I was able to channel my energy to make something new during a time when I felt like a stereotypical character from a Lifetime movie.
Read Moreidc
Listen, I’m not trying too hard and I need you to know that.
Read MoreThat's some nice jazz
Did I know what I was getting into. I think I had an idea of what I was getting into but I was being misled the whole way through.
Read MorePANOPLY ZINE EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK!
Read Moresomething like biting your tongue in the same spot,
something like biting it again to make it bleed more,
something that has become so routine that you anticipate it
and try to avoid it and try to remove him from your life
my blurbs! praise for a place a feeling something he said to you
I am so grateful to Amy, Elle, Joanna, Rohan, and Ashley for providing these beautiful blurbs for my new book, a place a feeling something he said to you.
Did you know that you can buy the book now from my publisher, Spooky Girlfriend Press? It’s only $8.00, and if you want to read the book but can’t afford the price, please email me and I’ll be happy to send you a PDF.
I’m currently planning some events for the book release and I’m really looking forward to being able to share this collection with you all. Stay tuned!
Read MoreRead an excerpt from my new book: a place a feeling something he said to you, published on berfrois
It is a warm afternoon at the Berkeley Marina and you try jumping out of the car as he’s driving around the parking lot screaming at you but he grabs onto the backpack on your back forcing you back into the car.
Read MoreWITH YOU: Withdrawn Poetry of the #MeToo Movement
I have a piece in With You that was supposed to be published by a press whose founder was later outed as a predator. I’m honored to be included in this collection (which you may purchaser here!) and all proceeds go to support #MeToo whistleblowers in their legal efforts.
Below is a repost from Peach Mag
Don't miss this chance to stand with survivors of sexual abuse and harassment:
Peach is celebrating the one-year anniversary of With You: Withdrawn Poetry of the #MeToo Movement with a 25% off sale through this Sunday, November 17 (11:59 PM).
All profits from the anthology, which features 16 poets who withdrew work from journals and publishing houses following the #MeToo movement's exposure of predatory gatekeepers in the literary world, are donated to the TIME'S UP Legal Defense Fund, a program administered by the National Women's Law Center that supports the brave individuals who have come forward—at great risk to themselves—to seek the justice they deserve and to protect others from similar behavior. Peach has already donated more than $500 in sales of With You to the fund.
With an introductory essay by Peach Senior Poetry Editor Liz Bowen that was originally withdrawn from publication with a major American journal, this anthology serves as an example of alternatives to publishing with known abusers and those who protect them.
