, with the Elizabeth River Trail, the Muse Writers Center and hear live readings of work from their Trail Poetry Project (including work from yours truly).  

I'm excited to have 2 poems in the spring issue of The Broadkill Review . Many thanks to editor Cassandra Whitaker!