A Great Siberian Silence is a chapbook of poetry I wrote during my time in Russia (with some written soon before and soon after!). Many of the poems appeared first on this blog, but now they’re appearing in this pretty little book. =D
Published Poems
“Waking in September” — published in the Fall 2023 issue of Centered magazine
“In These Days of Distance” — published in C19 Photo Project: A Time to Remember and a Time to Forget (Bellefonte Art Museum exhibit catalog), April 2021
“Cream of Fool Ivan: A Recipe” — published in Quantum Fairy Tales, January 31, 2016; reposted here
“La Muerte” — published in Strange Horizons, June 30, 2014
- Also listen to the July podcast … with some poets of whom I am in awe, including Bogi Takács.
Ekphrastic Poems
Ekphrastic poems reflect on or otherwise respond to works of art, the most famous example being Keats’ “Ode on a Grecian Urn.” The following poems have been displayed in the Bellefonte Art Museum‘s poetry gallery, Stanza.
- “How Fast a Dream Changes,” displayed February 2026
- “Passage,” displayed June 2025
- “On Seeing Danielle Austin’s If 10 Million Fireflies,“ displayed February 2023
100 Themes Challenge Poems
- Here is an index of all 100 Themes poems on this blog.
- Here are some of the more popular 100 Themes poems (which made it to A Great Siberian Silence):
Seasonal Poetry
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
- Winter
Other Poems
Here are some miscellaneous poems from the blog’s poetry category.