Exciting news! My debut poetry collection, GIRL FILLING THE SKY, arrives Feb 2026! You can either pre-order via the link in my bio or join my book launch event at Brazos Bookstore, Houston, Saturday, Feb. 28. More details soon! #PoetryCollection #BookLaunch

Anyone looking for an emerging poet with a first full-length poetry collection coming out to read at an AWP offsite? #awp

It feels very strange to have a poetry book coming out soon during these bizarre times. I need to remember that art still matters, that it always matters. That's why people try to censor it. Keep making art.

Fanny Howe described the poetic realm as a place "where the sleeping witness finally feels safe enough to lie down in mystery." So beautiful and foundational for me. RIP to her.

The collective trauma we carry as Texans just keeps growing. It all feels too heavy to carry sometimes.

I know one of the people in this group--she has fought so hard against Medicaid cuts. It's truly appalling the way this group is being treated.

Haven't really been posting here because hardly anyone sees it, but I sang on a stage for the first time since 2009 last night. I was so nervous, but that just means I need to do it more. Got to find joy where we can now.

Holy crap!

This makes me so sad and frustrated.

THIS SATURDAY: I'm leading a workshop on The Contemporary Poetry Landscape at Writespace (on Zoom!) 4:30-7:30 p.m. CST. We will talk about popular poetry forms, the publication process, and more. This is a generative workshop as well. To register: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-contem...

A wonderful #poem by @melpsoul.bsky.social on the blog tonight for #NationalPoetryMonth. sapphostorque.com/2025/04/27/p...

After 12 days, I think I’m finally feeling mostly normal after latest bout of Covid. (Now that I’ve said that, watch the fatigue hit again). For some of us, Covid is still a big deal.

Someday, when I think back to this time, however bad my memory is, I’ll remember the smirks. The smug self-satisfied evil-spirited infuriating smirks.

Staple this to RFK Jr’s forehead.

Call for Work: Autistic Protest Poetry This call for work seeks poetry by autistic writers that is socially-engaged, politically-charged, and geared toward raising our voices together against oppression and erasure. Deadline: July 1st More details: medium.com/anomalyblog/...

OK, anyone with ADHD or parent of an ADHD kid want to rage with me about this dismissive, biased article from the Times this morning? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/m...

Been reading Franny Choi's collection of the same name. Deeply appropriate for the moment. www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...

Friends, I'm taking a semi-break for the next month. I'll still check in periodically via computer, but I'm on a scrolling fast. See you on the other side (I don't mean death, at least I hope not).

I will probably have FOMO over AWP, but I just didn’t feel comfortable flying this year. Have fun, writers!

POETS: I'm teaching a virtual generative workshop on Saturday, April 8 through Writespace Houston! Come try out writing exercises to deepen imagery and metaphor in your own work. Here's the info--hope some poets (or aspiring poets) can join! www.eventbrite.com/e/imagery-me...

2025 so far #Severance #SeveranceSpoilers

Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed

Someday, someday, that one journal that always rejects me will send…an encouraging rejection 😂

My tween: “You’re beautiful. A mommy kind of beautiful. An antique.” ☠️ ☠️

HOUSTON POETS (if you're out there) I'm leading a workshop on getting poetry published on Saturday, March 8. Join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/getting-po...

So happy and thrilled to announce this. My first full-length poetry collection comes out January 2026! ciderpressreview.com/cider-press-...

I just remembered last night's dream included someone saying "Mar-a-Lago saves the day again!" and I want to know when my dreams went fully into propaganda. Are they incepting us at this point?

I…can’t.

Poets: when I feel devoid of hope in this current climate, you save me every time. Your resistance to our norms and your stubborn observations of beauty. Thank you and keep writing.

COMING UP ON SATURDAY: I’m teaching a class on poetry editing and revision at Writespace in Houston. Come to get some tips on revising your work and practice polishing those drafts. To register, go to writespacehouston.org! (Yes, unfortunately my name is misspelled).

TEXANS: there is much in today's news to grab our attention, but don't overlook the movement in our state to drain funds from public schools and pass school vouchers. If you oppose vouchers, take the time to send a letter to your state lawmakers (it doesn't take long!) act.tfn.org/a/stopvouchers

Palate cleanser. Happy #caturday evening!

I have a poem out today at Writers Resist! www.writersresist.com/2025/01/15/w...

Unfortunately, my birthday (today) also falls during prime journal and manuscript rejection season. Sob. Oh well, onward!

I have enjoyed the liminal space between Christmas and New Year’s. Not ready to face all that 2025 might have in store, but ready or not here it comes…

Christmas highlights: gingerbread cookies turned out perfectly this year (in taste anyway), good times with family, and we survived a hailstorm because Houston. Merry merry!

New poem in The Minnesota Review (print journal). Good publishing month for me! track.smtpsendmail.com/9032119/c?p=...

My poem "Sleeping Late, I Heard" appears in the latest issue of Synkroniciti. To purchase a copy, go here: synkroniciti.com/the-magazine...

This giant Santa with posable arms in my neighborhood amuses me for some reason. He’s like Giant Santa Barbie.

When you spend a lot of time grading papers and writing and need to drown out ambient noise (and you and your son love Reputation too)

“Go big or go home,” I repeat to myself as I submit work to prestigious journals and my manuscript to contests, but actually I am small and already at home 😂

How are fellow poets coping with the times? Are you able to write? I’ve written a little, but it’s tough.

The way we assume all tears taste the same. The way our sadness is plural, but grief is singular. —Victoria Chang, from Obit

What radicalized me? First, college. Books. Poetry. The 2016 election just finished what was already started through education. I wonder if that’s why it’s under attack 🤔

How many times have I watched the video of the haka protest in New Zealand parliament? The limit does not exist.

This

for anyone trying to extricate yourself from the clutches of Amazon: bookstores make more than a third of their money between now & New Year’s, & most bookstores ship nationwide 💌

Seems like music and poetry are some of the few things that give me hope right now. Grateful for art and artists.