Howard Carman’s poem, “Mann Gulch, 1949” took first place in Kamolnick Kreative’s sponsored contest for the Poetry Society of Tennessee’s 65th Annual Festival and Contest. Read More
Howard Carman Wins Sponsored Poetry Contest
Poetry Published in Black Moon Magazine
Learn more about what I’m writing. My latest published poems, “[un]mask[ed]” and “Unchurched,” appear in Black Moon Magazine. Read More
National Poetry Month 2021
National Poetry Month was created in part to recognize how vital poetry is to our culture. National Poetry Month 2021 marks 25 years of the celebration! Last year’s celebration was marred by cancelled events and last-minute adjustments. I shared poems while working behind the scenes to help take our very much in-person Poetry Society chapter… Read More
2020 Contest Awards and Pending Publications
My goal this year was to enter poetry contests, and I felt very accomplished each time I sent a submission packet out. I was recently delighted to discover some of my poems were selected for awards. Better yet, some will be published in anthologies! Read More
Jesse Graves’ New Poetry Collection Available
East Tennessee State University Poet-in-Residence and Professor Jesse Graves has released a new poetry collection, Merciful Days, available through Mercer University Press, Eurospan Bookstore and Amazon. Read More