2014 Young Buck Poetry Prize

I am absolutely THRILLED that Contemporary Verse 2 and Sue Goyette has named me the winner of the 2014 Young Buck Poetry Prize for my poem, “Fire and Safety.” Congrats to my fellow writers on the shortlist, and gratitude to everyone who’s jumping up and down with me. Hooray! I am kind of in awe to beContinue reading “2014 Young Buck Poetry Prize”

Dappled Things, Snowy Things, & the New Year

I’m pleased to let you know that you can now order copies of the Christmas 2014 issue of Dappled Things, an American literary journal that has published two of my poems. “Book of Alternative Services” and “I’m suffering from depression and you” are both from my working manuscript and I am incredibly excited that they are nowContinue reading “Dappled Things, Snowy Things, & the New Year”

Winter Solstice, Love, & Nail Polish

Happy winter solstice to you all! I am pleased we have reached the shortest day of the year, but also thrilled that today is the day that One Throne Magazine published their winter issue. It features my Pushcart Prize nominated poem, “Love and Nail Polish.” I am so excited that you can all read it now!Continue reading “Winter Solstice, Love, & Nail Polish”

Pushcart Prize Nomination

I’ve been keeping a delicious secret for a couple months, and I’m now thrilled to let you know that I am having work published in One Throne Magazine. One Throne is a new (gorgeous!) online journal based out of Dawson City, Yukon that publishes its issues on the first day of each season. That means thatContinue reading “Pushcart Prize Nomination”

Room Magazine issue launch on Thursday, October 23

After having so much fun at WORD Vancouver, I have the pleasure of performing for Room Magazine again–this time at Heartwood Community Cafe next Thursday at 7pm for their official launch of two issues: their most recent previous issue, 37.2 Expanding the Voice (in which work by friend and former Swooner Kayla Czaga appears), and their current issue 37.3Continue reading “Room Magazine issue launch on Thursday, October 23”

Echolocation, Issue 14 Launch

Echolocation, a beautiful annual magazine produced by graduate English students at the University of Toronto, just published its fourteenth issue, and I am pleased to announce that within its pretty pages are two new poems by me! The launch of issue 14 is happening next week, on Thursday, October 23, at 7:30pm EDT in Toronto. InContinue reading “Echolocation, Issue 14 Launch”

Geek Girls

I’m so excited that I’m allowed to give you guys a sneak peek at the upcoming issue of Room Magazine 37.3 Geek Girls, in which two of my poems appear. Check out the amazing cover–not to mention my name, all shiny, in the list of the contributors on the back cover! You can click on the imageContinue reading “Geek Girls”

2013 Young Buck Poetry Prize

I’m pleased to report that I’m a runner up in Contemporary Verse 2‘s Young Buck Poetry Prize! My sonnet crown “Rapunzel” is forthcoming in their summer 2014 issue. To see the announcement and full list of winners, please click here. In other news, on Wednesday (November 27), I had the opportunity to read from my thesis/manuscript atContinue reading “2013 Young Buck Poetry Prize”