Kevin Brown
@kevinbrownwrites.bsky.social
I love running, reading, and writing, but progressive politics will also make an appearance here, from time to time.
The picture reflects how I feel about the running this week; blood glucose numbers were a roller coaster, but the end of the week has been positive: kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/
November 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The picture reflects how I feel about the running this week; blood glucose numbers were a roller coaster, but the end of the week has been positive: kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/
My most recent poem, this one in THE MIDWEST QUARTERLY; years ago, they published a critical article that would become part of my only critical book publication
November 8, 2025 at 12:59 AM
My most recent poem, this one in THE MIDWEST QUARTERLY; years ago, they published a critical article that would become part of my only critical book publication
Another week, so another blog post about trying to get back into running, now with type 1 diabetes. This post also has some music, though not by me, of course. kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/pump-it...
October 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Another week, so another blog post about trying to get back into running, now with type 1 diabetes. This post also has some music, though not by me, of course. kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/pump-it...
Another poem I missed, this one from the Bond Street Review: inkpublications1.wixsite.com/mysite
August 27, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Another poem I missed, this one from the Bond Street Review: inkpublications1.wixsite.com/mysite
It seems I missed these three poems when Stickman Review's summer issue came out: stickmanreview.com
August 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
It seems I missed these three poems when Stickman Review's summer issue came out: stickmanreview.com
Spike Lee loves NY, music, and Denzel; when he's on, there might not be anybody better; he's on at @belcourttheatre.bsky.social right now.
August 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Spike Lee loves NY, music, and Denzel; when he's on, there might not be anybody better; he's on at @belcourttheatre.bsky.social right now.
Final page for anybody who wants it.
July 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Final page for anybody who wants it.
Nothing like coming into town and finding a copy of Hindsight in the mailbox with my essay (and a bunch of others I can't wait to read)
July 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Nothing like coming into town and finding a copy of Hindsight in the mailbox with my essay (and a bunch of others I can't wait to read)
Thanks to The Walnut Branch for accepting my flash essay "Sonder"; I can't wait to see the new issue with cover art here by Laurie Geisen
July 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Thanks to The Walnut Branch for accepting my flash essay "Sonder"; I can't wait to see the new issue with cover art here by Laurie Geisen
Yasmin Zaher's THE COIN (@catapultbooks.bsky.social) is more character than plot, as a Palestinian woman tries to find out where she belongs in the world, dealing with the trauma of displacement and her past; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...
July 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Yasmin Zaher's THE COIN (@catapultbooks.bsky.social) is more character than plot, as a Palestinian woman tries to find out where she belongs in the world, dealing with the trauma of displacement and her past; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...
In Catherine Airey's CONFESSIONS (@marinerbooks.bsky.social), three generations of Irish women discover themselves through relationships, art, and culture in a society that limits their attempts; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...
July 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
In Catherine Airey's CONFESSIONS (@marinerbooks.bsky.social), three generations of Irish women discover themselves through relationships, art, and culture in a society that limits their attempts; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...
@lailalalami.com's THE DREAM HOTEL (@pantheonbooks.bsky.social) portrays a near-future America, while critiquing the role of money in prisons, technology, and climate destruction; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and Nashville Public Library: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...
June 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
@lailalalami.com's THE DREAM HOTEL (@pantheonbooks.bsky.social) portrays a near-future America, while critiquing the role of money in prisons, technology, and climate destruction; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and Nashville Public Library: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...
Colum McCann's TWIST (@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social) explores narrative and breaks in communication, though it also reminds us that repair might be possible; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...
June 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Colum McCann's TWIST (@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social) explores narrative and breaks in communication, though it also reminds us that repair might be possible; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...
Sarah Ogilvie's THE DICTIONARY PEOPLE (@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social) delves into the lives of the multitude of people who made the OED possible; she shares how interesting their lives were beyond those contributions; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...
May 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Sarah Ogilvie's THE DICTIONARY PEOPLE (@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social) delves into the lives of the multitude of people who made the OED possible; she shares how interesting their lives were beyond those contributions; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...
I ran a PR for a 5K in the Strawberry Stride in Portland, TN. Nothing like getting fresh strawberries for winning my age group.
May 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I ran a PR for a 5K in the Strawberry Stride in Portland, TN. Nothing like getting fresh strawberries for winning my age group.
What a day: I set a PR in a 15K (it's the only one I've ever run, but I still ran the time I was aiming for, so I'm thrilled with the result), then I watched PRINCESS MONONOKE on the big screen at the @belcourttheatre.bsky.social
April 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
What a day: I set a PR in a 15K (it's the only one I've ever run, but I still ran the time I was aiming for, so I'm thrilled with the result), then I watched PRINCESS MONONOKE on the big screen at the @belcourttheatre.bsky.social
Some official pictures from the Wendell Foster Half Marathon in Owensboro, KY, to celebrate the PR (and one from The Pharmacy where I celebrated when we got back into town); thanks to Inzaption Photos for the great race pics (and to Courtney for the post-race ones)
April 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Some official pictures from the Wendell Foster Half Marathon in Owensboro, KY, to celebrate the PR (and one from The Pharmacy where I celebrated when we got back into town); thanks to Inzaption Photos for the great race pics (and to Courtney for the post-race ones)
No action shots yet (they'll come later this week), but after 3 1/2 years of trying, I set a PR in the half marathon by 20 seconds. It's nice to know I'm not done yet.
March 23, 2025 at 1:11 AM
No action shots yet (they'll come later this week), but after 3 1/2 years of trying, I set a PR in the half marathon by 20 seconds. It's nice to know I'm not done yet.
I have three poems up at The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, one of which involves fun names for some Southern towns; here's the link: deadmule.com/2025/03/17/k...
March 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I have three poems up at The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, one of which involves fun names for some Southern towns; here's the link: deadmule.com/2025/03/17/k...
More details to come in the next few months, but I can officially announce that my next book of poems, JACK IMAGINES A DIFFERENT MAP, should come out this fall from @finishinglinepress.bsky.social; it's been a while since I've had a book come out, so, needless to say, I'm looking forward to it
March 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
More details to come in the next few months, but I can officially announce that my next book of poems, JACK IMAGINES A DIFFERENT MAP, should come out this fall from @finishinglinepress.bsky.social; it's been a while since I've had a book come out, so, needless to say, I'm looking forward to it
I published a letter to the editor in @thetennesean.bsky.social; I wonder about things, so I thought I'd write some of those wonderings down
March 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I published a letter to the editor in @thetennesean.bsky.social; I wonder about things, so I thought I'd write some of those wonderings down
I was able to review Ruthvika Rao's THE FERTILE EARTH (@oneworldbooks.bsky.social) for Soapberry Review; Rao creates compelling characters whom she situates within Indian history to raise questions about power and love; thanks to Nashville Public Library: soapberryreview.com?p=5008
February 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I was able to review Ruthvika Rao's THE FERTILE EARTH (@oneworldbooks.bsky.social) for Soapberry Review; Rao creates compelling characters whom she situates within Indian history to raise questions about power and love; thanks to Nashville Public Library: soapberryreview.com?p=5008
My first translated publication in Like the Wind-Japan (thanks to the UK Like the Wind for the original publication and to Yuto Miyamoto for the translation)
January 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
My first translated publication in Like the Wind-Japan (thanks to the UK Like the Wind for the original publication and to Yuto Miyamoto for the translation)
I know lots of people will be posting/writing about Jimmy Carter, so here's an essay I published in Midnight Mind a few months ago. He helped a boy from rural Tennessee see a wider, kinder world.
December 30, 2024 at 1:41 AM
I know lots of people will be posting/writing about Jimmy Carter, so here's an essay I published in Midnight Mind a few months ago. He helped a boy from rural Tennessee see a wider, kinder world.