Jefferson’s poem “Ticket To” appeared in October’s JMWW.
Conversations from the Pointed Firs
Jefferson talked with Conversations from the Pointed Firs radio/podcast host Peter Neill about Jefferson’s work as the Archivist for the Maine Women Writers Collection at UNE Portland. He and Peter discuss the long history of women writers in Maine, their work well-known and sometimes forgotten, representing an essential contribution and expression of the unique place and creative spirit of Maine. You can listen to the episode here, on the website, or through wherever you find your podcasts.
Wanda Coleman review in The Adroit Journal
Jefferson’s review of Wanda Coleman’s Heart First into This Ruin: The Complete American Sonnets (Black Sparrow Press 2022) was published in The Adroit Journal.
“The experience of reading sonnet after sonnet through Coleman’s relentless rebellion within, yet also adherence to, the form is like riding the Magnum over and over again at Cedar Point. At one time the fastest and tallest roller coaster in the world, there may be plenty of other exciting rides at the park, but there’s no way you’re going on them. Once you’ve experienced the rush of the sonnet in Coleman’s hands, it’s difficult to go on any other ride.”
Maine Literary Award Interview
Jefferson was interviewed by MWPA staff member Phoebe Little about his recent Maine Literary Book Award win for Antique Densities.
Bedside Table Essay in the Maine Sunday Telegram
Jefferson’s short essay on the books of his bedside table appeared in the July 31st edition of the Maine Sunday Telegram. In the essay, he recommends Carl Phillips’s book, Pale Colors in a Tall Field.
Antique Densities reviewed in Barrelhouse
Antique Densities was reviewed by Julian Mithra in Barrelhouse: “Tenderness animates the tension between preservation, archiving, and death…Not all is doom and mildew and dogears and silverfish in Navicky’s library. Most of his glowing gems remind us that within figurative language, dreamspeak and associational logic are the keys to imagination and liberation.”
Story in Litro
Jefferson’s story, “The Bridge of Long Mouth” was published on Litro. He writes that the story “is about a search for good cookies, a Casino, and a vault of terrible diseases to wipe out humankind.”
The Bridge of Long Mouth
Poem in Deep Water
Jefferson’s poem, “My Father Could Take Apart a Dryer,” appeared in the June 19th issue of the Maine S Father’s Day. The poem originally appeared in Beloit Poetry Journal.
The Portland Press Herald
Ruth Moore poetry review in The Maine Review
Jefferson’s review of two recently-reissued Ruth Moore poetry books was published in the Spring 2022 issue of The Maine Review.
Maine Literary Award Winner for Poetry
Jefferson’s book, Antique Densities: Modern Parables & Other Experiments in Short Prose, was named a co-winner of the 2022 Maine Literary Award for Poetry. He shares the award with W.J. Herbert’s Dear Specimen. Congratulations to all the other winners and finalists, and thank you to the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance.
