Awards + Praise
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Received 2nd in Carnegie Library's Ralph Munn Poetry Contest and was featured on The Saturday Light Brigade's radio show.
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praise for militant violins: "this is a deeply observant poem that acrobatically leaps from moment to moment, gifting the reader five, sharp snapshots. With sound and symphony, the poem navigates fraught history. It is an admirable song for Ukraine." -Yona Harvey, author of the poetry collections You Don’t Have To Go To Mars for Love, which won the Believer Book Award for Poetry and Hemming the Water, winner of the Kate Tufts Discovery Award.
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praise for on spring: "This poem blends family narrative with nature's drama. As is observes what happens in spring, it also observes the changes of a brother and father...I love how nature and humanity are yoked in this quietly observant and sensitive work." -Yona Harvey, author of the poetry collections You Don’t Have To Go To Mars for Love, which won the Believer Book Award for Poetry and Hemming the Water, winner of the Kate Tufts Discovery Award.
Awards
Kodon
Chicago, she's alive was featured in Wheaton College's publication, Kodon.
2022 Ralph Munn Creative Writing Contest
militant violins placed 2nd in the contest, and was published in the Carnegie Library's anthology.
Shoot and Share Photography Contest
My photos ranked in the top 10% of the world-wide shoot and share contest.
Published in Mt. Lebanon Magazine
My article, Families Come Together For Garden Tour, was featured on Mt. Lebanon Magazine's blog.