it's here! available from Soft Skull books, on powellsbook.com, booksense.com, Amazon.com, and most likely at a bookstore near you!

ignoring the fact that there's one eensy weensy edit that I made long after the book was being compiled, it's pretty thrilling to see the poem in print. somehow I thought there would be more poetry in the anthology -- but the preponderance of stories and essays probably means it'll sell better! plus, it's kind of fun to be one of only a few poets. for once.

here's the publicity blurb:

We live in a culture founded on transgressive desire (apple, serpent, party of five) even as it insists on suppressing it. What does it mean when our most sought-after emotional state--being beloved--comes into direct conflict with our most deeply ingrained values--being honest--in our most prized relationships? When desire is aroused, what are the consequences as it is silenced, suppressed, subverted, or fulfilled? And what happens next? Although recent estimates insist that half of all women and men have cheated in their relationships, the climate of silence surrounding such behavior (except in the lowest forms of popular culture and in conjunction with major public figures) would have us believe that affairs are an anomaly.

In a post-queer, post-nuclear family age, the "affair" looks different from media representations--that is to say, what's violated may not be the marital bond, and the betrayal may not be a sexual one. Homewrecker explores the emotional intensity and complexity that affairs entail: euphoric, unapologetic, guilty, torn, ashamed, unrepentant, creative, insatiable, self-loathing and many more--sometimes all at once, and from a multitude of perspectives. The anthology also examines what is destabilized by the affair--(heterosexual) pair bonding and the nuclear family--and the consequences on those who challenge it.

Major shapers of contemporary writing share space with fresh talent in Homewrecker, each with a different take on the desire and its aftermath. Steven Elliot remembers the dominatrix who two-timed him with a square while Lori Selke spins steamy erotica about just how quickly queer-marriage can degenerate into extra-marital queer activity. Neal Pollack recalls using the early days of the internet where anything seemed possible--even destroying the marriages of those you-ve never met--while Matthue Roth wonders if it-s possible to cheat on God. Cris Mazza, Susannah Breslin, Kevin Sampsell, and 19 other writers prove that there are no victims here, no villains, and no innocent bystanders. Only lovers, with all the responsibility the word implies.

proud to be one of the "19 other writers" --

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