“Reaction”: Poem of the Week in “Narrative” Magazine

My poem “Reaction” is poem-of-the-week in Narrative! Many thanks to Michael Wiegers, Carol Edgarian, Tom Jenks, Jack Schiff, and the rest of the staff. The poem can be read here.

The New Yorker Recording

My recording of “The Sun Rising, Pacific Theatre” for The New Yorker went live today. Here’s the link to the SoundCloud Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/newyorker/listen-to-tyler-mills-read-the-sun-rising-pacific-theatre

“The Sun Rising, Pacific Theatre” in the May 4, 2015 issue of The New Yorker

My poem, “The Sun Rising, Pacific Theatre” is in The New Yorker this week, along with Ocean Vuong’s gorgeous poem, “Someday, I’ll Love Ocean Vuong”: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/04/the-sun-rising-pacific-theatre

POETRY Magazine’s January Reading List

I participated in POETRY magazine’s January reading list with Samuel Amadon, Jennifer Barber, David Baker, Tommye Blount, Kevin Craft, Kathy Fagan, Jane Hirshfield, H. L. Hix, Deborah Landau, Paisley Rekdal, and David Shapiro. Here’s what we’ve all been reading this winter.

“First Thing” in POETRY Magazine

Much gratitude to Don Share for including my poem, “First Thing,” in the January issue of POETRY. It is part of a community of amazing poems. Please consider reading this issue.

The Academy of American Poets

“‘Mike’ Test,” a new poem, appears on the Academy of American Poets website (poem-a-day feature) for November 10, 2014. Thank you, Alex Dimitrov.

“Children of the Flood” in the Boston Review

“Children of the Flood” was published on April 19th for the Boston Review‘s 2014 National Poetry Month feature. The poem was included with a detail from one of my mother’s woven paintings: that is a portrait of me as a child. Thank you B. K. Fischer and Timothy Donnelly for publishing my poem and my mother’s work along […]

“Violinist” in Verse Wisconsin

Kara Candito and Adam Fell, curators of the Monsters of Poetry Reading Series, included “Violinist“ in their guest-edited issue of Verse Wisconsin. I read for the Monsters of Poetry Reading Series in Madison, WI this past December. “Violinist” first appeared in Tongue Lyre.

Tongue Lyre interview for The American Literary Review

Many thanks to Karl Zuehlke for interviewing me about Tongue Lyre for the American Literary Review. It was a delightful exchange. The interview is linked here.

Boston Review Poetry Contest

My poem “Children of the Flood” was a finalist for the Boston Review Poetry contest. Many congratulations to Scott Coffel, the winner, and to the other finalists, Desiree Alvarez, Elisabeth Weiss, and Diane Seuss. The announcement can be found here.