Showcase of Recent Work
This page gathers essays, criticism, poems, and creative nonfiction published across journals, magazines, and independent literary platforms. The work collected here reflects sustained interests in contemporary poetry, translation, literary criticism, and the cultural conditions under which writing is produced and read.
Entries are grouped by genre and role to make browsing easier. This list is maintained as an active record rather than a complete archive. Some work appears in print-only venues or exists as part of longer editorial or curatorial projects.
Poems
- “A Sibling of Marvels” forthcoming with HOOT Review
- “Paraph” from ANTAE (Malta)
- Pomegranate Seeds published in Vagabond City Lit
- The Door published in The Pinch
- Feeding (prayer) published in Birmingham Arts Journal December of ’20
- Pathing, Sacrifice, and Anger & Teaching, published in Across the Margin in May of ’20. These poems can be found here on Across the Margin.
- Dragonfly’s Sense, came out in Boston Accent Lit 14th issue
- Poem in Glass Poetry’s Poets Resist titled Wade Hampton the Third Does Not Lose a Wink of Sleep Until the Day the Bears Come for His Dachshund.
Creative Nonfiction
- Riantly: A series of weekly essays on laughter and cultural meaning-making.
Criticism and Reviews
- Review: Mandible Wishbone Solvent by Asiya Wadud
- Review: Buffalo Girl by Jessica Q. Stark
- A Review of Rachel Edelman’s Dear Memphis by Cody Stetzel
- ‘Āina Hānau / Birth Land by Brandy Nālani McDougall, reviewed by Cody Stetzel
- Review: Fates from Etruscan Press
- Review: Jesse Lee Kercheval’s I Want To Tell You
- Essay: Where the Sunflowers have Pointed
- Essay: Each Time You Enter You’ll Carry A Mouthful of Names
- A review of Jessica Q. Stark’s Savage Pageant
- A review of Susan Tichy’s North | Rock | Edge
- A review of Esther Lin’s A Ghost Wife
- A Review of Shira Dentz’ Sisyphusina
- A review of Esther Lin’s A Ghost Wife.
- A Review of Kristin George-Bagdanov’s Diurne
- A review of Lorine Niedecker’s collected works.
- A review of Denise Duhamel’s, Smile
- Sonia Greenfield’s, Boy with a Halo at the Farmer’s Market
- Jay Dodd’s edited anthology, A Portrait in Blues
- And from Ater(ix) Journal: Jenn Givhan’s, Lifeline
Editorial, Curatorial, and Volunteer Work
- Other People’s Poems: A Reading Series — Co-Host and Owner (October 2024–Present)
- Colorado Review — Contributing Writer (January 2021–Present)
- Tupelo Quarterly — Contributing Writer (December 2023–May 2025)
- Poetry Northwest — Contributing Writer (May 2021–May 2023)
- Open Poetry Books — Events Assistant (August 2018–Present)
- Five2One Magazine — Managing Editor (August 2018–January 2021)
- Glass Poetry Press — Book Reviewer (May 2017–May 2020)
- Rise Up Review — Poetry Editor (April 2018–April 2019)
- Pen-City Writers — Reader and Correspondent (June 2017–December 2018)
- Fig’n’Axle Graduate Creative Writing Reading Series — Organizer (May 2016–May 2017)
- UC Davis English Graduate Student Association — Creative Writing Chair (January 2016–June 2017)
Notes
This list reflects published and publicly available work. It is updated periodically as new writing appears and as earlier work is archived or revisited. For inquiries related to specific pieces, publications, or permissions, please use the contact information provided elsewhere on this site.