About Gregory Sherl

Gregory Sherl's first full-length poetry collection, Heavy Petting, was released last October. His newest book, The Oregon Trail is the Oregon Trail, is out this month. He blogs/reviews/interviews here.<a

Healthy People Get the Flu Too: A Poem

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Gay people are getting married in Vermont and the world hasn’t ended.

It’s Just Lines and Lines and Then I Quote Jeff Mangum and Kanye West

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Gregory Sherl admits, “There is a girl I would like to share a tube of toothpaste with.”

Curl Under My Hairy Toes

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“I was so excited to see you I put on the wrong lips.” a poem by Gregory Sherl

A Week Is a Lifetime

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Gregory Sherl doesn’t know if he’s still engaged. He’ll find out in a week.

I’m a Little Stoned Right Now

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Gregory Sherl is back to Florida, mood stabilizers, and Starbucks.

I’d Tell a Joke Here, but I’ve Got Nothing

Below the Waist Gregory Sherl Fixing Me

In this installment of Fixing Me, Gregory Sherl obsesses over all the men she touched below the waist.

Caution: Heart Opens Slowly

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Blood? Filthy doorknobs? Used towels? … Vermont? Whatever, man. Gregory Sherl is engaged.

Napkins and Klonopin

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In this installment of “Fixing Me,” Elizabeth will make more money than God, while Gregory wastes his days.

My Mind Is So Tired of Running

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How do you know when you’re in love? For Gregory Sherl, it’s when you rarely need to sanitize your hands.

If This Gets Me Laid I Will Be Very Surprised

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New columnist Gregory Sherl battles OCD and depression in the second installment of “Fixing Me.”

The Sting Is There, So You Know It’s Working

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Gregory Sherl’s OCD got so bad, he had to quit his job as a teacher.