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I Was Interviewed by Maurice Carlos Ruffin!

I first had the opportunity to meet Maurice Carlos Ruffin during my time in Randolph College's low-residency MFA program. He's an...

Need a Poem for an Event or a Loved One, I Gotchu!

One good thing about unexpected losing my full time job is that I have more time to write! If you have an upcoming wedding...

My Outgoing Ceremony for My Poet Laureate Term

Everyone has asked me if I've been sad about my term as poet laureate coming to an end. I have felt nothing but relief and joy. Signature...

I'm Publishing a Chapbook!

I finally won something!!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 And what an honor to be selected by writers that I admire and to be paired with fellow winning...

My First AWP Panel: When the Old Names Fail Us

AWP (Association for Writers & Writing Programs) is an annual conference for writers and publishers to sell books at the largest book...

I'm on the Bechdel Cast Podcast Again!

What an honor to be on this podcast again! Beyond the Lights was a movie that I adored in college for its representation of a Black...

I'm on the Other Than Motherhood Podcast!

As a Black nonbinary person often socialized as a Black woman, my decision to not have children has always been under scrutinty. I'm...

I'm on the Black Girl Nerds Podcast!

I love it when I talk to someone who gets just as excited as me, if not more! Ryanne Bennett and I got to nerd out about television,...

I'm on the Your Stories Don't Define You, How You Tell Them Will Podcast!

Sarah Elkins is an incredible facilitator of storytelling. She's great at telling her own stories and encouraging the best stories out of...

I'm Going on My Second Book Tour!

We're getting well into it, but I still wanted to post about it! I'm really grateful to these organizations and venues for allowing me...

I'm a New England Book Award Finalist for Poetry!

To be listed amongst poets of color, poets whose work I admire, and poets based in different areas of New England is an incredible honor....

I'm on The Bechdel Cast Podcast!

Caitlin Durante, Jamie Loftus, and I talk about my book Judas & Suicide as well as the 2008 film The Perks of Being a Wallflower. It is a...

I'm on The Black Girl Film Club Podcast!

Ashley Ayer, Britney Brinson, and I talk about my book Judas & Suicide as well as the 2008 film The Secret Life of Bees. It is a movie...

I'm on The Line Break Podcast!

Chris Corlew, Bob Sykora, and I talk about plays, Jeremy Radin's poem "Bashert," how sweet R.A. Villanueva is, a poem of mine from Judas...

I'm Going On My First Book Tour!

I'm so grateful for each of these organizations and venues for saying yes to me and my first book. :) <3 I look forward to seeing folks...

My Epistolary Poetry Workshop on Grief and Memory

I'm so grateful to Maine's poet laureate Julia Bouwsma for selecting me and these fellow poets to facilitate an epistolary poetry...

I'm a 2022 Ashley Bryan Fellow!

Ashley Bryan was an award winning African American writer and illustrator for people of all ages. Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance...

I'm on the Poetry is Freedom Podcast!

LaRisa Denise was an incredible host and poet to talk to about therapy, how to write in a way that takes care of ourselves, and prayer as...

I'm on the Bread & Poetry Podcast!

It was an honor and a privilege to speak to Portsmouth's thirteenth poet laureate Diannely Antigua on the Bread & Poetry Podcast. I love...

Stay: Poets on Suicide and Survival

Register for this online panel and reading of different poets talking about suicidality and survival for Suicide Awareness Month. Thank...