I’m happy to announce that I’m joining David Hadbawnik, Chris Piuma, and Dan Remein as an editor at Eth Press, an imprint of Punctum books and “a parascholarly poetry press interested in publishing innovative poetry that is inspired by, adapted from, or otherwise inhabited by medieval texts.” My poem “Patience” appeared in an Eth press […]| Lisa Ampleman
I’m excited to be taking part in the Fall for the Book Festival in Fairfax, VA, in a few weeks. I’ll be reading with two other George Mason University alumni, Matt Burriesci and Alyson Foster, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 6 pm in the Center for the Arts on the GMU campus. I can remember […]| Lisa Ampleman
Thanks to Rochelle Hurt for inviting me to participate in the wonderful chain-letter Internet crisscross blog tour about our writing processes. Rochelle is the author of The Rusted City (White Pine, 2014). Her work has been included in Best New Poets 2013, and she has been awarded literary prizes from Crab Orchard Review, Arts & Letters, Hunger Mountain, and Poetry International. Her poetry, fiction, […]| Lisa Ampleman
I’m honored to be a part of the June 2014 issue of Poetry magazine! Don Share is rocking the house as editor. In this issue, I’m blown away in particular by Deborah Paredez’s work, as well as Nick Flynn and T.J. Jarrett’s. In fact, it’s a fabulous issue from cover to cover.| Lisa Ampleman
First of all, I’m thrilled that the Kenyon Review Online is featuring a poem of mine, “Kant the Nephrologist,” in their current issue. My apologies to Cincinnati doctor Dr. Shashi Kant, whose name I heard butchered in a medical building check-in line, and to whom I owe the poem’s concept. The KROnline site features an […]| Lisa Ampleman
I’m looking forward to a different sort of reading this Friday and Saturday (March 14 and 15). I’ll be performing as part of the Cincinnati Contemporary Dance Theater’s Performance and Time Arts series, which brings together music, dance, poetry, and performance. Tickets are $12 in advance, $8 in advance for students and seniors. Though the […]| Lisa Ampleman
We’re still more than a week away from Valentine’s Day, but I have an early gift for my husband: two different love poems that have received recognition lately. First of all, “Mouth: To Say,” from Full Cry, will be featured on Poetry Daily on Saturday, Feb. 8. Two other poems from my first book have been chosen […]| Lisa Ampleman
I was thrilled to be the inaugural interview for the new blog, Speaking of Marvels, a chapbook interview series curated by William Kelley Woolfit. Thanks to Will for the great questions; it was a lot of fun to think back to the choices I made as I worked on I’ve Been Collecting This to Tell You. I […]| Lisa Ampleman
I’m looking forward to sharing Full Cry with audiences in two great Midwestern river cities. You can join me at: 1. The Observable Reading Series in St. Louis, on Monday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m., at Llywelyn’s Pub in the Central West End (4747 McPherson). We’ll be on the upper floor for the reading. I’m honored […]| Lisa Ampleman
It’s a great day! My book, Full Cry, is now available on Amazon.com. If you prefer to pay with a check, you can buy it through the website of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies…| Lisa Ampleman
Remembering Mark Alfred Phillips, our great-uncle who was estranged from the family| Lisa Ampleman
