Poet
Publications & Prizes
•Winner—April Poetry Contest (Findlay Living Magazine, 2005,) “Wearing” •Honorable Mention—The Heart Poetry Prize (Nostalgia Press, 2007,) “Ladybugs” •Semi-Finalist—4th annual Narrative Poetry Contest (Naugatuck River Review, 2012,) “The Argyle Building Fire” •Third Place, adult category—The Toledo Museum of Art, Ekphrastic Poetry Contest (2013,) “Great Gallery Babies” •Selected to perform poetry at the Columbus Arts Festival, “Word is Art” stage (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.) •First Place, adult category—the Antioch Writers’ Workshop Poetry Contest (Mock Turtle Zine, 2013) “Two Small-Town Girls” •First Place, adult category—the Antioch Writers’ Workshop Poetry Contest (Mock Turtle Zine, 2014) “Tenant” •First Place, Toledo City Paper Napkin Novels Contest (2014), “How it Would Go if I Met Steve Martin. •Honorable Mention—The Princemere Poetry Prize (Princemere, 2014) “Peonies” •Semifinalist—The Crab Orchard Poetry Series First Book Award (2015), “Leaning Into it” •First Place—The Ohio Poetry Day Association 'Welcome Aboard' Contest (2015), “Breeding” •First Place—The Ohio Poetry Day Association 'OPD Special Award' (2015), “For My Daughter, On Valentine’s Day” •Second Place—The Ohio Poetry Day Association 'Grace Long Nature Award' Contest (2015), “At the End of Summer” •Third Place—The Ohio Poetry Day Association 'Family Ties' Contest (2015), “During a Too-Early November Snowfall” •Honorable Mention—The Ohio Poetry Day Association 'Just For the Fun of it' Contest (2015), “Cauliflower” •Honorable Mention—The Ohio Poetry Day Association 'A Nature Poem' Contest (2015), “Now is Not the Season to Form Attachments” •Honorable Mention—The Ohio Poetry Day Association 'Heidi Knecht Memorial' Contest (2015), “Prayer” •Honorable Mention—The Ohio Poetry Day Association 'I Hate You, Let’s Have a Drink' Contest (2015), “Experimentalist” •Finalist— Slippery Elm Poetry Prize (2015) “The Last Day of June” •Finalist—The National Federation of State Poetry Societies Steven’s Book Award “Leaning into it” (2015). Finalist—The Toledo City Paper Ode to the Zip Code Poetry Contest “Mis-Coded” (2016.) Honorable Mention--The Toledo Museum of Art Ekphrastic Poetry Contest "Seeking First Your Eyes" (2016.) Honorable Mention--Ohio Poetry Day Association Awards 'Unexpected' contest "A Pair of Mimes in Bed Bath & Beyond" (2016.) Finalist--Slippery Elm poetry prize "Saving" (2016.) Second Place--Ohio Poetry Day Association Awards 'Observing Nature' contest (2017) "June Chery-Picking Pantoum." Third Place--Ohio Poetry Day Association Awards 'Louise Dolly Award' (2017) "Sunday, Noon, Late December 2015." Honorable Mention--Ohio Poetry Day Assocation Awards 'Conversations with a Room' contest (2017) "To the Library Yearbook Room." First Place, adult category—the Antioch Writers’ Workshop Poetry Contest (Mock Turtle Zine, 2017) "Coney Island." Winner--Lit Youngstown 'Words Made Visible' contest "Nylon" (2017.) Finalist--Slippery Elm Poetry Prize and Pushcart Nominee "Pixie Cut" (2017.) Finalist--Slippery Elm Poetry Prize "Driving Lesson" (2019.) Finalist--Slippery Elm Poetry Prize "Fifteen Minutes" (2020.) Selected poem--Toledo Museum of Art Poetry Contest "Witholding" (2020.) Pushcart Prize nominee via Slippery Elm "Stray" (2021.) Pushcart Prize nominee--Red Fez "Post-Op" (2021.) Finalist--Naugatuck River Review Poetry Prize "Three Swimsuits" (2021.) Finalist--Slippery Elm Poetry Prize and Pushcart Prize Nominee "Stumbling Upon a Bodies Museum Exhibition" (2022.)