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What Happens When Over 1,000 Artists Play a Game of Telephone Around the World

Did we create 1,000+ artworks or one collective worldwide masterpiece When you were a kid, did you ever play the telephone game? […]

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July 1, 2026June 12, 2026
The Scarlet Letter ad in The Film Daily, Jul-Dec 1926 (page 1254 crop)

‘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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April 28, 2026
Free pride flag image, public domain LGBTQ CC0 photo.

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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March 30, 2026March 29, 2026
A flier in black and white and taupe. Headline says Grey Matter: An Anthology of Contemporary Medical Poems. There is a screen printed drawing of two figures, one upside down and one right-side up. They have flowers drawn on them, perhaps as tattoos, hearts, and other linework on their faces and surrounding their heads. Underneath the drawing is more text that says Virtual Launch Event April 30 6 PM (AZ Time) Scan QR code for Zoom link. There is a QR code on the right bottom side. And on the left is Grey Matter's logo, a brain illustration with Grey Matter written inside of it.

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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April 25, 2025April 10, 2026
My poem "A diagnosis VI" layed out in Paper Cranes Literary Magazine, with an illustration of the skeletal system, spine, pelvis, and flowers on top.

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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December 1, 2024April 10, 2026

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 […]

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August 1, 2017August 1, 2017

‘On that one-way trip to Mars’ in Crab Fat Magazine

I would go to Mars if I wasn’t too short for NASA’s height restrictions. I had two more space-themed poems published in Crab […]

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August 23, 2015May 31, 2016
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