Poet

Publications & Prizes
1. “2002: BLACK, BUT. . .” in Porterville College Literacy Competition for 2003 (3rd Place)
2. “Back Yonda” in Porterville College Literacy Competition for 2003 (2nd Place)
3. “new day” in SN&R Student Poetry Contest for 2008 (1st Place)
4. “the weight” in SN&R Student Poetry Contest for 2008 (Honorable Mention)
5. “anacoluthon” in Ina Coolbrith Memorial Poetry Prize for 2008 (Statewide UC Finalist)
6. “7th & k” in Celeste Turner Wright Poetry Prize for 2008 (2nd Place) from the Academy of American Poets
7. “Racial Identity: The Forces That Shape and Define Who We Are What We Are” in UCDavis Prized Writing for 2009 (Honorable Mention)
8. “the soul would have no rainbow if eyes had no tears: inde trae et lacrimae” in Annual Jack Kerouac Poetry Contest for 2009 (3rd Place)
9. two birds: this flesh, this spirit, escaping the painting” in Annual Jack Kerouac Poetry Contest for 2010 (Honorable Mention)
10. “The Lion Pauses” in Sacramento Poetry Center Poetry Contest 2011 (Honorable Mention)
11. “E=MC²” in Kind Of A Hurricane Press Editor’s Choice Award for 2013 (Semi-finalist)
12. “channel 7 at 11” in LAROLA (Nominated for Pushcart Prize-11/20/15)
13. “Blackness of Mother Africa Tongue” in Adelaide Literary Magazine Awards 2017 (Finalist)
14. The Book Of Blue(s) : Tryin' To Make A Dollar Outta' Fifteen Cents in 2018 Digging Press Chapbook Series (Poetry Finalist)
15. “Saints of Imperfection, or An Emotional Divide” in Wingless Dreamer Literary Contest 2019 (Honorable Mention)
16. “Her/Him/Our/Their/Us/Them/They Body” in 2019 Brain Mill Press National Poetry Month Contest Editors’ Pick