Readings + Events
April 7th, Mon. - Point Loma Library
6:30PM FREE - Excited to co-host the launch of the 2024-25 San Diego Poetry Annual with Executive Editor and friend, Michael Klam. Open Mic of the published poets.
April 17th, Thurs. - MiraCosta College
5-7PM FREE in Oceanside, Building 3400 Aztlan A/B. Looking forward to featuring for the Glassless Minds Open Mic and Reading Series hosted by amazing poet and friend, Karla Cordero.
An honor to be selected by my publisher, Kelsay Books, for Poets House Showcase.
All the Girls Wear Russian Accents is now incorporated into their 80,000-volume poetry collection and online catalog. ​
Recent Recognitions
All the Bad Girls Wear Russian Accents won 2024 Poetry Collection of the Year from SDWF and won first place in the creative verse category of California Press Women's communications awards. At the national level, it was awarded third place during the National Federation of Press Women annual ​conference.
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A 2024 Best of the Net nod from Cathaxis for my poem "You are 600% hotter than the Sun." Honored to be nominated!
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Two poems ("Lviv, Ukraine" and "Inspiration Point") in the running for the Charter Oak Prize! Send good vibes.
Media Mentions
MIT Review published an alumni news feature on my work this February. Thanks to Whitney Bauck for the thoughtful article and Stacy Keck for the beautiful photos.
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Reviews Roundup! East County Times (read review of Power Point) and​ Harbor Review Magazine (book review of Power Point.) ​Thanks as well to Readers' Favorite for their 5 Star Reviews for Power Point and All the Bad Girls Wear Russian Accents and to New Pages for reviewing Power Point in their New Books list for October.
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Thanks also to The San Diego Union Tribune Arts & Culture, Verse Daily, and Literacy Month article by MIT Sloan for recent mentions.
Selected Past Events
Fall 2024
Jim Moreno's "Make Good Trouble" Podcast and Second Sunday's Poetry Reading Series in La Mesa are a mainstay of San Diego's poetry activism and free expression. It was an honor to be invited as a guest on the show. Here's a link to the recording of the podcast. My interview is about 10 min into Season 2, Episode 7.
Check out my set at the Second Sunday reading here. I'm about an hour in, surrounded by a beautiful community open mic.