Education

• MFA, Creative Writing, Virginia Commonwealth University
• BA, English, University of Central Florida

Research Interests

• Creative writing (poetry)
• Contemporary poetry and poetics
• Ecopoetics
• Environmental literature

Selected Publications

• “Dusklight” and Other Poems, Narrative, 2022
• “Bluegrass,” Best New Poets 2022
• “Mercy,” Nashville Review, 2022
• “Book of Parables” and “Telescope,” Raleigh Review, 2022
• “Rooted,” Academy of American Poets (poets.org), 2021

Courses Taught

• ENGL 215: Reading Literature
• ENGL 295: The Reading and Writing of Fiction and Poetry
• ENGL 304: Persuasive Writing
• ENGL 305: Writing Poetry

Awards

• Best New Poets 2022
• Finalist, The National Poetry Series, 2022
• Catherine and Joan Byrne Poetry Prize, 2021
• Levis Reading Prize Fellowship, 2020–2021