Author Archives: Adam Penna

On Small Fires, Little Flames

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Adam Penna

I wrote Small Fires, Little Flames while I was writing Talk of Happiness.  In some ways, I see these two books as complementary, so it makes sense that they should come out, more or less, together.  Plus, it suits my … Continue reading →

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Preorder Small Fires, Little Flames TODAY!

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Adam Penna

Presales for Small Fires, Little Flames begin today.  Click here and preorder your copy, and it’ll ship hot off the presses on August 11th.  This presale period won’t last forever.  So act now!  (Presale period ends June 16th, Bloom’s Day.)

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“Another Untitled Love Story” Forthcoming in Red Earth Review

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Adam Penna

Thanks to the editors of Red Earth Review for accepting my short story “Another Untitled Love Story.”  The piece will be published in vol. 5, July 2017.

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Finishing Line Press to Publish “Small Fires, Little Flames”

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Adam Penna

Thanks to Leah Maines and everyone at Finishing Line Press for accepting “Small Fires, Little Flames” for publication.  This is my second chapbook with Finishing Line, and I look forward to the experience.

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Song Lyrics Published in Basil O’Flaherty

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Adam Penna

Thanks to J.K. Shawhan for publishing “The New Wine,” in Basil O’Flaherty‘s newest number.  Performance of song is forthcoming, as soon as I screw up the courage and find the time to do so.

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Forthcoming Song Lyrics…

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Adam Penna

Thanks to J.K. Shawhan and the other editors at The Basil O’Flaherty for accepting “The New Wine,” a song I wrote.  “The New Wine” will appear in their November 2016 issue.

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On the Novel: The Continuing Adventures…

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Adam Penna

I have been meaning to write something on my progress here for a few months, but for some reason I’m having a difficult time formulating what it is exactly I want to say.  Not that I usually know what I’m … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Reading

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Adam Penna

I will be a featured reader (reading poems) Friday, May 6th at 7 PM at The Hampton Coffee Company, 749 County Rd. 39A (next to the BMW dealer), Southampton, NY 11968.  Thank you, Maggie Bloomfield for inviting me to read.

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Oh, Where, Oh, Where?

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Adam Penna

It’s been a while since I last reflected on my progress with the novel, so I thought I’d check in.  It’s a very different process, novel writing, from even writing long sequential poems with an implied narrative, which I’ve done before. … Continue reading →

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On Eloquence*

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Adam Penna

I don’t subscribe entirely to the notion that there is nothing new to say under the sun.  Though the human predicament hasn’t changed much in the last ten thousand years – we suffer ourselves to be born, navigate through a … Continue reading →

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