the Colored page reviewed in The Pedestal Magazine
I'm honored that an amazing review of the Colored page appears in Pedestal Magazine.
You can read it here.
Interview with My Bad Poetry Podcast
A podcast where I (painfully) discussed some of the very first poems I wrote in college. Heaven help us all.
You can read the poems discussed —"musing,” “she says it’s only in my head,” & “(at) fireworks on the 7th" — below.
As I mention in the podcast, there is a good chance that some people reading these are mentioned in the poems. Sorry about that.
the Colored page on the Kickstart Farmington blog
In his blog post “Art in the Roots, #6: Captains and Pilots,” Mitch Nobis reflects on how the political is always with us in all areas of life including, especially, education.
My poetry the Colored page is a part of those reflections.
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Pushcart Nomination from Pangyrus Literary Mag
I’m happy to announce that my poem "what i learned during Black history month" by billy, age 8 (or 18) was nominated for a Pushcart Prize by Pangyrus . You can read it below.
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Writers Read Series at Eastern Mennonite University
I recently had the pleasure of spending some time at Eastern Mennonite University discussing poetry, education, and theology.
Collections forthcoming in 2023
I’ve been reminded how terrible I am at sharing news. So here’s an attempt to rectify that.
I have two collections forthcoming in 2023
The Third Renunciation - a full length collection from New York Quarterly Books (Spring 2023)
and
said the Frog to the scorpion - a chapbook from Harbor Editions (Winter 2023)!
More info to come about both in the coming months.
Diode Editions 2022 Chapbook Contest Finalist
Happy to be a finalist. And I might have other news about this collection in the near future…
Best of the Net nomination
I am pleased to announce my poem “solidarity” received a Best of Net nomination from the museum of americana!
Feature at Kingdom Poets
It includes my theological sonnet [Say God is the Tough in the Prison Yard] which first appeared in New York Quarterly, and will appear in my forthcoming full length collection The Third Renunciation.
Best of the Net nomination
My weird little sonnet, “just in case,” was nominated for a Best of the Net award by 3Elements Literary Review.
The irony: it’s one of the only “happy” (read: not trauma-driven) poems I’ve written in a long time, but the intended audience was not a fan.
Read it here
New position at Pidgeonholes
I am happy to be joining the team over at Pidgeonholes as an Associate Poetry Editor!
the Colored page in The Weston Owl
A write up about
MEH,
the Colored page, and
the upcoming book launch!
Read it here.
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Booking MEH for readings and such!
My Events and Services page is now live!
See where I will be in the world (in-person and virtually) and whether I can be useful to your community.
I am available for in-person and virtual readings, workshops, and professional developments for all age-groups. I’ve made appearances in elementary, middle, and high schools, at colleges/universities, in community centers and churches, as well as at national/international conferences.
Pre-Order the Colored Page
50% of pre-order sales will support a college scholarship
for BIPOC students at my school.
Selected for Kenyon Review's 2022 Writers Retreat
The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers partnered with the Kenyon Review to offer a summer writing experience for educators participating in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards! Educators with a student who received regional recognition in the 2022 Awards were eligible to apply for tuition coverage to attend an online, six-day workshop series to hone their writing and teaching practices with the Kenyon Review. They also received a $200 stipend to support their writing.
I'm one of those educators! More about that here.
Presenting and Reading at The Five Ponds Creative Writing Festival
I will be presenting at workshop at the Five Ponds Creative Writing Festival.
Translating Trauma
Writers often sift through personal and global pain using it as inspiration for composition. This can be done as a means of processing and coping with trauma, as well as a means of making connections with others. But are there stories we should keep to ourselves? Are we sometimes telling stories that are not ours to tell? When is writing an unhealthy act of reliving trauma instead of remembering it in a creative, healing context? Through the lens of poetry, this workshop—part craft lecture, part unlicensed therapy session—will consider these questions, and provide participants with tools to construct personal guidelines to best care for themselves and others during the writing process.
