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​Recent News​​​

Featured on Snowflakes in the Blizzard

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I recently answered a few questions about Abandoned Earth  for Darrell Laurent at Snowflakes in a Blizzard. I also just picked up his book The Kudzu Kid, which is a great read.
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Faculty Excellence Award at Union Institute & University

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I was recently awarded a Faculty Excellence Award from Union Institute & University. In November, I celebrated with faculty from peer institutions at the SOCHE Faculty Awards Banquet, glittery backdrop and all.
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"A Child's Tyranny" Published on Verse Daily

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My poem "A Child's Tyranny," from my first book Abandoned Earth, was featured on Verse Daily September 6, 2017.
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Live Reading Series Featured in Soapbox Cincinnati

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The Live Reading Series, which I developed at Union with Donna Gruber, Nicole Schrecks, and Ashley Finkes, was recently featured in Soapbox Cincinnati. Developing this series, which seeks to bridge the gap between creative writers and social advocates, has been my pet project at Union, and I couldn't be happier to see it get some attention from local media.
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Translations and Poems Showcased Online

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Thrilled to have translations from Spanish of work by Stephanie Alcantar and reading of my work in English and translated into Spanish by Giovanni Bello Gomez as part of this digital exhibition honoring the work of Frida Kahlo.

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Abandoned Earth Runner-Up for the Paris Book Festival

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Honored to announce that my book was a runner-up in the Paris Book Festival. Congratulations to all the winners, runners-up, and honorable mentions.
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Translations in La Otra Revista!

Interview with WVXU!

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A few of my poems have been translated into Spanish and published online in La Otra Revista. Thanks Giovanni Bello and Paola Cadena Pardo for translating these poems and to Stephanie Alcantar for all of her work at La Otra:
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As part of National Poetry Month, I was interviewed by Kelly Blewett for WVXU about my book Abandoned Earth.
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Abandoned Earth honorable mention for New England Book Festival

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My first book has been named an honorable mention for the New England Book Festival. Of course I'm honored to be included. Congratulations to all of these amazing writers for their hard-earned success!
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Nonfiction in Miracle Monocle

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My nonfiction personal essay appears in Miracle Monocle​.
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Abandoned Earth now available for purchase!

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Abandoned Earth​, my first book and winner of the 17th Annual Gival Press Poetry Award, is now available for purchase. 
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Poem in Issue of Painted Bride Quarterly

To Unsnare Time's Warp Anthology Available

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My poem "Bao Xishun in Beijing" is available online in Issue 94 of Painted Bride Quarterly. Thanks to these editors for making space again for some of my quirkier poems.
This anthology of poetry about dogs from Main Street Rag, which contains my poem "Note to a Future Paleontologist," has been released.
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Abandoned Earth ​Wins 17th Annual Gival Press Poetry Prize!​
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I'm thrilled to announce that my first book of poems has won the 17th Annual Gival Press Poetry Award! Thanks to Robert L. Giron for running such a fine press and to Eric Nelson for selecting my manuscript from so much deserving work. Stay tuned for publication information. . .  
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