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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‘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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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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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 […]
Read moreCo-Chairing OutWrite, Washington D.C.’s LGBTQ Literary Festival 🏳️🌈📚📝
I am so excited to serve as the new OutWrite Co-Chair, along with the incredible Malik Thompson! We’re both local poets with […]
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 moreHow to make your literary magazine more inclusive
After having this important conversation at AWP 2017 on how to make writing communities more inclusive to all of us, I decided […]
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 moreThe power of writers as activists
The incredible Taylor Lewis reflects on the power of writers as activists, her experiences teaching abroad in France, going to grad school […]
Read moreDesigning “a decade of scribblers”
This year I was hard at work as the Social Media Manager for the Writers’ House. One of my projects this semester […]
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