George Witte's Blog

The beautiful new issue of Revel 3 is just out, with an array of poems, prose, and art. I'm proud to have two poems included in such company. Well worth subscribing to this award-winning journal: https://www.unboundedition.com/produc...

Sharing this post from Car Cooper, which discusses my poem "Deposition," its origins and composition.

https://christalcooper.com/436-backst...

Sharing some recent poems published in Pangyrus and The Borough.

"The Unevacuated": https://www.pangyrus.com/poetry/the-u...

"Annunciation" and "Barge": chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://theboroughpoetry.com/wp-conte...

My book An Abundance of Caution celebrates its first anniversary later this month (I unboxed it on April 30). Please consider supporting Unbound Edition Press by ordering direct: https://www.unboundedition.com/produc...
An Abundance of Caution

Well, after considerable head-scratching, tooth-gnashing, headache-inducing, curse-expectorating, and general befuddlement I finally managed to create a website. DIY all the way with no design elements (because every time I tried to apply Word Press's attractive options I couldn't progress beyond Go), but it accomplishes my goal of getting poetry-related things in one place. If curious, have a look. Advice welcome.

https://georgewittepoet.com/

An Abundance of Caution

Thrilled to be in my home state's most visible magazine with this piece about writing and commuting:
https://njmonthly.com/articles/arts-e...

An Abundance of Caution

Sharing this link to the Washington Post Book Club newsletter, in which book critic Ron Charles offers some kind words about An Abundance of Caution and reprints a poem from the book. Scroll down toward the end to read more.

https://s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw...

An Abundance of Caution

Delighted to share this thoughtful review from Kirkus Reviews: the first significant notice for An Abundance of Caution.

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-re...

An Abundance of Caution

My fourth book of poems, An Abundance of Caution, is just published. Please consider ordering and supporting the work of Unbound Edition Press, a dynamic new publisher. Here are some advance comments on the book:

“An Abundance of Caution is a polyphonic symphony … This is a collection for the ages.”

Anton Yakovlev

“Witte’s poems find their way in, taking up residence in the mind and heart.”

David Yezzi

“These poems remind us that … we can still enjoy mysterious moments of grace.”

Henry Hart

“Witte surprises and startles, so that ‘we might learn astonishment / again’.”

Ernest Hilbert

“Visionary is what I would call the quality that enables these poems to know realities that exceed comprehension …”

H. L. Hix

“Each poem in this book is to be savored for its deft skillfulness, and almost every phrase has surprises that require mental adjustments. It is a pleasure, a challenge, and a reward to immerse oneself in these highly imaginative poems …”

Anis Shivani

An Abundance of Caution

My new book of poems, An Abundance of Caution, publishes during April's National Poetry Month--and just went up for preorder! I'm thrilled to be published by the dynamic new small press, Unbound Edition Press, and hope readers will consider ordering directly from this link:
https://www.unboundedition.com/produc...