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

Poetry Published in Tennessee Voices 2021-2022

I’m pleased to share that my poem, “While I Visit an Art Gallery, Archaeologists Discover What May be the Oldest Artwork in the World” has been published in the 2021-2022 edition of Poetry Society of Tennessee’s (PST) anthology Tennessee Voices. This poem was sparked by a chance encounter with an Art World article about a… 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

Photograph Published in Wild Roof Journal

I’m excited to share that my photograph “Before & Aster” has been published in Issue 13 of Wild Roof Journal. I captured this photograph while engaging in shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) on the lower elevations of Roan Mountain a few falls ago. About My Photography My interests as a photographer interweave well with my writing themes.… Read More

Poetry Published in Mildred Haun Review

I’m excited to share that two of my poems have been published in Mildred Haun Review Journal 2021: A Celebration of Appalachian Literature, Culture, and Scholarship. These were among my first works accepted by journals and I’m ever so grateful to the staff for including my work. I learned about this opportunity during Walters State… Read More