When I first started writing poems based on video games five years ago, it felt like such a niche thing. It still does overall, but I’m proud to say I’ve had 3 (!) reprints come out within the past few weeks, in 3 different publications: a couple of anthologies, and a website with a downloadable mini-poster and an audio recording.
I’m excited to have “The Deku Butler’s Son” included in Dangerous to Go Alone! 2, the second volume of gamer poetry from Manawaker Studio.
Just look at this list of contributors. When I was reading through the proof, I couldn’t put it down.
- Casey Aimer
- Colleen Anderson
- Paula Freyja Ardito
- Eric Esquivel
- Vince Gotera
- Robin Rose Graves
- J. D. Harlock
- Gwendolyn Maia Hicks
- Juleigh Howard-Hobson
- tom hrycyk
- Sarah Jane Justice
- Michelle McMillan-Holifield
- David McLachlan
- Jacob Steven Mohr
- C. Payne
- Marisca Pichette
- Katherine Quevedo
- Lynne Sargent
- Matthew Scott
- Mahaila Smith
- Jennifer Elise Wang
- Trevor Wright
Next, Meow Meow Pow Pow reprinted “Ghosted by Pac-Man” in a downloadable broadside, with cool art by Kim Göransson. I also provided a reading of the poem, a new challenge for me since it’s such a visual poem.
Finally, “Meditations on Super Smash Bros.” is part of Y2K Quarterly: Volume 1, the print annual compiling all 4 issues from last year. This poem of mine is a fun little bit of free verse about the titular game. Or, you know, it might be a rant against authoritarianism. Who knows?
