Published Works

❂ “Barred Owl” — Photograph — The Sun Magazine, Dec. 2023

❂ Liminal Women — Edited & Curated an anthology of women’s writing & art, published October 2023

 ❂ “Instructions For Recording Bird Vocalizations” — Winner - Dogwood Prize in Poetry, Dogwood Magazine March 2023

❂ “Rare Black Moon — Rising,” “Walking Along Euclid in Early Spring,” & “Storm Chasing” — Labyrinth Anthologies, Poetry Spring 2022

❂  “My Hope Despite Trying to Change My Fate” — Tar River Poetry, Spring 2021

❂  “Bodies of Words: Stories on Skin” — Editor December Publishing, 2019

❂  “These Petunias” — Arts in Transit MetroLines Poetry Contest Winner, September 2017

❂  “I could not stop thinking” — Alive Magazine, Vol. 15 Issue 6, November 2016

❂  “Walking Along Euclid in Early Spring” – Chance Operations Online, March 2016

❂ “Alone on Black River” – Sunset Liminal, Fall 2015

❂  “Windrose” – Architrave Press, Edition 9, Fall 2015

❂  “When All Else Failed” – Architrave Press, Edition 8, Spring 2015

❂  “Surrounded by Wild” – Poetry of the Wild Catalog from Exhibition, August 2014

❂  “Storm Chasing” – Tar River Poetry, Fall 2014

❂  “Somewhere There is Frostbite” – Poetry With a Dash of Salt (anthology), July 2014

❂  “Great River” – Online - University of Missouri St. Louis – Humanities Corner, May 2013

❂   “Only Inches Away” – Litmag, 2012

Readings, Presentations, & Accomplishments

❂  Liminal Women book launch event — November 2023

❂  Poetry at the Point Featured Reader – St. Louis Poetry Center, October 2022

❂  Poetry Contest Coordinator for Arts In Transit MetroLines Poetry Contest —  Oct. 2019-Feb 2020 (Facilitate contest, coordinate judges, choose winners, and organize and emcee reading event)

❂  Editors Speaker Panel — Washington University Summer Writers, July 2019

❂  “Poetry as Memoir” – Presentation/Lecture Monday Noon Series, April 2017

❂  Prose Poem Featured Reader, January 2017

❂ Second Friday Notes - Featured Reader — St. Louis Poetry Center, May 2016

❂  “Sara Teasdale” Presentation/Lecture - The Wednesday Club of St. Louis, March 2016

❂  Second Friday Notes Reading Series - Featured Reader, September 2015

❂ Masters of Fine Arts (UMSL) Graduate Reading — May 2015

❂  “First Bloom” - Women’s History Month Reading Series Featured Reader, March 2015

❂ Poetry of the Wild – Fusion – Curated local poets and artists to participate in this city-wide community art project/installation by Ana Flores. Created a “poetry box” and poem for the project and published an essay in the Poetry of the Wild catalog. January to June 2014

❂  Second Friday Notes Reading Series - Featured Reader, October 2014

❂  River Styx Reading Series Featured Reader, May 2014

❂  Lit in the Lou – Panelist – “Editors of Small Presses in St. Louis,” October 2014

❂  Lit in the Lou – Featured Reader with Former Missouri Poet Laureate, October 2014

❂ Poet Laureate of the University of Missouris St. Louis, January 2013 to December 2013

❂  Old Webster Jazz Festival (Featured Reader for PoJazz Sept. 2013)

❂  Commencement Speaker – University of Missouri St. Louis – College of Arts and Sciences May 2013

❂  Poetry at the Point Featured Reader, February 2013

❂  Chance Operations Reading Series Featured Reader 2013, 2015, 2016