RELEASES + INCLUSIONS
I See Shapes I See Shrapnel
Between Shadows Press
My personal favorite so far. I really love this collection of poems.
cover drawn by Holden Zmijewski
12 pages featuring 13 poems
Cotard
Between Shadows Press
A journal of poetry. May you find something in this, and then yourself.
32 pages featuring 32 contributors
poem featured:
-Red outside the mind
Haikus, Nearkus, Fauxkus...
Between Shadows Press
Another collection of 28 writers
contributing their best haikus or best
nearkus or best fauxkus or best fuckyous.
28 contributors featuring 84 haikus
The Worthy Heirs to Worthles...
Vlasinda Productions
A collection of poems from different writers from around the world.
24 pages featuring 12 contributors
poems featured:
-Amongst Whales of Tales
-Missing Casualty Account
Seppuku Issue #5
Laughing Ronin Press
The fifth issue is a beefy one full of poetry and short fiction.
85 pages featuring 23 contributors
poem featured:
-up to here waiting for us I think
For the Dogs in Cages, Vol. 2
Two Key Customs
Their second pup inspired collab, featuring the short story, Blame it on the Pomeranian, by Scott Laudati and 4 selected poems
by Steve Zmijewski.
20 pages in total.
Bump in the Road
Hickathrift Press
One of the four collections grouped in Hickathrift's penultimate release, thrift chapbooks 04. The press is now closed.
These poems cover many years and many of the bumps in the winding road.
24 pages, includes 19 selected poems
LCP Issue 11 (Summer 2022)
Loud Coffee Press
As summer turns into fall, pull up a chair,
pour a cup of your favorite brew, and take a break from the 24/7 news cycle of doom.
28 pages featuring 11 contributors
poem featured:
-even finished poems can't compare
Flower-Shaped Bullet
Loud Coffee Press
An image that came from a dream, ended up being a gorgeously imaginative chapbook with a variety of theme interpretations.
30+ pages featuring 16 contributors
poem featured:
-On the Better Days of Stealing Light
Haiku + Tanka + Other Short..
Two Key Customs
A collab with Victor Clevenger, featuring
haiku, tanka and other short poems, focused on the elements, guilt, withdrawal, inability to concentrate and much more.
28 pages in total, includes 29 selected poems
Love // Lost
Neon Sunrise Publishing
An anthology of poetry and short fiction thematically centered on Love, from romance to heartbreak and every facet in between.
135 pages featuring 12+ contributors
design featured:
-time flies
Issue #6
Soup Can Magazine
The summer issue, full of art & poetry aiming to celebrate diversity and dismantle systems of oppression through cultural expression.
50 pages featuring 28 contributors
poem featured:
-Crow Claws and the Acorns
Dead Signals // Lost Transmis...
Neon Sunrise Publishing
A bit of a love letter to science fiction, spanning the vast corners of the Scifi genre, bringing works of poetry and fiction.
147 pages featuring 10+ contributors
poems featured:
-Regressive Spiral in Jaundiced Eyes
-On a Galactic Scale
Seppuku Quarterly Issue #3
Laughing Ronin Press
A quarterly journal showcasing fiction, poetry, haiku, tanka. Enough said.
75 pages featuring 26 contributors
poem featured:
-Something About Everything is Killing...
Capgras
Between Shadows Press
A journal of poetry. May you find something in this, and then yourself.
32 pages featuring 32 contributors
poem featured:
-Stuck loose, a screw, cut loose, a foot
The Way Things Are, The Way..
Two Key Customs
A collab with Patrick Moore, featuring
poetry focused on trying to jump from the past and grip the present.
40 pages in total, includes 10 selected poems
For the Dogs in Cages, Vol. 1
Two Key Customs
A pup inspired collab, featuring the short story, Satine, by Scott Laudati and poetry
by Steve Zmijewski.
20 pages, includes 5 selected poems,
art + more
We Live the Songs
Laughing Ronin Press
In a way, this haiku collection is an expression of gratitude for all the years of listening and surviving. And of course, music collecting.
30+ pages featuring 60+ poems
we live the songs and we must see that they outlive every last one of us.
More Shit From an Old Note...
Two Key Customs
A collection centered around community
and the friends and connections made over the years. 84 pages in total,
featuring 32 poets, artists & musicians...
and 2 awesome kids.
Let yourself be heard!
Seppuku Quarterly Issue #2
Laughing Ronin Press
A quarterly journal showcasing poetry, short fiction, flash-fiction, haiku, and any writing that drips with authenticity.
63 pages featuring 27 contributors
poem featured:
-Tumble dried memory and a penny...
Obscure Quarterly Issue 2
ClairObscur
31 contributors, featuring poetry, prose, photography & art. 58 pages of recycled & FSC approved papers.
poem featured:
-Still Fatigued
LCP Issue 8
Loud Coffee Press
A quarterly literary journal fueled by coffee and music. This is an issue that prompts us to ask, what do you fear? Do you worry about loss? Let it be a reminder of memento mori.
poem featured:
-out of reach
Obscure Quarterly Issue 1
ClairObscur
First quarterly collection of poetry, prose, photography & art, featuring 25 contributors.
50 pages of recycled & FSC approved papers, comes with additional swag.
poem featured:
-Shook
Mythos Revival '21
Mythos
Revival is in the air. After almost a two-year hiatus, Mythos returns with a full cast of creatives from across the states.
poem featured:
-The Good Morning
Haikus, Nearkus, Fauxkus...
Between Shadows Press
This release marks number 47 in the Between Shadows catalog. It is a special collection of
28 writers contributing their best haikus or best nearkus or best fauxkus
or best fuckyous.
28 contributors featuring 84 haikus
Hobo Scarecrow Connecting...
Between Shadows Press
A special gathering of mostly new material. Strong is the attempt to tell of love, loss and disgust. The fumbling of time and of creating. Looking for a sunny side. A wish to conquer the world. And much more.
12 pages featuring 11 poems
Cored; Commuting Love, Sored
Maverick Duck Press
A tender chapbook written in 05, tweaked in 06, with minimal touches since.
Based on young love and failing relationships. Pushing and growing. Understanding and rediscovering the person we are~who we should (almost) always be.
A Light that Never Goes Out
Neon Sunrise Publishing
A literary anthology of poetry and fiction centered on the topic of hope.
three poems featured:
-Harmony in Our Words through Our Hands
-susceptible wounds proceed with caution
-Saturday Nights with Hope...
My Still Waters
A.B.Baird Publishing
A collection of poetry that embraces the growth of the self and the discovery of the inner peace. ~ 153 pages
two poems featured:
-Lashes
-the sticky note version I crossed...
Shit from an Old Notebook
Two Key Customs
A collection centered around community
and friendship. This release stands as a testament to stick to your thing
and finish what you start. 64 pages in total,
featuring 26 poets, artists & musicians...
and 1 three-year-old.
Let yourself be heard!
Hope, Sticks & Hollow Bones
Two Key Customs
Put to page mid-June into early July, and cover ranges of hope, themes of justice, family and togetherness. Both writer's style work in contrast to the other while simultaneously blending nicely.
23 pages featuring 13 poems + more
collaboration w/ Aqeel Parvez
The Covid Collab
Two Key Customs
Put to page at the opening stages of quarantine and serious introduction of social distancing in NJ. A document to the alarm and uncertainty, the anger and anxiety, with shots of booze and splashes of needed love.
26 pages featuring 14 poems + more
collaboration w/ Glen Binger
Broken Hearts - Healing Words
A.B.Baird Publishing
A collection of poetry dedicated to those who have loved and lost, and those who are hiding and healing. ~ 130 pages
two poems featured:
-Resting Next to Them
-sometimes
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