About Me

I am a high school Language Arts teacher and poet. After writing cringey song lyrics in my younger years, I began writing poetry with my students as a practice on craft and voice and an expression of identity. Since then, I've had a number of poems published in various literary journals and magazines such as Picture Frame Press, Indolent Books and Allegory Ridge as well as winning an award from the Oregon Poetry Association. Though my back may revolt, I still enjoy trying to land a kickflip, the occasional circle pit, and fucking shit up before 10pm. I can often be found hiking up mountains and running through forests with my partner Morgan and our puppies near our home in Portland, Oregon. My first chapbook is coming out in 2024 through Steel Toe Books.