I’ve been awarded a Brooklyn Poets Fellowship and will be attending a small workshop with Milkweed Editions publicist Morgan LaRocca. Many thanks to r. kay and everyone at Brooklyn Poets.

The full list of fellows, finalists, and semifinalists is here.

The popular poetry curator Poetry is Not a Luxury featured my poem “Answering Her Question” (first published in New Letters) on Instagram last week and I’ve been amazed by the response—almost 35,000 likes and 6,850 DM shares! I’m grateful to see how many people have responded to this poem and the conversations it’s sparked.

The post is here.

I’m the featured poet on today's episode of one of my favorite podcasts, The Slowdown. Many thanks to Major Jackson for selecting my poem “Sl(e)ight,” first published by Magma.

You can listen to the episode here.

This week’s addition to the Slovenian journal Literatura’s online anthology of contemporary American poetry is “Answering Her Question,” a poem of mine that was first published in New Letters. The project will feature 52 poems, with one published each week this year. Many thanks to the editor and translator, Veronika Dintinjana.

You can read the full anthology (if you speak Slovenian!) here.

You can read the original poem (in English) here.

New Ohio Review has nominated my poem “Sometimes it feels so animal—” for a Pushcart Prize. Many thanks to David Wanczyk, Clayton Bradshaw-Mittal, and the rest of the editorial team.

You can read the poem here.

On February 10 I’ll be reading with other AWP Writer to Writer alumni at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs’ annual conference, which is taking place in my hometown of Kansas City this year.

Full details are available here.

I’ve been selected for inclusion in Best New Poets 2023. The anthology will feature my poem “Multiple Choice,” first published in Black Warrior Review. Many thanks to guest editor Anna Journey and series editor Jeb Livingood.

You can order the book here.

I was recently interviewed by Flapper Press guest editor Debbie Theiss. We talked about the dangers of writing sonnets, the best advice I got in college, and the question all poets ask at some point.

You can read the full interview here.

Aesthetica Magazine has featured me as the “Poet of the Day” in their creative writing newsletter today, alongside my poem "My Sister and I Went Down to the Missile Silo" from their 2023 anthology. Many thanks to the Aesthetica team and The Cortland Review, where the poem first appeared.

The poet Matthew Thorburn has selected me to be his mentee as part of AWP’s Writer to Writer mentorship program this fall. Many thanks to Matthew, AWP, and the Writer to Writer team.

I’ve been awarded a Hawthornden fellowship and will be spending the next month on a fully-funded writer’s residency at Hawthornden Castle in Scotland. Many thanks to Hamish Robinson and the Hawthornden Foundation.

I’ve been awarded two full scholarships to attend the 2021 Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference as a Rona Jaffe Scholar. (The conference is taking place in two virtual sessions this year due to the pandemic.) Many thanks to Jennifer Grotz, the Bread Loaf team, and the Rona Jaffe Foundation.