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June 24, 2021June 24, 2021blog, poetry/writers

Interviewed on Plume for Writers Podcast

I was so happy to receive an email from Sam Tetangco to […]

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020blog, books, poetry/writers

Last flight for On that one-way trip to Mars

Sadly my first book, On that one-way trip to Mars, is now […]

December 27, 2019December 26, 2019blog, books, poetry/writers

A Year (& Decade) in Review: My 2019 Publications

As a new year and new decade looms, I’m reflecting back on […]

August 3, 2018August 2, 2018blog, poetry/writers

AWP 2019 panels accepted!

I’m thrilled that TWO of my panels were accepted for the AWP […]

July 27, 2018blog

New job with World Resources Institute!

I am super excited to announce that I’m starting a new phase […]

April 23, 2018April 23, 2018blog, poetry/writers

Using a sensitivity reader for my latest writing project

I nightmare natural disasters. Tidal waves filling up my apartment building, floor […]

November 1, 2017blog, poetry/writers

Upcoming panel for #AWP18: Crip Lit: Writing Our Truths

I am so excited to let you all know that I got […]

July 25, 2017July 25, 2017blog

Earth’s future is uninhabitable

I feel like I’ve just come back from a long trip to […]

March 28, 2017March 27, 2017blog

Giving back to the Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House

This year I served as the initial judge/reader in poetry for the Jiménez-Porter […]

February 15, 2017February 15, 2017blog

The power of writers as activists

The incredible Taylor Lewis reflects on the power of writers as activists, […]

February 13, 2017June 16, 2017blog, poetry/writers

That’s a wrap on AWP 2017

Wow. AWP is over. I am exhausted, and sick (who gave me […]

February 13, 2017August 1, 2017blog

Interview in Crack the Spine

I was recently interviewed in Crack the Spine’s Wordsmith series! They asked […]

January 1, 2017January 2, 2017blog, poetry/writers

2016 reflections

Some 2016 accomplishments I’m proud of: Bottlecap Press published my book On that […]

June 23, 2016blog

What is #OwnYourOwn?

The #OwnYourOwn hashtag has taken off this week. It’s a space on Twitter to […]

February 29, 2016blog

The dreaded reading — and how not to suck at it

D.C. science fiction writer Tara Campbell recently wrote an article in the […]

December 4, 2015November 30, 2015blog

Gotta’ have that grit. Gotta’ have that hustle

If you’re trying to get your art or writing published in literary […]

December 2, 2015May 31, 2016blog, poetry/writers

‘Cemetario General’ in Cacti Fur

My poem “Cemetario General” was published in Cacti Fur. I wrote this […]

March 31, 2014March 11, 2016blog, features, poetry/writers

An Approach to Teaching Poetry With Afghan Women Writers

On March 29, in a Saturday morning panel at the 2014 Split […]

April 15, 2011March 11, 2016blog, books

Learning from the greats: Reaction to Chapter 9 of ‘America’s Best Newspaper Writing’

Chapter 9: The Classics APRIL 15, 2011 To be a reporter, to […]

April 12, 2011March 11, 2016blog, features

Israeli philosophy professor influenced by childhood, writes about personhood to understand Holocaust

Marlena Chertock APRIL 13, 2011 Yoram Lubling always wanted to write. His […]

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• June 30: Queer Cookies x Bold Fork Books
• August 5-7: OutWrite 2022
• August 20: Featured Reader at Open Doors Festival, Kennedy Center for Performing Arts

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