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About Administrator

Dr. Joel B. Peckham, Jr., is an Assistant Professor of American Literature at The University of Cincinnati, Clermont College. A scholar of American Literature and a creative writer as well as a former Fulbright Scholar, Joel's reviews, essays, scholarly articles, and poetry have been published in numerous journals throughout The United States and Canada, including American Literature, Ascent, The Black Warrior Review, The Literary Review, The Malahat Review, The Mississippi Quarterly, The North American Review, Passages North, River Teeth, The Sycamore Review, The Southern Review,Texas Studies in Language and Literature, Under the Sun and Yankee Magazine. Poems have also appeared inContemporary Poetry of New England (UP of New England) and Poets Against the War (Nation Press). Nightwalking, his first full-length poetry collection was published by Pecan Grove Press in 2001. His second book, The Heat of What Comes came out from the same press in 2008. He was also co-founding editor of the on-line literary journal, Milkwood Review and an associate editor for GCSU's national literary journal, Arts & Letters He currently lives with wife, Rachael, and his son, Darius, in Huntington, WV

Announcing the Publication of MUCH, a new poetry collection from UnCollected Press

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Administrator

From the publisher: “The brilliant and intense poetry in Joel Peckham’s tour-de-force, MUCH, can not fail to move us. The poems are so rich and deep with meaning that they resonate emotionally, psychologically, spiritually and even physically. The use of … Continue reading →

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Bone Music forthcoming from SFAPRESS

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Administrator

Joel Peckham’s Bone Music does many things so well: it invokes the blue tones and rhythms of Charlie Parker, and the improvisations suggested by “Prologue” move the music and rhythms, “layering one upon another,” throughout the book. But, the poet … Continue reading →

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A New Interview for my New Collection of Essays, Body Memory

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Administrator

An interview with Eliot Parker, at CHAPTERS

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A Reading With Rachael (and Darius)

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Administrator

With Rachael and Darius I will be reading from new work at Empire Books as part of a Writers Can Read Event. The reading will be on Monday, February 15 at Empire Books, Pullman Square, Huntington WV. The event begins … Continue reading →

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A Review of God’s Bicycle

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Administrator

By Forward Reviews. You can access it HERE.

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New Essay in a Recent issue of The Sun

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Administrator

You can read a preview here

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A Reading At Longwood University

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Administrator

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God’s Bicycle

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Administrator

My new collection of poetry, God’s Bicycle, has just appeared in paperback and kindle from Futurcycle Press. I will devote a new page to it soon. For now here are a few links as well the title poem and cover … Continue reading →

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My Interview with Derek B. Miller at the Interview Spot, Part II

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Administrator

It’s been a real pleasure to have this opportunity to talk about writing with such a talented author. Check out Part II of the interview here: The Interview Spot with Derek B. Miller

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New Job, New Interview, Off to Maine

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Administrator

Hello Everyone! It looks as if I will be taking on a new job in the fall. I have just signed and returned an offer to Marshall University to become an Assistant Professor of Regional Literature and Creative Writing. This … Continue reading →

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