Adam is excited to serve as the
Poet Laureate for Rockford, 2026 - 2027.
This role is in partnership with the Rockford Area Arts Council, the City of Rockford, and Rockford Public Library. During his tenure, he’ll be engaging in community work centered around the theme of Rock/ford/On/Word/ : Hear/Here. Adam plans to participate in readings, open mics, poetry competitions, workshops, and other events. He would love to hear about what’s going on in the community! To invite Adam to attend or participate in an event you’re organizing, visit the Contact page.
Original poems performed as Poet Laureate
Interview @ WNIJ's Poetically Yours with Yvonne Boose
Interview @ Chicago Review of Books
Interview @ Bold Journey
Haiku Contributor
Essay Contributor, Cathy Alter's forthcoming anthology "Bad Sex"
Short Story "A City of Silk" @ Territory Lit Mag
Read short story "Andrew at Eid", winner of the ACM Nick Adams Short Story Contest
Interview @ Write More Light, Midwest Writing Center
Chapter Author
Video Interview @ Readers & Writers Rendezvous
Author Interview with 1-Week Critique
Interview @ Canvas Rebel
Read "Bless me, , for I have" @ Otoliths Digital Lit Mag
Read essay "Barbara Harris as Albuquerque in Nashville (1975)"
Read "stagecoach trail, galena" @ Galena's 200 Poems for 200 Years
1-Week Critique's Salon Reading 4 with Shonda Buchanan