Published poems, speeches, & interviews.
ESSAYS:
So That If I Died It Mattered – Published in The Millions
The Wake of What I Love: A Commencement Address – Published in The Millions
POEMS:
The Lake – Published in The Rumpus
It’s a Lot – Published in We Were Not Alone
A Promise – Published in Cortland Review
Keith Haring says every audience member is an artist because they create the meaning of a piece of art – Published in The Brooklyn Rail
You Are a Mouse Underneath a Plastic Bowl – Published in The American Journal of Poetry
Why Did You Make us So Small? – Published in The American Journal of Poetry
When I See André 3000 Buying Bananas at Trader Joe’s – Published in Brooklyn Poets
Elegy for a Rat – Published in The Nervous Breakdown
If You Were on That Train – Published in The Brooklyn Rail
Decoded – Published in Rattle
Before the Bloom – Published in Thrush
Moons Over My Hammy – Published in Muzzle Magazine
Not About Me – Published in Muzzle Magazine
A Working List of Things I Will Never Tell You – Published in decomP Magazine
Empty – Published in decomP Magazine
The Fishermen – Published in The Literary Bohemian
The Monster I’m Hiding Under My Bed Says – Published in The Literary Bohemian
Highway 71 – Published in The November 3rd Club
AUDIO PUBLICATION:
The Shoreline – Indiefeed
Elegy – Indiefeed
Yo!/The Mirror Mayor of BackTalk City (w/ Adam Falkner) – Indiefeed
On the Bus in Queens – Indiefeed
Party & Bullshit – Indiefeed
Turbulence – Indiefeed
THE POETRY GODS
This is a podcast I host with José Olivarez and Aziza Barnes. Listen to our interviews with people like Hanif Abdurraqib, Patricia Smith, Willie Perdomo, and many more.
The Poetry Gods on Soundcloud
The Poetry Gods on iTunes
PEOPLE INTERVIEW ME/MEDIA:
Jon Sands & Richard Blanco #ShelterInPoetry – Video Interview with Richard Blanco
Words and Sh*t – Podcast Interview with Chibbi Oduña & Raquel Torres
Keep the Channel Open – Podcast Interview w/ Mike Sakasegawa
Brooklyn Poets “Poet of The Week” Interview with Jon Sands
Living Brave, Writing Braver: An Interview With Jon Sands – Published in Barely South Review
Hanif Abduraqib Interviews Jon Sands – Published in Hanif’s 30 in 30 series
“On the Train, or at the Laundromat, Your Poem Begins… Now” – Published in The New York Times
In a Dark Room: Saeed Jones Interviews Jon Sands – Published in THEthe Poetry Blog
The L Magazine Questionnaire for Writer Types: Jon Sands
Shapes And Disfigurements – Raymond Antrobus Interviews Jon Sands
I INTERVIEW PEOPLE:
The Conversation: Patricia Smith with Jon Sands – Originally Published for Union Station Magazine
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