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Tag: chronic pain

3 poems published in a new literary magazine

I’m so honored and excited to have three poems published in Paper Cranes Literary! The literary magazine was established this year in […]

December 1, 2024December 1, 2024

The power of sharing secrets

Earlier this summer, I attended a zine-making workshop at East City Books, held by The Lily News. The Lily, a product of The […]

September 17, 2018September 16, 2018

Profiled in Terp alumni magazine

It’s an honor to be profiled in my alma mater’s alumni magazine Terp. Reporter Sala Levin interviewed me about why I write, […]

November 8, 2017November 16, 2017

Coming out about my invisible disability

Last month, I had an article published in The Mighty called “Why I’m Coming Out About My Invisible Disability.” The Mighty is […]

September 14, 2017September 14, 2017

Good things come in Crumb-sized packages

I’m so excited to share my second collection of poetry with you. Crumb-sized is being published by Unnamed Press in August — my […]

August 1, 2017August 1, 2017

Worthy bodies: Highlighting disabled writers in District Lit

District Lit, the journal I’m the Poetry Editor for, recently published our Disability Issue. These writers and artists share their raw truths […]

July 26, 2017July 25, 2017

Poems in Daughter Literary Magazine

I’m so excited to have two poems in Daughter’s inaugural issue. Daughter, a new literary magazine focusing on sharing the voices of women or female-identifying […]

May 27, 2017May 27, 2017

District Lit seeks work for our Disability, Medicine, and Illness issue

District Lit is currently accepting poetry and creative nonfiction for our themed issue on Disability, Medicine, and Illness. We have Jen Stein Hauptmann, Assistant […]

February 14, 2017

Tabling with my sister at the DC Art + Book Fair

My sister Hannah and I were accepted into the first ever DC Art + Book Fair! We’ll be sharing a table showcasing […]

October 20, 2016October 26, 2016

‘How to feel beautiful’ in The Deaf Poets Society

My poem “How to feel beautiful” was published today in The Deaf Poets Society. It’s a reflection on chronic pain. This poem […]

October 5, 2016October 5, 2016

‘Body remembers’ in The Fem

For the past year, I’ve been suffering from intense lower back pain that also causes numbness in my right foot. This pain […]

July 3, 2016July 1, 2016
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