My chapbook manuscript “As If” (Parlor City Press) was awarded the Stephen Dunn Poetry Prize for 2010. My full manuscript “Praising the Paradox” was named a finalist in the 2011 National Poetry Series and my poem “Calculations” is the recipient of the 2009 American Poet Prize from The American Poetry Journal. My work received honorable mention in The Atlantic Monthly 2008 Poetry Writing Contest as well as the 2010 Crab Creek Review poetry contest. This year my work was nominated for a Pushcart. I hold an MFA from the Rainier Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University. My poems have appeared in various publication including The American Poetry Journal, Ascent, Cimarron Review, Crab Creek Review, Harpur Palate, PALABRA, PARABOLA, Poemeleon, Poetry International and Raven Chronicles.

As If (Parlor City Press, 2010)

Ascent, Cimarron Review, Crab Creek Review, Palabra, Parabola, The American Poetry Journal