Midwatch Poetry Magazine Articles
The Midwatch in Verse Project authors published two magazine articles about this 100+ year old tradition. The first appeared in the December 2024 issue of Submarine Review and is titled Midwatch Deck Log Poetry Aboard U.S. Submarines: The Early Cold … Continue reading →
Upcoming Article Announcement
[Edit: 12/27/2024] The article is now in print. The Midwatch in Verse Project is pleased to announce an upcoming article to be published in the January issue of “Leatherneck Magazine” published by the Marine Corps Association. The article titled, Leatherneck … Continue reading →
Midwatch in Verse Project Upcoming Publication
An article titled Midwatch Deck Log Poetry Aboard US Submarines: The Early Cold War Years will be published in the December issue of The Submarine Review (a publication of the Naval Submarine League). It is authored by members of The … Continue reading →
Announcing Midwatch in Verse Project
In February of 2023, McFarland Books published the first book-length treatment of an old US Navy tradition of writing the first deck log entry of the New Year in verse. Titled Midwatch in Verse: New Year’s Deck Log Poetry of … Continue reading →
Barrel Project: Resurrection and Finale
Back in early 2017, I conceived a plan for a project that would involve aging 10L of Nocino in a charred barrel. After the aging process, I determined to add an imperial stout to the barrel when the Nocino was … Continue reading →