Cross-legged on the blue, nail-polish-stained carpet of my childhood bedroom, I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember—etching notebooks with what were intended to be song lyrics for an eventual pop-star career.

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While I hate to spoil the ending, the pop-star career never quite worked out. Those song lyrics were simply my first attempts at translating feelings into language.

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I’ve since turned to poetry and am currently writing my debut collection, Year of the Hummingbird.

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I’m inspired by Andrea Gibson, Marie Howe, Ada Limón, Mary Oliver, my late poetry professor turned friend Courtney Kampa, and all of my other friends who are much better writers than I am. In truth, I’m just trying to keep up with them.

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The beauty of writing and sharing it with others is finding familiarity in what feels so achingly singular to you. I hope you find something here that resonates.​ 

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Thanks for stopping by,​​​​​

 

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