Cameron McGill 

Educator, Poet, Songwriter

Words

The Widow Cameron double vinyl pre-order is live on Indiegogo!!

Hi, all, Hoping you are well. Very excited to share that the limited double-vinyl pre-order for my new album The Widow Cameron is now LIVE on Indiegogo! Check out our funding campaign here! There's also a vid for the unreleased song "Control," available exclusively in the Indiegogo campaign. Enjoy! In some capacity,...

One-year anniversary of In the Night Field!

Well shit, that's one year since In the Night Field was published!!! Love and gratitude to Joe Pan, Kate Angus, Augury Books, and Brooklyn Arts Press for seeing this book through in the craziest of times, and to Jericho Brown, Dorianne Laux, Vijay Seshadri, and Campbell McGrath for blurbin the...

Cameron’s “After Work” featured on Poetry Daily

Hello, peoples, I hope you and yours are staying healthy and well. Yesterday, I had my first day back in the classroom at Washington State University since early-March 2020! Strangeways. Sending all the strength and care to teachers everywhere. Stay safe out there. I wanted to share some fun news with...

In The Night Field published today by Augury Books!!!

Peoples! Today is publication day for my first full-length collection of poems, In the Night Field. Eek!!!! The book is published by the wonderful folks at Augury Books / Brooklyn Arts Press and owes so much to my editor, Kate Angus, and publisher, Joe Pan. I couldn't be more excited to...

Cameron at Get Lit! Festival & Spokane Public Radio + new songs!

Hi, everyone, I hope you and yours are staying healthy and well. Wanted to let you know about a few creative happenings I have this week. I recorded a poetry and songwriting discussion with fellow poet and musician Jason Graham (aka MOsley WOtta) for this week's Get Lit! Festival 2021 in Spokane, WA. It airs tonight,...

Stand Up, Speak Up, Sign-Up, & Donate for Justice

Friends, I hope this finds you safe and healthy. I'm spending the day making my plan for taking sustained action against racist policies and institutions. Below are organizations where you can donate and join/continue the fight against anti-Black racism and institutionalized and state-sanctioned violence. Feel free to share any additional resources...

It’s pub day for Meridians !!!

My peoples, hi. After releasing six albums and three EPs over the last fifteen years, I'm over the moon to share with you my first collection of poems. Meridians is now available from Willow Springs Books.You may order it here. The book will be distributed by the University of Washington Press. For that...

Cameron’s Meridians interview on NPR’s Spokane Public Radio

My peoples, I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to read and talk pomes from the new book with Chris Maccini of NPR's Spokane Public Radio. Audio of our conversation is up on spokanepublicradio.org in today's Northwest Arts Review. Listen here. For Spokane-area folks, it will also air today (1/30) at...

Pre-Order Cameron’s Meridians from Willow Springs Books

My peoples, hi. After releasing six albums and two EPs over the last fifteen years, I'm excited to share the discounted pre-order link to my first book Meridians, available from Willow Springs Books. The book will be shipped in the coming month with an official release date of February 1, 2020....

Chapbook Forthcoming From Willow Springs Books

My peoples, hi. I couldn't be more excited to share news that Willow Springs Books will be publishing my poetry chapbook, Meridians, this coming fall as Volume 11 in their ACME Poetry Series! Had my first phone call with the editors yesterday and am very excited about working with them...

New poems forthcoming, Moscow reading, & AWP’19

My peoples, hi. I hope this finds you. Couple items to share your way. I'm excited to have several meridians appear in the forthcoming issues of Beloit Poetry Journal, CutBank, Grist, and The Meadow. Pay 'em a visit, and get yourself a copy! I'll be reading on Friday March 1...

New poem live at Lunch Review

Hi all, I want to share with you a new piece titled "[FACTS] VELOCITIES." Thank you to the editors at Lunch Review for publishing it. This poem is one contribution to advocacy for sensible gun legislation in America. It does not seek to address all types of gun violence (though hopes to advocate for...

March/April issue of American Poetry Review

My peoples, Hello from Moscow! I hope you be well. Very excited to let you know that I have a poem in the new March/April issue of American Poetry Review. It's a piece called "Drunk with Zodiac," and is for a dear friend of mine. Follow the above link to read...

Two poems in the January issue of La Presa

Hello friends, Hope this finds you well and happy in the new year. Starting 2018 with a first. I'm excited to let you know I have two poems, "Mythos" and "Renting a Room in Riomaggiore," in the new issue of La Presa. The journal has printed English versions and accompanying Spanish...

New “poem” on Queen Mob’s Teahouse

My peoples, Hello from Moscow, ID. I hope you are well and keeping on and making your arts. I'm excited to let you know the kind folks at Queen Mob's have published a new "poem" of mine called "Your Return." Good luck. love. cameron....

Hello from Idaho. Hello from 2017.

My peoples, I hope this finds you well. One of my 2017 New Year's resolutions is to do a better job of keeping in touch with you all. Grad school, teaching, and the poems have been keeping me quite busy, but I am figuring out how to be in school again....

Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award | Chicago & Madison shows

Hello all. Hoping you be well. Few upcoming events to let you know about. Am honored to have been chosen as a semi-finalist for the Guild Literary Complex's Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award. I'll be reading my little pome on Wed. July 23 @ Chopin Theater in Chicago, 6:30 doors/ 7pm reading....

Tuesday Funk reading tonight @ Hopleaf Chicago

Hello good peoples, Just a reminder for those who are interested. I'll be reading a few pomes tonight in Chicago @ Hopleaf as part of the Tuesday Funk reading series along with Mare Swallow, Tom Underberg, Chuck Sudo, and Amelia Beamer. Doors at 7/Show at 7:30. 21+, and free. I'll be...

Tuesday Funk reading Feb. 4 @ Hopleaf

Hi peoples, I'm excited to be a part of the forthcoming Tuesday Funk reading series at Hopleaf in Chicago, IL. Join me, Mare Swallow, Tom Underberg, Amelia Beamer, Chuck Sudo, and hosts Andrew Huff & Eden Robins on Tuesday Feb. 4 in the upstairs bar. Doors 7pm/show 7:30pm, 21+. This is...

CHIRP’s First Time live-lit series

Hey folks, Tomorrow night, Jan. 15th, come join me at Martyrs' (3855 N. Lincoln Ave.) in Chicago for CHIRP's First Time live-lit series. I'll be reading an essay on the theme 'First Lesson' along with author Joe Meno, Vocalo host Brian Babylon, Soup & Bread founder Martha Bayne, WGN's Dan...

Poetry East & Split Lip Magazine

Happy new year good peoples, I hope this finds you well. First off, thank you for all the support this past year, especially in the release of Gallows Etiquette. Am excited to let you know that I have a few poems in the newest issues of Poetry East & Split Lip...