Martin’s poems have appeared in a variety of journals and anthologies. The recipient of a writing fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and a frequent Pushcart Prize nominee, Martin has given hundreds of poetry readings across the country and abroad. In October 2019, Sibling Rivalry Press released Martin’s first full-length poetry collection, Odd Boy. 
Books
- Odd Boy (Sibing Rivalry Press, 2019)
- Genesis: A Sequence of Poems (New Spirit Press, 1995)
Anthologies
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- Send My Roots Rain: A Companion on the Grief Journey (Paraclete Press, 2019)
- The Traveler’s Vade Mecum (Red Hen Press, 2016)
- Outsiders: Poems About Rebels, Exiles, and Renegades (Milkweed Editions, 1999)
- Prayers to Protest (Pudding House Publications, 1997)
- Under A Gull’s Wing (Down the Shore Publishing, 1996)
- Writing Our Way Out of the Dark (Queen of Swords Press, 1996)
Journals
Bitterroot- Hiram Poetry Review
- Lips
- Maryland Poetry Review
- Orion
Paintbrush- The Cortland Review
- The Literary Review (TLR)
- The Southern Review
- Tiferet
Awards
- Odd Boy was a finalist for the 2020 Paterson Poetry Prize.
- “Take and Eat” was named a Distinguished Entry in the 2001 Campbell Corner Poetry Prize.
Readings
- AWP
- The Back Fence, New York, N.Y.
- The Belmar Poetry Series, Binghampton, N.Y.
- Bryant Park Poetry Series, New York, N.Y.
- The Carriage House Poetry Series, Fanwood, N.J.
- Cornelius Street Cafe, New York, N.Y.
- The Knitting Factory, New York, N.Y.
- Montclair (N.J.) Monthly Poetry Series
- The New School, New York, N.Y.
- New York University
- Ó Bhéal, Cork, Ireland
- Seattle Poetry Festival
- Warren County Poetry Festival, Blairstown, N.J.
Media
View Martin’s virtual reading on April 20, 2021, with the other 2020 Paterson Poetry Prize finalists and winner Jericho Brown, winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
Hear Martin read his work.
From The Cortland Review:
At Ó Bhéal, Cork, Ireland
At the Belmar in Binghamton, N.Y.
Martin’s poem “If I Sing” is featured in the blog Writing Ourselves Whole.
Join Martin on the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation blog on Poetry Fridays.
Listen to Martin and poet Dave Caserio in an interview with Anna Paige on Yellowstone Public Radio.