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The Making of Sympathetic Nervous System

This is a little chapbook-making film I made a few years ago for the Center for the Humanities/CUNY Chapfest and Poetry Society of America. Jackie Clark reads in the latter part. (Length is 4:52, and I apologize for the lack

Shanna February 12, 2020May 8, 2020 Uncategorized Read more

Script for reading: New Orleans Poetry Festival, Sunday Lunch Feature, 4/21/19

Good morning. Here are the poems from (CREATURE SOUNDS FADE) I’ll be reading at Cafe Istanbul, at 12:15 pm today. (Unfortunately I do not have access to a printer to make copies in advance of the performance.) [Link has expired.]

Shanna April 21, 2019November 19, 2019 Uncategorized Read more

See you in New Orleans this weekend

Here’s the schedule of my events. (For the full schedule see nolapoetry.com.)

Shanna April 17, 2019 Uncategorized Read more

I’m over at the Bloof blog this month

  View this post on Instagram   April’s a mess. Disappearing daily drafts, snippets, revisions, process notes at the blog by Bloof & friends. . . #napowrimo #glopowrimo A post shared by Bloof Books (@bloofbooks) on Apr 2, 2019 at

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The Deeps

Here’s a snowy poem for a snowy day (from Brink). But as I mention when I read it, it’s really more about emotional weather. brink_deeps_compton.pdf.pdf

Shanna January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 Uncategorized Read more

Creature Sounds Fade will be published in 2020 by Black Lawrence Press

Big news! My collection of new poems, Creature Sounds Fade, has been picked up by Black Lawrence Press from their 2018 Open Reading Period. It’s scheduled for July 2020. At their request, I wrote a bit about the title and how

Shanna November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 Uncategorized Read more

For Girls & Other Poems gets a new look

In September my second book (2008), For Girls & Other Poems, was redesigned/reissued for its tenth birthday! It’s now available with a new cover, updated interior design, and a few minor corrections. Here’s the new look: Praise for For Girls

Shanna November 13, 2018November 26, 2018 Uncategorized Read more

Incoming

Got some very exciting poetry news recently, which I should be able to share later this month. I haven’t been blogging like I thought I might, since quitting FB in March. I have, however, been writing a lot more, at

Shanna November 3, 2018November 3, 2018 Uncategorized Read more

Hello, blog.

I’m leaving Facebook this week, shifting my social media activity to Twitter (@Shanna_Compton and/or @BloofBooks) and Bloof’s Instagram (@bloofbooks). And yes, I know Insta is owned by Facebook. Remember how we used to title our blogs? I was Brand New Insects

Shanna March 23, 2018August 23, 2018 Uncategorized Read more
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