Book launch updates
and a haiku!
Thanks to everyone who picked up a copy of Decades: Selected Poems. Throughout the week it was the #1 Best Seller in American Poetry on Amazon, and #2 in Poetry overall. I can’t fully express how grateful I am to have an audience for my work that does not depend on the gatekeepers of the literary world — it’s nice to be free!
On Monday, I appeared on The Megyn Kelly Show. You can watch a clip from that appearance here.
If I ever release an audiobook version of Decades, I hope Megyn will record it. She reads my work beautifully, as you’ll hear if you watch the clip.
On Wednesday, a production truck (studio on wheels) pulled up to my apartment building, and I stepped inside to be interviewed by Tucker Carlson. I’m not sure when that interview will be posted, but I can tell you that we took a deep dive into the story of my cancellation and how I rebuilt my life.
I’ll leave you, for now, with a haiku.
Like barbed wire, dead vines
loop through a chain-link fence—globes
of frozen rain cling.
Went out and bought your book based on your wonderful appearance on Megyn Kelly’s show. Thank you for your talent and creativity!
Congrats Joseph! Got my copy of the book and have already been savoring it in small bites. It's wonderful to revisit some of the older work that I know from your other books but simply haven't re-read in a while. I also enjoy seeing what a poet selects themselves for inclusion in such retrospectives. While it may not include some personal favorites of mine from your other books, it has drawn my attention back to others that I may not have spent enough time with the first (or second time). Well done my friend! 🙏☺️