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Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Creative Writing, in progress
Bath Spa University | Bath Spa, UK
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, 2016
Florida International University | Miami, FL
Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing, 2011
Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA
Publications
See publications here.
Honors & Awards
Winner, Orison Chapbook Prize
Winner, Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize (selected by Richard Blanco)
New York State Summer Writers Institute Scholarship
Best New Poets 2015 (selected by Tracy K. Smith)
Artist-in-Residence, The Studios of Key West
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Fellowship in Poetry
Teaching Experience
Broward College | Pembroke Pines, FL
Adjunct Professor of English, August 2019 – May 2020
Florida International University | Miami, FL
Lecturer in English, August 2013 – December 2017
Palm Beach Poetry Festival Community Outreach | Delray Beach, FL
Guest Instructor, December 2016
Piper High School | Sunrise, FL
Guest Instructor, January 2016 – February 2016
Literary Experience
Plath Poetry Project | Fort Lauderdale, FL
Founder and Co-Editor, March 2017 – April 2020
Palm Beach Poetry Festival | Delray Beach, FL
Workshop Intern, January 2016, 2017, & 2018
Gulfstream Magazine | Miami, FL
Staff Reader, August 2013 – May 2015