Reginald Shepherd's Blog

I suppose I should have publicized these a bit earlier, but I don't always have it completely together lately. In any case, there have b...

Following up on the recent announcement that Reginald's essay collection, Orpheus in the Bronx , has been named a finalist for the award...

by Robert Philen In the few months since Reginald’s death, I’ve revisited and reread most all of his writing, poetry and prose, a time or tw...

Reginald's essay collection, Orpheus in the Bronx: Essays on Identity, Politics, and the Freedom of Poetry , has just been named a final...

KINDS OF CAMOUFLAGE For Robert Philen 1. Déjeuner, with Herbs Then I am sitting naked on damp grass (it ...

Of all Reginald's poems, "You, Therefore" is among those that seems to resonate most with people. It's the one I've se...

GOD-WITH-US after Jean Valentine What will I call you when you are gone? How will I know your name? Little star, reflection on the Sea of Ga...

As most readers of this blog are probably by now aware, Reginald Shepherd died September 10 after a fight against cancer. Reginald was my pa...

I am in the hospital for the fourth time in the past five months, this time for excruciating abdominal pain that turned out to be due to a p...

Because I am not devoid of pride, and because I always want to know whether I’m being talked about and what people are saying if I am, I per...