Jefferson conducted four mini interviews about the intersection of film and poetry with poets Megan Grumbling, Colin Cheney, Stefania Irene Marthakis, and Bates College Film Professor Jonathan J. Cavallero.
Finalist for The Big Other Book Awards
Head of Island Beautification for the Rural Outlands is a Finalist for the Big Other Book Award in Fiction! The winner will be announced in the fall. This is an amazing list of some of the best small presses in the country, and it celebrates the thriving diversity of the small press world.
CULT Magazine
Jefferson’s poem “The Great Ohio Desert” was published at CULT Magazine with original art work.
Maine Authors
Thanks Quiet City Books in Lewiston!
Rustica
Jefferson’s poem “Not Your Moose” appeared in Rustica Vol. II.
Poetry Friendship Interview in The Cafe Review
Jefferson interviewed poets Nathan McClain and Virginia Konchan about their years-long friendship in the poetry world, and the long-time support and encouragement they offer each other. Very much worth reading!
Prose poem in Unbroken
Jefferson’s prose poem, “House of Revision,” was published in Unbroken issue #41.
Richard Foerster Review in The Cafe Review
Jefferson reviewed Richard Foerster’s new book, “With Little Light and Sometimes None at All,” (Littoral Books 2023) in the Winter 2024 issue of The Cafe Review.
It’s tender, but quietly powerful, and even thrilling to read. By the end, I could almost hear the roar of a crowd when the poet urges the left hand to “Take up your pen. / It is the tiller.”
THE GLACIER
Jefferson’s flash fiction, “The Mayor of Mexico,” appeared in issue #2 of THE GLACIER. There are many excellent writers in this issue!
Review of Marbles on the Floor in the American Poetry Review
Jefferson’s review of Marbles on the Floor: How to Assemble a Book of Poems (eds. Sarah Giragosian and Virginia Konchan; University of Akron Press) was published in the January/February 2024 issue of the American Poetry Review:
This is a book that will not only help the aspiring first-time poet, but also the veteran poet who, after multiple books of poetry, yet again wonders to themself, “How the fuck am I going to do this?
