Publications

The Alter Ego Handbook

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I’m excited to announce my newest project, an e-chapbook of short prose called “The Alter Ego Handbook.” It can be downloaded for free at https://yavanikapress.wixsite.com/home/our-titles….

Big thanks to the folks at Yavanika Press and artist Phil Openshaw for the amazing images that were included in this chapbook.

“Adrian S. Potter’s 'The Alter Ego Handbook' is full of wonderfully wrought contradictions and conflicts, a prose feast of a dialectic in an attempt to answer why “villains seem more compelling than heroes.” And it is in this imperfect union (never becoming a true balance) that we come to appreciate caution, rationality, and even denial, as well as the “poor decisions…the fumbling over details, the clutching onto wrong things.” Phil Openshaw’s photos of double images perfectly complement this stunning collection of the self and its love-hate relationship, with its sometimes destructive shadow side.”

— Kyle Hemmings, Writer and Photographer

Check out The Alter Ego Handbook - download your copy now!

https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/21d2c2_03522f10c7c84340a05a8d03a97e1642.pdf

New Work in Pioneertown

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Pioneertown is an online literary journal publishing both traditional and genre-bending work. Named after an old western movie town in the Southern California desert, Pioneertown aims to establish a collection of work new and needed on the literary scene.

Here is something new-ish from me for you to read online in Pioneertown – a set of prose poem-like vignettes like called “Notes for Novels I’ll Never Write.”

And it’s not just a catchy title - these are premises to manuscripts and short stories that I never applied myself long enough to finish. I was literally squeezing out some tasty literary lemonade out of lemons with this one.

Check it out if you get a chance. A huge thank you to Brenna Kischuk and the staff at Pioneertown for publishing this work!

http://www.pioneertownlit.com/notes-for-novels-ill-never-write-by-adrian-potter

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How To Feel The Funk

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It’s been a long time, I shouldn’t have left you…but I’m now back on the blogging horse, ready to ride again.

Though I’ve been silent on here, I’ve been showcasing my voice all over the place. I’ll slowly catch everyone up on my latest publications and new projects in the next few weeks on this blog.

First up – I want to announce my new-ish micro-chapbook of six poems called “How to Feel the Funk” published by the Origami Poems Project. So get down, get into the groove, and go get your electronic copy of this micro-chap here.

https://www.origamipoems.com/poets/366-adrian-s-potter

Minnesota’s Best Emerging Poets.

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I am happy to announce that I’m one of 110 up-and-coming poets who have been included in this anthology of Minnesota’s Best Emerging Poets compiled by Z Publishing. Maybe one day I’ll stop being emerging and finally become established. That's the goal, at least.

https://www.zpublishinghouse.com/collections/modern-anthologies/products/minnesotas-best-emerging-poets?variant=5583381495838

Triggerfish Critical Review.

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Triggerfish is an online literary journal dedicated to the “why” of poetry, seeking to understand and illuminate this process, to say that it is possible to make qualitative judgments and distinctions about the substance of poetry.

I’m excited to announce that Issue 19 of Triggerfish includes two of my poems (with audio!) – “Tell Them a Story” and “I Am Hip Hop.” You can check these poems out at the links below. I appreciate the chance to contribute to Triggerfish! It is wonderful to be included amongst the talented writers and artists in this issue.

http://triggerfishcriticalreview.com/adrian-s-potter-tell-them-a-story/

http://triggerfishcriticalreview.com/adrian-s-potter-i-am-hip-hop/

“Nothing” at The Voices Project

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The Voices Project is a non-judgmental venue for women, and also men, to express their personal stories and observations through poetry to promote social change. They are dedicated to helping others feel empowered through self-expression. Recently, they published my poem “Nothing” on their website. Big thanks to the editors at The Voices Project for allowing me to contribute.

http://www.thevoicesproject.org/poetry-library/nothing-by-adrian-s-potter

Bacopa Literary Review.

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Big thanks to the folks at the Bacopa Literary Review for including three of my poems in their 2017 issue, including “This Is Not a Protest Poem,” which won Honorable Mention in their annual contest. I appreciate the chance to contribute!

Here's the Amazon.com link to Bacopa Literary Review 2017 if you are interested in checking it out.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1973979454/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1504416981&sr=1-1&keywords=Bacopa+Literary+Review&pldnSite=1

Roads & Bridges.

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This is a different kind of publication credit for me, but one that I am certainly proud of.

Recently, through my day job, I had a chance to write an article for Roads & Bridges magazine. It’s about using AVL technology to track roadside mowing operations, and much of it is based on a research paper that I helped develop for the Minnesota Department of Transportation. I appreciate the chance to contribute to the magazine and enjoyed flexing my non-literary writing muscles to publicize the innovative approach to mowing that MnDOT is taking.

https://www.roadsbridges.com/land-scoping

Inscape Magazine.

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Inscape is the Pasadena City College student literary magazine. PCC Students edit the literary magazine, market the magazine, design the magazine, and put it into print.

I am happy to announce that my prose poem “Everyone Has Motives” has been included in Inscape Online Volume 1 Issue 2 as part of “The 100.” “The 100” is a special feature of work inspired by the first 100 days of the current president’s administration.

I appreciate the chance to contribute to Inscape and to be able to voice my thoughts on the recent political climate.

http://www.pccinscape.com/adrian-s-potter-100.html

Portage 2017.

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Based in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Portage is an online literary journal run and edited by undergraduate students of Carroll University. Portage publishes literary writing, art, music, film, and cultural commentary from the upper Midwest.

I’m excited to announce that the 2017 edition of Portage includes three of my poems – “The Mistake Poem”, “Living is the New Dying”, and “Obvious Dangers.” You can check these poems out at the link below. I appreciate the chance to contribute to Portage! It is wonderful to be included amongst the talented writers and artists in this year's edition.

https://portagemagazine.org/adrian-potter-2/