Readings + Events
August 10th, 2:30PT - Well-Versed Words
I'll be the featured author with Allison Hurwitz's free online poetry reading series.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85170133469...
Meeting ID: 851 7013 3469
Passcode: 040786
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Sep 11-13th - Denver, NFPW Conference
Looking forward to attending the National Federation of Press Women Conference in Golden, CO this fall. Especially excited to be among the honorees for the banquet with two first place recognitions!
Kelsay Books chose All the Girls Wear Russian Accents for this year's Poets House Showcase and permanent online catalog. ​
Recent Recognitions
First Place honors in the 2025 National Federation of Press Women Professional Communications Contest - POWER POINT won the chapbook category and "You are 600% hotter than the Sun"won as a single poem. Delighted to share the Creative Verse sweep with Ohio Poet Laureate and poet friend, Kari Gunter-Seymour!
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2025 War Poetry Postcard Prize - honored "Every poem is political"won this beautiful project on the effects of war and healing.
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All the Bad Girls Wear Russian Accents won 2024 Poetry Collection of the Year from SDWF and first place in 2024 with CPW, placing third in the national contest.
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A 2024 Best of the Net nod from Cathaxis for my poem "You are 600% hotter than the Sun."
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Media Mentions
Sundress Publications and Middle West Press published articles on my work, July 2025 . ​
MIT Technology Review's Spring 2025 issues include an in-depth feature on my poems and professional journey.
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East County Times and​ Harbor Review Magazine, BookSirens, and New Pages recommended Power Point. Readers' Favorite gave 5 Star Reviews for Power Point and All the Bad Girls Wear Russian Accents.
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Thanks also to The San Diego Union Tribune Arts & Culture, Verse Daily, and Literacy Month article by MIT Sloan for recent mentions.
Selected Past Events
July 2024
Check out the first 25 minutes for poems from my new chapbook POWER POINT in this virtual reading series from my amazing publisher, Sheila-Na-Gig. I got to geek out and gush over the collection and joyfully celebrate with my Sheila-Na-Gig family! Stay for the rest to hear poets from the Summer Issue read it here.