A Love Poem for Pride Month
My poem, “She gave me COVID on our first date”, is out now on DC Pride Poems. This poem is pretty self-explanatory 😂. And […]
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My book turns 10 this year!
I had a dream come true ten years ago. My book On that one-way trip to Mars was published in May 2016 — which is somehow a decade ago!
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Catch a falling poem, put it in your pocket
How to celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day & upcoming readings The Mid-Atlantic Review is hosting a community reading and fundraiser this […]
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A Very Narrow Bridge
Gesher Tzar Me’od My sister and I barely made our transfer in Frankfurt. We were meeting my dad and stepmom in Kraków, […]
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1 year since surgery
It’s been one year since my hip replacement. Time is a weird, fluid thing. It feels like it’s only been a few […]
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An anthology of contemporary medical poems
I’m honored to be published again by Grey Matter: A Narrative Medicine Poetry Journal, the poetry journal of the Narrative Medicine program at the University of Arizona College […]
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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 […]
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2 poems published in a body image zine
Love Me, Love My Belly I had two poems published recently in Porkbelly Press’ Love Me, Love My Belly zine, issue 7. Porkbelly Press, an […]
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Getting hip
Last month, I participated in the live reading of “Squishy But Firm: Sexcapades of a Crip Girl”, as part of the Kennedy […]
Read moreThe 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 […]
Read moreProfiled 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, […]
Read moreComing 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 […]
Read moreGood 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 […]
Read moreWorthy 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 […]
Read morePoems 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 […]
Read moreDistrict 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 […]
Read moreTabling 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 […]
Read more‘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 […]
Read more‘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 […]
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