My Work Existing Out There in the World
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"cupid. shoot me. shoot me everywhere."
— excerpt from my poem “tell me i’m pretty” selected by Billy Collins for Fish Publishing.
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"incredible. how stunning life becomes when you suck at ending it."
— excerpt from my poem “won’t you celebrate with me” after Lucille Clifton. Published on Poets.org as winner of a 2021 Academy of American Poets Prize.
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"i want breathing to stay away from me."
— excerpt from my poem “bones arched like flowers,” selected by Dorianne Laux for December Magazine.