Missouri Poets John Dorsey And Victor Adam Clevenger Announced At Teatro Paraguas

Widely published poets John Dorsey and Victor Adam Clevenger will give a reading in Albuquerque, on Saturday, March 23rd at 1 p.m. at Organic Books, 111 Carlisle Blvd. SE and in Santa Fe, on Sunday, March 24th at 5 p.m. at Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie. Both events will be hosted by John Macker.

When he's not traveling on highways all across America, Victor Clevenger spends his days in a Madhouse and his nights writing poetry. He lives with his second ex-wife, and together they raise six children in a small town northeast of Kansas City, MO. Selected pieces of his work have appeared in print magazines and journals around the world, as well as at a variety of places online. In 2017, Victor was nominated for the Best of the Net Anthology, as well as the Pushcart Prize. His most recent published collections of poetry include a split book with Tom Farris titled Ginger Roots Are Best Taken Orally (EMP, 2018) and A Finger in the Hornets' Nest (Red Flag Press, 2018).

John Dorsey lived for several years in Toledo, Ohio. He is the author of several collections of poetry, including Teaching the Dead to Sing: The Outlaw's Prayer (Rose of Sharon Press, 2006), Sodomy is a City in New Jersey (American Mettle Books, 2010), Tombstone Factory, (Epic Rites Press, 2013), Appalachian Frankenstein (GTK Press, 2015) Being the Fire (Tangerine Press, 2016) and Shoot the Messenger (Red Flag Press, 2017). He is the current Poet Laureate of Belle, MO and Co-Editor, with Jason Ryberg, of the Gasconade Review. His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. He may be reached at archerevans@yahoo.com.