Asterisk Days: Poems (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798372953321)

These poems were written daily during the coronavirus pandemic from April 2020 through April 2022. I had participated in the National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo.net) during the month of April in years past, and as March became April became March became March again, I just kept writing, the way that some people maintained a sourdough starter. As a way of marking days that felt like no other, when even grocery shopping carried with it the weight of life-or-death risk, when ordinary moments could nevertheless crystallize into the hope of little stars, it only made sense to compile them into a book of days-days with an asterisk.

Joshua Keiter lives in Reston, Virginia with his spouse and daughter. Originally from Philadelphia, he has worked in community and children's theatres, churches, libraries, coffee shops, and universities. He holds a PhD in creative writing from SUNY Binghamton. This is his first book. You can find him on the web at joshuakeiter.com.