Here’s a poem from Light Enters the Grove: Exploring the Cuyahoga National Park through Poetry. Edited by Charles Malone, Carrie George, & Jason Harris. Kent State University Press, 2024.
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“Bob King explores the metaphysical spaces of love and existence in ‘When You Think About It, Love Is Mostly Air.’ Through thoughtful analogies and rich philosophical musings, King’s poetry navigates the intangible aspects of our lives, encouraging a deeper reflection on what binds us together and the spaces in between,” Editors of The Broken Spine (UK), Selected Poetry—March 2024.
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In 2025 editors nominated three poems for prizes:
Nominated for a Pushcart Prize:
“Toronto Ode: Who Knew? Tim Horton Used to Play Hockey & William Blake was a Flat-Earther” originally published in
Paddler Press, Volume 14: Canada, July 1, 2025. Thank you Deryck N. Robertson, Editor-in-Chief.
Nominated for a Pushcart Prize:
“Disclaimer” originally published in CrayfishMag, Number One, February 2025. Thank you Co-Editors Charlie Malone & Bella Kaufman, ”The delicate and playful way it addresses complex relationships between folks and their parents astounds us every time.”
Nominated for the Best of the Net Anthology:
“At Home” originally published in
Coalitionworks, No. 10, April 3, 2025.
Thank you Jaime Alejandro, Editor, ”Through exceptional craft, this work you've written brings a playful energy, a heartfelt humanity, and captures just how beautifully absurd it is to be a person. It
exemplifies the kind of work I hope to gather at the coalition, and I can't thank you enough for trusting me with your writing.”