About

Craig Brandis is the author of Crying of Small Motors (Finishing Line Press), a semifinalist for the Berkshire Prize for a First or Second Book. His poetry has appeared in Oxford Magazine, Palette Poetry, Parhelion, The American Journal of Poetry, Plume, and Poetry Quarterly. He was a co-winner of the 2025 Raymond Carver Writing Festival poetry contest. He teaches poetry at the Attic Institute for Literary Arts in Portland, Oregon.

5 responses to “About”

  1. anna mosca | October 3, 2013 at 2:45 pm | Reply

    Hi, thank you for following my poetry blog. This to inform you is a bilingual blog, so if you get a notice about an Italian poems, use your patience 😉 an English one will soon follow. I’m doing my best to keep things balanced…

  2. Cynthia Jobin | December 20, 2013 at 9:01 pm | Reply

    I share your view of what poets do.

  3. Tokoni O. Uti | November 23, 2014 at 1:16 pm | Reply

    Hi,

    I’m Tokoni, A student and poet. Its nice to meet your I’d like to invite you to my blog, http://www.insanitybeautiful.wordpress.com if you’re interested. Thanks!  

  4. John Looker | March 2, 2018 at 9:49 am | Reply

    I wonder whether you would mind telling us a little about the change of name? I’ve followed your poems for a long time now, with real interest, knowing you as Burl. I went through a name change myself three years ago when my first book was published and I realised I wanted, and needed, to publish under a pen name. It can be an important decision. All the best, John

  5. Craig Brandis (aka Burl Whitman) | March 2, 2018 at 10:55 am | Reply

    Of course. Thanks for asking. John, I’ve really appreciated your readership and comments over the years! I enjoyed reading Hive Mind as well. I found it far ranging, literate and intriguing writing. I started writing under a pen name ten years ago because I was a journeyman learning a craft. After taking numerous classes from some excellent poets I’ve started publishing in journals and I’ve also been offered a book contract. Assuming things work out (they are being very slow) I’ll use my given name there. It seemed like a good time to use it here too. I like my pen name though, it feels like a distinct persona, and I may use it again later.

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