August Words of Wonder

 

Deliberate Practice

 

Novel Tea

 Writing tip: Don't let the novel tea wear off...

New comic for The Southampton Review.

Haiku July, Day 31

Thank you for joining me for this month of daily poetry comics! I've hope you've enjoyed the ride.

Spring Kigo

 

Kigo: a word or phrase used in haiku to indicate the season

Haiku July, Day 29

 

Haiku July, Day 28

 

Haiku July, Day 27

 

Winter Kigo

 Kigo: a season word in haiku

Haiku July, Day 25

 

Haiku July, Day 24

 

Haiku July, Day 23

 

Haiku July, Day 22

Senryū: a Japanese poetic form similar in structure to haiku that focuses on human nature
 

Haiku July, Day 21

 

Autumn Kigo

Kigo: a word used in haiku to indicate the season

Haiku July, Day 19

 

Haiku July, Day 18

 

Haiku July, Day 17

 

Haiku July, Day 16

 

Haiku July, Day 15

 

Hooked

 

Haiku July, Day 13

 

Summer Kigo

 

Kigo: A word or phrase in haiku used to indicate the season

Haiku July, Day 11

 

Haiku July, Day 10

 

Haiku July, Day 9

 

Haiku July, Day 8

 

Haiku July, Day 7

 

Haiku July, Day 6

 

Haiku July, Day 5

 

Haiku July, Day 4

 

Haiku July, Day 3

Haiku July, Day 2

 

Haiku July, Day 1

 

Real Talk

This poetry comic appears in the latest issue of The Horn Book Magazine. Thanks to author Shoshana Flax for giving me the chance to illustrate her words!

Words of Wonder for June

 

The Self-Observatory

 

Being Human

 Read more comics on being human in my new book, THINKING ABOUT THINKING.

Novel Definitions

For the NY Times Book Review. Find more literary posters at my shop:

https://incidentalcomics.storenvy.com/
 

Tiny Revolutions

 

Pathways

 

Free: A Poem in Pictures

 

Read the full comic here: https://incidentalcomics.substack.com/p/free

Emblems

 

Thinking About Thinking

Thinking About Thinking is out today!

I'm so excited to share these 128 pages of colorful comics exploring thoughts, feelings, and the inner life.

Thanks to my amazing family, my editor Charlie Kochman and the rest of the team at Abrams Books, and YOU, dear readers. I hope you find humor, insight, and maybe even a bit of wisdom in this book.

Places to Feel Small

My book POETRY COMICS is a 2025 NEA Read Across America title! Read the full comic and more about the award here:

https://incidentalcomics.substack.com/p/places-to-feel-small

Words of Wonder: Dream Words

 Read more about these words and learn their pronunciations here:

https://incidentalcomics.substack.com/p/words-of-wonder

Forcing the Magic

 

Read about the time I tried to force the magic in my creative work and see the comic bigger here:

https://incidentalcomics.substack.com/p/forcing-the-magic