New chapbook

 Oh my. Long time no post.... But I have a big good reason now: a new chapbook out!

Letters to my Dead is sixteen poems addressed directly to some of my beloved departed, accompanied by illustrations by my brother, John Van Pelt. Written during the pandemic, they serve both as a kind of journal of the time and as communion with love and loss. 

Poet Justen Ahren, author of A Strange Catechism and A Machine for Remembering, describes the book thus: 

“Death takes from us not only a person, but also all the worlds we access with them and through them; places within and without, our unique togetherness: France, antelopes, weather, a collective history. These quiet poems, direct addresses to the deceased, invite the beloved to rejoin this side, from wherever they are now, talk with us again, kiss us, or send an answer, even by crows. This is a tender, beautiful, and healing collection.”

I'm thrilled to have this collection out in the world and would love to share it with you. Order from Amazon, using this link. And thank you for joining the correspondence!