Poet
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Publications & Prizes
2020, Slippery Elm Review 2008 Don Russ Poetry Prize Press 53 Open Awards Post and Courier from Poetry Society of SC First Place in Single Poem Contest from SC Poetry Initiative Second Place in Single Poem Contest from SC Poetry Initiative 2022 Fall Lines Finalist Kakalak Honorable Mention South Carolina Review Finalist Southeast Review Finalist Alice Conger Patterson Scholarship Award Hub City and Emrys First Place Yalobusha Review Honorable Mention Vermont Studio Center Scholarship Slapering Hol Chapbook Finalist Yemassee Pocataligo Prize Finalist Interlochen Finalist Best of the Net Nomination Pushcart Nomination 2023 Porter Fleming Finalist, Morris Museum