I’m honored to have my poem “Stone Duplex, 2022” published in the new issue of Rise Up Review alongside some of my favorite fellow poets.
Reading at Verbatim Books
I loved reading with Donna Spruijt-Metz and Leonora Simonovis at Verbatim Books this week! We celebrated Donna’s brand new book, General Release from the Beginning of the World, and read from our latest collections too. I also gave a sneak preview of Hereverent. What a joy to be surrounded by poets and poetry!
The Written Scene
I’m honored to be featured on the 1-year anniversary episode of The Written Scene! If you’re not following Adam Greenfield’s fantastic podcast yet, check it out!
Interview with Glenda Bailey-Mershon
I usually enjoy interviews, but Glenda Bailey-Mershon took interviewing to another level with her incredibly thoughtful questions and generous affirmation of my poems. I think I’ll listen to this again some time when I need a morale boost! 
Hereverent Pre-Order
The pre-order link just went live today for my new book, Hereverent! You can reserve a copy now from Agape Editions ahead of the April release. Hooray!
Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology
I got my contributor copy of Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology, and this anthology is even more magical than I could’ve dreamed! Wow. Julie Bloemeke and Dustin Brookshire have done such fantastic editorial work, and I’m so honored to have a poem included.
You can (and should!) get a copy of this anthology from Madville Publishing.
First Friday and WNP
I’ve been sleep deprived and scrambling to finish course prep after what felt like the shortest winter break ever, but somehow I still got to be involved in two poetry readings within the past week, and those were life giving.
The First Friday reading at San Diego Writers, Ink last week was delightful! What a joy to see some faces I didn’t expect to see and to read from How to Play alongside Jane Muschenetz, who read from her forthcoming chapbook and ended with having everyone raise some sparkling cider, and pinch-hitting poet Jill Hall, who stepped in at the last minute to fill in for our sick scheduled reader. Thanks to Tania Pryputniewicz for organizing such a wonderful event and to Kristen Fogle for hosting! (And thanks to Jenn Givhan and Ann Tweedy for sending photos of me!)
And tonight I was part of a virtual event: Wednesday Night Poetry featured Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology, and I was one of the readers representing the anthology. The other featured poems were incredible. I can’t wait to hold a copy of this book in my hands! Thanks to host Kai Coggin for featuring us!
And Yet (or I love poets!)
DIESEL bookstore in Del Mar invited me to host a conversation with Kate Baer last night. Kate was delightful, and it was fun to talk with her and celebrate her new book, And Yet.
I also loved getting ramen with my dear friend (and awesome poet) Jane Muschenetz after the event. I love poets!
Hereverent Cover Reveal!
Behold the cover of my forthcoming book!
I’m so thrilled that I got to use Fragments from Reims Cathedral as the cover image. I gasped when I saw it at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and I immediately felt a connection between this piece and my poems.
I’m so grateful that I got to have input on other elements of the cover design too. Thank you to Sarah Reck and Fox Henry Frazier! Working with Agape Editions is a delight.
More Than Mere Play: A Review of How to Play
This is such a beautiful review in an unexpected place for this particular collection. I’m grateful to Adele Gallogly for spending time with How to Play and sharing it with others via the Christian Courier too!
