Hi  there!  

I am the kind of girl who uses brackets within parentheses and writes poems about punk rock kids. I am a parallel structure fan, an oxford comma enthusiast, and a negative space advocate. I adamantly believes in the beauty of the ordinary, the power of the vernacular, and the history of the abandoned. My  work strives to reveal the art in what we see, say, do, ignore, and forget every day.

I hold Creative Writing degrees from SUNY Purchase (BA) and Wilkes University (MFA). With two collections currently out in the world, Mix Tapes and Photo Albums and Short Skirts and Whiskey Shots. 

Prior to all the fancy education and publication credits, I was raised by rock n’ roll parents who knew the importance of concerts and going past the no trespassing signs. I spent my adolescence in a small town punk rock scene where I moshed, fell in love, and produced a few cut and paste zines, before I escaped to New York City and caused a ruckus in Alphabet City. Currently I am one step behind nature when keeping up with an antique house, at the whim of a feisty terrier, and navigating the poetry world in Pittsburgh.