This year was going to be the year I busted 100 rejections again, until it wasn’t. But I’m still working toward the goal even if I don’t believe I’ll reach it. In my reboot era, I’m collecting rejections (and a few acceptances), and I have some tips.. Read More
#100rejections: Write. Submit. Repeat. The chase for rejections is on. I’m chasing poetry events being held across Tennessee, too. Read More
I’m still alive, just busy living the creative life, engaged in practice and collecting rejections (and a few acceptances). Read More
I’m still alive, just busy living the creative life, engaged in practice and collecting rejections (and a few acceptances). Read More
I’ll be participating in a reading with other local poets at The Philosopher’s House in Johnson City, Tennessee, on March 22, 2024. The event, which celebrates World Poetry Day, will be held from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Read More
I’ll be participating in a reading from SMEOP (HOT), an anthology from Black Sunflowers Poetry Press, on February 12, 2023. The event will be held at virtually at 6:00 pm GMT (1:00 PM EST). Read More
Two of my poems were recently published in SMEOP (HOT), a Black Sunflowers Poetry Press anthology that explores the theme “hot.” Learn more about my work, the publisher, and how to get your copy. Read More
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
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. Learn more. Read More
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
