“Use Your Voice to Inspire Community Action” Feminist Activism Workshop
WOMEN’S CONFERENCE 5th Annual Women’s Conference: “Visionary Voices” Thursday, March 1st, 2018 10AM – 7PM Loker Student Union & Welch Hall Register now! Free and open to the public. Campus Map … Continue reading
Year of the Anacostia River
100 years ago, the Anacostia River corridor in Washington, DC and Maryland was preserved as park land by Congress on August 31, 1918. To celebrate the Year of the Anacostia and #MakeWaves, … Continue reading
Poems in Honor of the Full Blue Blood Moon
Moon Spit I walk the ocean its total expanse over every wave and riptide oil platform and sunken ship choked gull and diving whale filled with silver dagger moonlight … Continue reading
New Educational Materials for Shout Mouse Press Books
Through writing workshops that lead to professional publication, Shout Mouse Press empowers those from marginalized backgrounds to tell their own stories in their own voices and, as published authors, to … Continue reading
Poetry in The Ocean State Review
Alongside two of my literary mentors, Eric Pankey and Sally Ball, my poems Beating Belly and Proof are in the latest issue The Ocean State Review. In Volume 7, Number 1 daughterrarium is also reviewed by Sheryl … Continue reading
Anisfield-Wolf Fellowship Accepting Applications Through 2/1!
Introducing Cleveland State University Poetry Center’s new Anisfield-Wolf Fellowship in Writing & Publishing! The Cleveland State University Poetry Center is accepting applications for the Anisfield-Wolf Fellowship in Writing & Publishing, a … Continue reading
Lighthouse Reading Series at CSU Poetry Center with Sheila McMullin & Eric Fair
On May 25, 2016, I received a phone call from the ever stalwart and brilliant writer and Cleveland State University Poetry Center Director + Editor Caryl Pagel giving me the most … Continue reading
Interview with Writer and Editor Sheila McMullin on “The Day Tajon Got Shot”
The Day Tajon Got Shot is now available from Shout Mouse Press. I had the honor of speaking to the writing process of this book with its youth authors for Wordgathering: … Continue reading
An Evening of Poetry in San Diego
Non-Standard Lit Presents: An Evening of Poetry at Verbatim Books in North Park featuring Jaimie Gusman and myself! 8:00pm 3793 30TH STREET, SAN DIEGO, CA 92104 I’ll be reading from daughterrarium and … Continue reading
daughterrarium reviewed!
In April 2017 my first book of poetry was officially released! Since then I have been honored with thoughtful and provocative responses to the collection. Even Small Press Distribution recommended daughterrarium … Continue reading
Brew & Forge Bookfair Open Until May 7th!
Like books? Like social justice? Well, at the Brew and Forge online bookfair you can help support community organizing projects by purchasing signed copies of your favorite authors’ works! This … Continue reading
Come say “Hi!” at AWP 2017 in Washington DC
As my first collection of poetry was mostly written and edited during my time Washington DC, I am proud that daughterrarium will debut there as well! At this year’s Association of Writers and … Continue reading
CSU Poetry Center Announces 2016 Book Contest Titles
This is a monumental day for me. Today, Cleveland State University Poetry Center announced that they will be publishing my first full-length poetry collection, daughterrariums, in 2017! I am forever grateful … Continue reading
Humans of Ballou Book Launch! Celebrate with Shout Mouse Press!
Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge. They are chaotic, sometimes painful, sometimes contradictory, but they come from deep within us. And we must key into those feelings … Continue reading
