‘She’s a wild, wild woman’
Writing poetry inspired by wronged women Xochi Quetzali Cartland, one of my fellow poets in the 2026 cohort of Pride Poets-in-Residence through […]
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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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Day of (No) Silence
On April 10, 2006, I went to school with a whiteboard and a sign around my neck, signaling to my teachers and […]
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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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Writing Queer “After” Poems
Last week, 20 poets gathered at the Arts Club of Washington for my workshop. Thank you so much to those who came out! It was […]
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Upcoming Poetry Workshop: Queer Homage
Ever found yourself singing a song in the shower? Being moved by a painting? Touched by a poet’s words? Harness that frisson […]
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Arts Club of Washington Pride Poet-in-Residence
Sharing some exciting news: I’m honored to have been selected for the 2026 Pride Poet-in-Residence program at the Arts Club of Washington! My fellow cohort […]
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Gooey, fresh out of the oven “Puberty cookies”
What’s your favorite cookie? Is it gooey, fresh out of the oven? Does it have a sprinkle of sea salt on top? […]
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Poetry and mixtapes: Writing inspired by music
When I learned about The Mixtape Review literary magazine, I was excited to submit one of my poems inspired by a song. Each poem and prose […]
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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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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 […]
Read moreA Year (& Decade) in Review: My 2019 Publications
As a new year and new decade looms, I’m reflecting back on the writing and publication success I’ve experienced. I still can’t […]
Read morePoetry mentorship? Yes, it’s a thing!
“Sometimes all you need is someone to assure you that you’re a writer, and then you start to believe it, you start […]
Read moreAWP 2019 panels accepted!
I’m thrilled that TWO of my panels were accepted for the AWP 2019 conference in Portland, Oregon! Dates/times still TBA. So keep […]
Read moreUpcoming panel for #AWP18: Crip Lit: Writing Our Truths
I am so excited to let you all know that I got a second panel into the Association of Writers & Writing Programs […]
Read moreEarth’s future is uninhabitable
I feel like I’ve just come back from a long trip to the future, and returned, and I’m stricken. I finished reading […]
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 moreGiving back to the Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House
This year I served as the initial judge/reader in poetry for the Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House Literary Prize contest. Thank you, Johnna Schmidt, for […]
Read moreDistrict Lit’s first flash fiction contest
District Lit is reading for its first ever flash fiction contest. Enter for a chance to win a $200 prize and judge […]
Read moreThat’s a wrap on AWP 2017
Wow. AWP is over. I am exhausted, and sick (who gave me this cold?!), and heartened by the writing community I’m a […]
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