Poetry collection on topic of migration

February 24, 2019
I am proud to announce From Everywhere a Little: A Migration Anthology, which came about as a collaborative effort by my friend Lisa Vihos and I. The 100 page book features poets from Wisconsin, the U.S., and beyond. About this book, Wisconsin's newest Poet Laureate, Margaret Rozga said, "At home…

Hal Prize Honorable Mention

August 4, 2018
I'm happy to announce that my poem "Red Grapes" was awarded honorable mention in the judging for the 2018 Hal Prize, which I won for poetry in 2017. If you'd like to read more, follow this link to 2018 Hal Prize Poetry, Prose, and Photography Winners. In the article, there…

Poem accepted

November 28, 2017
My poem "Russula Crenulata" (about a mushroom) was accepted for publication in Inscape, the literary magazine from Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas. The 2018 issue is due out in May.

My Hal Prize Arrives in the Mail

August 14, 2017
Who would have thought a little poem about picking currants could mean so much? In the mail today came my Hal Prize, the tangible prize beyond the honor and the publication: a monetary prize, a week's stay at Write On Door County, and a lovely hand-crafted mug from Clay Bay…