The unpublished poetry manuscript We Hold These Truths was a runner-up in the 2019 Hopper Poetry Prize. The judge, Kathleen Hellen, offered very kind commentary here. It was also a finalist for the 2020 Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Prize, and an earlier version was a semifinalist for the 2017 Philip Levine Prize.
POEMS
For poems from 2020 and earlier, see this page.
“A Jackass Learns to Call Them Groundhogs Now” and “Book Maples” in Paddler Press – Download volume 7 here.
“A Jackass Offers an Apology” in Olney Magazine
“Aluminum Gods of ’81” and “I Always Coached Point Guards to Dribble with a Purpose” in The Under Review
“[Attention Grabber Goes Here]” in English Journal
“Baseball Dust” and “Kid Glove” in HAD
“The Cow That Hangs Back Is Still in the Herd” in trampset
“Desire/Knowledge/Integrity/Humility/Perspective/Truth” in 433 (inspired by this EP)
“Fungus” in Nurture: “Fungus” was also nominated for Best of the Net 2021.
“I’d Rather Be” in Moist Poetry Journal
“In the Bubble,” “Three-Pointer,” and “Balance” in Words & Sports Quarterly
“Inaugust” in Great Lakes Review
“It’s All High Tide Now” in The Hopper
“Koan for Washing Dishes” in Whale Road Review
“Leaves” and “A Jackass Looks at the Dutch & Faces a Truth” in The Night Heron Barks
“Matters” in Rise Up Review
“Monumental” in Wine Cellar Press
“Nightcrawling” in the anthology Marvelous Verses
“Periodic” in Plum Recruit
“Rebuilding Fire” in HAD
“7:15 a.m., third floor, making copies,” runner up in the Green Mountain Club 2021 Poetry Contest
“The Spine” in HAD
“Together, A Way” in Variant Lit (finalist in Variant Literature’s First Annual Pizza Prize)
“We Should Do That” in HAD
Forthcoming in Pidgeonholes, Bear Review, Stone Circle Review, The Blue Mountain Review, Louisiana Literature
Collaborations: “There is No Answer to the Simplicity of Weather” with Leigh Chadwick in Heavy Feather Review, “Day-to-Day” and “What Swallows but Doesn’t See” with Leigh Chadwick in Handwritten & Co., and “Steve Blass Goes to Louisville” with Leigh Chadwick in Words & Sports Quarterly
FICTION
“Blood and Dust” in Flyover Country
“Scars” in Rejection Letters
“Somewhere” in Porcupine Literary
NONFICTION
“Jalen Rose: In Defense of Michigan” in HeadFake Hoops
© 2023 Mitchell Nobis
Mitchell Nobis 