In mid- to late-October, Atticus Review will be publishing a sixth poem from my graduate MFA thesis titled “Spotlights & Shadows.”

The piece is a longer narrative that relays an unnerving and haunting event that happened in my high school when I was a junior there...

Bowling Green State University recently published a story about my graduation from the school’s MFA program in Creative Writing, as well as my award win with the AWP Intro Journals Project for the poem “Pandemic Haircuts.”

I had the distinct pleasure of speaking with Julie Carle about my beginnings as a writer and my academic experience at BGSU. Read the story here.

Next Tuesday, August 3, catch the first presentation of virtual readings from 2021 AWP Intro Journals Award winners on YouTube. The event is hosted by David Essinger, general editor of the project and instructor from the University of Findlay. The broadcast begins at 6 pm EST.

My fellow poets and I will read our winning works, discuss the inspiration behind our poems, and give insight into our writing processes. Register for the event here, or catch the replay…

The abstract for my Creative Writing MFA thesis with Bowling Green State University is now available to view on the OhioLINK library catalog. The thesis, Stinging Nettle, is comprised of poems created and refined during my time in grad school—the contents of which may eventually form a full-length book in the future…

I’ve recently received word that another poem from my MFA thesis has been accepted for publication by Into the Void Magazine. “Portrait of My Sister after Drinking Transmission Fluid” will appear…

I’m elated that a recent poem from my thesis titled “Pandemic Haircuts” was awarded publication as part of the AWP Intro Journals Project. Reed Magazine, San José State University’s literary journal and California’s oldest lit mag, has selected the poem for an upcoming issue. The piece is about love, loss, and preservation in the time of coronavirus…

I’m thrilled to share that one of the poems from my MFA thesis has recently been accepted for publication by The Windsor Review. “Blue July” will appear…

Tune into BGSU’s Creative Writing YouTube channel for the kickoff of the biannual reading series this Thursday at 7:45 pm…

As part of Bowling Green State University’s biannual creative writing reading series, I’ll be presenting poems…