Richard Jordan’s poems appear in Southern Poetry Review, Rattle, Terrain, Cider Press Review, Connecticut River Review, Valparaiso Poetry Review, DMQ Review, Tar River Poetry, South Florida Poetry Journal and elsewhere. His debut chapbook,The Squannacook at Dawn, won first place in the 2023 Poetry Box Chapbook Contest. His new chapbook, Spotting the Rise, is available through Rockwood Press.