what i've been up to
Readings, residencies, and other preoccupations, both lived and virtual.
For National Poetry Month 2024, I conducted a workshop at the Skokie Public Library. Such an honor to have both new and experienced poets stop by and write some breathtaking pieces in real time.
Such a gas to have read for the launch of the February 2024 edition of the South Florida Poetry Journal. Proud to be included!
Had a great time at AWP 2024 in Kansas City​ signing copies of my book at the Cornerstone Press booth and reading with fellow Cornerstone poets at Blip Coffee Roasters
The tour for We Are Reckless (Cornerstone Press),
my first full-length poetry collection, included:
10/13/23: Launch, City Lit Bookstore, Chicago, IL
with Toby Altman, Elizabeth Majerus, and
Robert McDonald.
10/14/23, Town House Books, St. Charles, IL
10/18/23: Exile in Bookville, Chicago, with Jessica Walsh
10/23/23: Next Chapter Booksellers, St. Paul, MN, with J. Bailey Hutchinson, Timothy Otte, and Moheb Soliman
10/24/23: Books and Company, Oconomowoc, WI, with Margaret Rozga and Kim Suhr
11/4/23: Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books, Poetry Panel ("Loss, Hope, and Poetic Searching"), Waukesha, WI, with Molly Fuller and Andrea Potos
11/9/23: Apothica Teas, Niles, MI
11/14/23: Morgenstern Books, Bloomington, IN, with Lindsey Alexander
11/28/23: Seminary Co-op, Chicago, IL, with Chelsea Voulgares
12/17/23: Exfolia Botanicals (Poetry Pop-up), Chicago, IL
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In September 2022 I had the privilege of being part of a new music compilation by female-identified artists and their allies to raise funds for reproductive justice. Featured as one of Bandcamp's New and Notable and a bestseller for punk, "Oh SCOTUS, Up Yours!" raises funds for SisterSong, a women of color reproductive justice collective. My spoken word piece, "Throat" is the first track.
PenRF
The PenRF reading series, a ragtag offshoot of the PRF BBQ (an annual DIY music fest that leans mathy, punk, and experimental), occurs twice a year: in Chicago every summer and Mattawan, Michigan every fall. Past PenRFs have featured James Capozzi, Nicole Mason, Melanie Crow, Anne Hensley, Leslie Von Holten, and Chelsea Voulgares.
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My poem "Throwaway" was one of just five selected for the Passengers Journal podcast in April 2022. The entire program is worth a listen if you're a poetry nerd like me, but discussion of my piece begins around the 30-minute mark.
If you're in the Detroit area April 24, head over to the Syndicate Lounge, 140 Vester St, where I'll be reading with two Cornerstone Press luminaries, Caitlin Cowan and Bonnie Jill Emanuel.
6-7:30pm. Don't miss it!
