The Making of a Key

I've been submitting poems for publication for some time now. Rejection is a thing I've come to expect. Upon receiving my last rejection email, something shifted in my brain. Why am I doing this? I asked myself. Do I want to be published, or do I want to find an audience for my work?

There may have been a day when finding and audience was only possible through publication. And, In the world of written work, publication is still a trophy of sorts. The thing is, I don't care. I don't care about publication any more than I care about putting out my music through a record label.

After this little bit of soul-searching, I did two things. First, I edited a book of poems for self-publication. I formatted it and worked up some art, something that would tie into this year's EPs, making it a sort of companion volume. Second, I began working on a manifesto of sorts, a long form answer to the question in relationship to my work: why, what, and how? I'll put that out when it is complete.

The Making of a Key, a 227 page book of poems, will be available in September. Click here for more details.