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I am thrilled to announce that I have a poem published in the Sept/Oct 2026 issue, Issue 184, of The Gay & Lesbian Review! G&LR is such a prestigious journal, and a core cultural focal point within the national queer community, that for a nonbinary bisexual relatively new to publishing, it really means so much to me to have been selected to be a part of an issue. And what an issue to be a part of! I love the cover art chosen as well as the central theme of cruising and public

I'm proud to announce that two of my senryu are included in issue 49 of Prune Juice Journal. The first line of the first senryu is "sudden chill" (on pp. 31) and the second is "tracks on the porch" (on pp. 54). It was a special issue with the theme of Animal, Vegetable, Mineral and I am in love with the publication's cover art! That autumnal color scheme goes well with my website theme haha This issue, as well as archived issues, are available to read as a free PDF download v

Since its release last September, there have been many poetry readings held in person, hybrid, and virtually by various groups for The Nature of Our Times: Poem's on America's Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders anthology from Paloma Press. I have attended whenever I could, and I was even invited to speak at the poetry reading hosted by fellow poet Erin L. McCoy back in December! With the release of the contributor video messages I mentioned in my previous news

As described on the anthology's website, "Originally envisioned as a companion to the first U.S. National Nature Assessment and now to the work of United By Nature, The Nature of Our Times: Poems on America’s Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders gathers 210 voices from the arts, ecology, academia, and Indigenous communities from North America giving witness to how nature shapes our lives and how we can shape the future." That original scientific companionship ha

I'm pleased to announce that two of my haiku (with the first lines of "dry earth" and "trust---", respectively) are included in The Haiku Shack Magazine's Issue 7 - Desert Edition! I enjoyed crafting my submission to align with the desert-themed call, and I'm thrilled that two, let alone one, of my haiku were chosen. The Haiku Shack Magazine's Issue 7 - Desert: https://ko-fi.com/s/ee187cb50c The Haiku Shack Magazine Website: https://creativeramblings.com/haiku-shack-magazine/

This week, I had the honor of being inducted into the Virginia Poets Database, which is an online literary and educational resource being collected by Virginia Poet Laureate Emerita Luisa A. Igloria. My page includes a list of the poetry I've had published to this date, a selection of links to examples of my work, and a PDF of three poems that you can read for free. Enjoy! My VA Poets Database page: https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/virginiapoets/northern/poets/30/ According to

Wow, The Nature of Our Times poetry anthology (which includes my poem "Leaves on the Tree") is running laps around us this year! As the Paloma Press news release post puts it: "We are thrilled to announce that The Nature of Our Times: Poems on America’s Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders won the 2026 American Legacy Book Award in the poetry anthology category! " The American Legacy Book Awards honor works that contribute meaningfully to our cultural and cr

In August 2025, one of my haiku (with the first line of "adoption papers") got accepted and published online by the Under the Bashō haiku journal. Last month, while searching for haiku journals open to submissions, I saw on ChillSubs that Under the Bashō had been "archived", which is ChillSubs' recent way to flag journals that are no longer active, previously dubbed "defunct". I checked and confirmed that their website was no longer active. Of course, as is good practice fo

I am excited to announce that The Nature of Our Times: Poems on America's Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders poetry anthology from Paloma Press and Poets for Science is a Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Finalist! I'm appreciative to Paloma Press and the co-editors of the anthology for all the advocacy work they do for this publication and for sharing the events and accolades it receives with their social networks as well as its contributors. I have never fel

My haiku, beginning with the first line "gone where", is included in the MAYFLY Winter 2026 Issue 80! MAYFLY has been in publication since 1986 and it's an honor to be selected. I am in love with the cover haiku and artwork chosen for this release and I cannot wait to receive my contributor copy so I can read everyone else's work! I received $20 credit with Brooks Books for my haiku, which is the first time I've been "paid" for my work, so this is a writer's journey moment fo

My poem, titled "Eros", is out now in Moonflake Press' special 10th issue, The Affair Vol. II. Moonflake Press' first issue had the theme The Affair, so in celebration of having a 10th issue, they dedicated the theme accordingly. I really enjoyed reading Vol. I (it inspired me to submit to the Vol. II submission window!), so I've linked there as well in case you're interested. The Affair Vol. I: https://www.moonflakepress.com/theaffair The Affair Vol. II: https://www.moonfla

I am thrilled to be a featured guest poet at the upcoming The Nature of Our Times: A Reading & Conversation event hosted by Erin L. McCoy! Register at the link below to join via Zoom on December 8th, 2025 (this upcoming Monday) at 7pm EST: https://erinlmccoy.com/nature-of-our-times-celebration-reading Event Description: "Celebrate a new poetry anthology dedicated to exploring the natural world with poets Philip Metres, Erin L. McCoy, John Dos Passos Coggin, Chad Knuth, Cathe

I am grateful to be included in the Autumn 2025 issue published by Wales Haiku Journal! My haiku with the first line, "baby squirrels", can be found on page 39. Wales Haiku Journal, Autumn 2025 issue: https://www.waleshaikujournal.com/autumn2025 The journal's editors had the following to say about the issue: "This Autumn 2025 edition brings together 2,715 poems, from 334 voices across 38 countries—a vivid chorus showing how autumn speaks differently, yet beautifully, around

It was a pleasure to be a guest on the Work in Progress podcast for their October episode, "Revising". Stacie Murphy , author of A Deadly Fortune and The Witch's Secret , interviewed me about how I first wrote my poem "Leaves on the Tree", what the critiquing process was like with our Arlington Writers Group community, and how I revised the poem based on the feedback I received. "Leaves on the Tree" was first published in ionosphere Vol. I Issue 2 by Amplicon Press (July 20

When the publisher of the print anthology, Paloma Press, posted on their Instagram page that THE NATURE OF OUR TIMES was #1 in New...

I am excited to have my poem "Leaves on the Tree" included in the print anthology for The Nature of Our Times: Poems on America's Lands,...

My poem "Leaves on the Tree" is included in THE NATURE OF OUR TIMES print anthology coming out in September. I was thrilled when the...

I was thrilled to see one of my haiku featured as the haiku of the day email newsletter from Haikuniverse ! My haiku which has the first...

One of my haiku has been published online! The haiku with the first line "adoption papers" can be found on Under the Bashō 's 2025 haiku...

I have a new poem published! "working eulogy" can be found in Cerasus Poetry Magazine # 4 , which is available for purchase in paperback...