Written by Alan KingOctober 19, 2016

New Release: POINT BLANK, a full-length poetry collection by Alan King

Originally posted on Silver Birch Press:
Silver Birch Press is pleased to announce the October 2016 release of Point Blank poems by Alan King. The 102-page collection has garnered high praise from two of the most celebrated poets in the U.S. — Tim Seibles and Joy Harjo. Here’s what they’ve said about Point Blank and author Alan…

Written by Alan KingOctober 11, 2016October 11, 2016

The Birth of POINT BLANK

This piece was written for Free Black Space, an awesome blog by Yao Glover. Here’s an excerpt: I’m a different poet now than I was when I wrote DRIFT. I wasn’t a father at the time and I’d written most of the poems before meeting my wife. I was a single guy that […]

Written by Alan KingOctober 5, 2016

Jan Bowman and Derrick Weston Brown’s Reading

Last night, Jan Bowman and Derrick Weston Brown’s reading at the Columbia Art Center turned into a lesson on empathy. Read the story.

Alan W. King

Month: October 2016

New Release: POINT BLANK, a full-length poetry collection by Alan King

The Birth of POINT BLANK

Jan Bowman and Derrick Weston Brown’s Reading