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Tag: queer writers

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 […]

December 10, 2025December 10, 2025

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? […]

August 21, 2025November 21, 2025

Saying farewell to OutWrite (for now)

After this year’s festival, coming up this weekend, I’m stepping down as Co-Chair of OutWrite, along with Malik Thompson. It’s been an […]

August 3, 2022August 4, 2022

Interviewed on Plume for Writers Podcast

I was so happy to receive an email from Sam Tetangco to join an LGBTQ writers roundtable for the Plume: a writer’s […]

June 24, 2021June 24, 2021

AWP 2018: Poet hugs, caucusing, and make AWP accessible

So, this little thing called AWP happened. It’s already flown by, and what a whirlwind it was. AWP is jam-packed with so […]

March 31, 2018March 30, 2018

Summer reading ☀️📚

I love summer for countless reasons. There’s more time to lounge and read, the days grow longer, my birthday falls in the […]

July 8, 2017July 11, 2017
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