“Scratch” among poems published in Tennessee Voices Anthology, 2022-2023, Poetry Society of Tennessee’s poetry anthology. Read More
“complatency” Published in The Closed Eye Open Issue X
The Joys of the 3rd Annual Poetry Pub Crawl
Johnson City Poets Collective’s 3rd Annual Poetry Pub Crawl, held October 12, was a night of poets in pubs with performances, prizes, and lots of love and joy. Read More
“Scratch” Published in Tennessee Voices 2022-2023
“Scratch” among poems published in Tennessee Voices Anthology, 2022-2023, Poetry Society of Tennessee’s poetry anthology. Read More
Work Published in Ripples on the Pond: Meditation
“We Hum()an Infinity” and Mountain Morning Highlights” were recently published in Ripples on the Pond: Meditation, a themed edition of The Closed Eye Open. Read More
“(r)after” Published in Encore 2023
(r)after among 159 winning poems in Encore 2023, National Federation of State Poetry Societies’ anthology. Read More
Poetry Reading: Towngate Theater on May 21
UPDATE: Sadly, this event has been cancelled. I’ll let you know if/when a future performance is scheduled. Women Speak, part of the Women of Appalachia Project, features Appalachia-based women in a series of performances. I’ll be reading my poem “Samba” during the performance at Towngate Theater in Wheeling, West Virginia, on May 21 from 1:00… Read More
Tennessee Voices 2020-2021 Anthology Available
Poetry Society of Tennessee’s anthology, Tennessee Voices 2020-2021, is now available for purchase. Read More
2021 HeartWood Poetry Prize Semi-Finalist
I’m excited to share that my poem “Pining for Home” was selected as a semi-finalist this summer in HeartWood Literary Magazine’s inaugural Heartwood Poetry Prize. You can read the 2021 award-winner’s and finalists’ poems here: they are amazing! “Pining for Home” is now available in Issue 12. Familiar Faces Fellow Poetry Society of Tennessee Northeast… Read More
PST 65th Annual Festival Was Pure Poetry
Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST) recently held their 65th Annual Festival and Poetry Contest. It was a jam-packed afternoon of poetry: learning, writing, reading, and awards. Read More
Poetry Published in Black Moon Magazine
Learn more about what I’m writing. My latest published poems, “[un]mask[ed]” and “Unchurched,” appear in Black Moon Magazine. Read More