Sample Poems

Links to some poems that first appeared or were reprinted in The Lineup (Issue number in parentheses):

Patrick Shawn Bagley, "110 M.P.H. in a Stolen Pickup" (1)
David Corbett, "Bargain" (4)
Sarah Cortez, "Serial Killer" (3)
Anne Frasier, "Home" (3)
H. Palmer Hall, "The Collector" (4)
Peter Meinke, "What Wild-Eyed Murderer" (4)
Carol Novack, "Willie" (2)
Gerald So, "Witness Protection" (1)
Gerald So, "Mickey Spillane" (1)
John Stickney, "Creation" (4)
Wallace Stroby, "Independence Day, 1976" (3)
Charles Harper Webb, "Prayer for The Man Who Mugged My Father, 72" (4)

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"The Last Wallet"

Here's a video for my poem "The Last Wallet", originally published in Mouth Full of Bullets #1 (September 2006), ed. B.J. Bourg:

CrimeWAV 55: The Lineup Returns

Episode 55 is live!

Seth Harwood and I introduce The Lineup's second CrimeWAV podcast. Lineup 3 contributors Carrie McGath, James M. McGowan, and Jackie Sheeler read with Richie Narvaez and me.

Listen to CrimeWAV #55: The Lineup Returns.

Carrie reads her poem, "The Crimes of Cat-Calling".

Jackie reads her poems, "Anthony Baez" and "Another Hallway Altar in the Projects".

James reads his poem, "Running For Home".

Richie reads "Ride-along" and "Tuesday A.M." by Sarah Cortez, "Community Service" by David Hernandez, and "Other Conclusions" by James Sallis.

Finally, I read "Takeout (as we roll)" by Henry Chang, "Certain Methods" by David S. Pointer, and "Independence Day, 1976" by Wallace Stroby.

If you enjoy poems from this episode, you can buy The Lineup 3 in print, Kindle, or Nook format.

Huge thanks again to Seth, the contributors, and performers.

Thank you, Crimespree Magazine

Our ad appears on Page 77 of the current issue of Crimespree Magazine. Though primarily feature articles and fiction, Crimespree published my poem "Mickey Spillane" on the occasion of Spillane's death in 2006. The poem came to the attention of Anthony Rainone, who asked to reprint it in his 2007 Mystery Scene article "Raven in a Trenchcoat: Hardboiled and Noir Poetry". I referred to the article when The Lineup was just a possibly good idea, and the rest is history.

Also, on Page 60 of this issue, my Blu-ray review of Quantum of Solace.

Crimespree is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a special deal.

CrimeWAV 36: The Lineup - Poems on Crime

Go to the episode entry on CrimeWAV.

Richie Narvaez reads his poem "Metro" and Patrick Shawn Bagley's "110 M.P.H. in a Stolen Pickup".

I read my poem "Four Minutes", "Prayer of an Arson Investigator" by Sarah Cortez, "Don Henley Will Be Mine" by Misti Rainwater-Lites, and "Visiting Hours, State Pen" by Amy MacLennan.

Stephen D. Rogers reads his poem "A Whisper of Smoke".

And Christopher Watkins reads his poem "A Wild Flaw Amongst Us".

Thanks once again to CrimeWAV host Seth Harwood and producer Mystery Dawg Aldo Calcagno.

General Submission Period Open

We are now accepting submissions for Issue 2 of The Lineup. Anyone interested may submit between today and September 30, 2008.

Want some idea what we're looking for? Here are some links to poems featured in Issue 1:

"110 M.P.H. in a Stolen Pickup" by Patrick Shawn Bagley
"Witness Protection" by Gerald So
"Mickey Spillane" by Gerald So

Crime Always Pays. But Poetry? Fuggedaboudit.

Declan Burke blogs about The Lineup over at Crime Always Pays. Check it out. He even posted my poem.