An Extremely Brief History
I received my MFA in Creative Writing from The Ohio State University (yes, they get angry if you forget to mention “The”) in 2005. Since then, I’ve worked at OSU’s Nisonger Center supporting transitional programming for people with disabilities, taught with the Institute for Reading Development, and was a jill-of-all-trades at Red Hen Press.
I currently teach in the English Department at Cal State University, Dominguez Hills and in The Union Institute and University Cohort Ph.D. Program in Interdisciplinary Studies. Everything that happened before receiving my MFA is a bit of a blur, but I did spend a year teaching ESL in France, attended The University of Cincinnati for my undergraduate degrees, and lived-breathed-loved the UC Women’s Center.
A longtime activist, I have worked for presidential campaigns, voter registration drives, anti-war movements, feminist campaigns and environmental organizations. My current interests include sijo, an ancient Korean poetic form, elegy, the intersections of art and politics, and the politics of clean water.
I have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and widely published in both print and online journals. My first poetry collection, a chapbook titled The Grove Behind, was published by Finishing Line Press in Feb 2009. I’m now also the West Coast Correspondent for Steve Kuusisto’s blog, Planet of the Blind. You can read my work every week here.
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