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PhD poet @UUtah || MFA @VCU || @sewaneewriters scholar || poems found/forthcoming in @poetrymagazine @Gulf_Coast @OSUtheJOURNAL

Salt Lake City, UT
Joined October 2011
Absolutely thrilled to have two poems from my current project in the July/August issue of @poetrymagazine @PoetryFound ! The entire issue is stunning 💐 Read my poems here: poetryfoundation.org/poets/b…
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i’ve got 2 new poems in @QuarterlyWest!! here’s one of them, “12 Questions,” which is inspired by Bhanu Kapil’s questions from The Vertical Interrogation of Strangers, a book i remain completely obsessed with for both poems: quarterlywest.com/issue-113-…
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I have a new poem up in the (excellent) latest edition of @QuarterlyWest. Big thanks to @Young_BrandonR @tuckner_matthew and the team for giving one of my favourite pieces a home. RIP James Wright. quarterlywest.com/issue-113-…
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Announcing our upcoming contest judges: Jamil Jan Kochai and V. Penelope Pelizzon! Contest submissions open October 1st!
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"Kimberley Johnson" by @Young_BrandonR in the July/August issue of POETRY. Read and listen to the issue: bit.ly/3A0eZ7J
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“When definitions build up in a poem, the poem asks to be continually redefined, reconsidered, or even undone completely.” —Kelly Hoffer @formal_feeling and @kellyrosehoffer explore botany, grids, Mormonism, and grief in their first books of poetry. bombmagazine.org/articles/li…
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These poems by @Young_BrandonR in @poetrymagazine are just stunning. Do yourself a favor and read them immediately
Absolutely thrilled to have two poems from my current project in the July/August issue of @poetrymagazine @PoetryFound ! The entire issue is stunning 💐 Read my poems here: poetryfoundation.org/poets/b…
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Our verdant July/August issue is live! Featuring: 🌿 A folio celebrating the Fire & Ink convening, edited by Samiya Bashir @scryptkeeper 🌿 New poems and translations 🌿 An exploration of UK poets, Carol Ann Duffy and Selima Hill, by @kimmoorepoet Read: bit.ly/3WimMVV
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An honor!! Congrats to @hayleygraffundr & many thanks to the staff at @QuarterlyWest 🫶
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Time is running out to submit to our annual Poetry and Prose contests judged by Eduardo C. Corral and Thalia Field! Send us your best before the month ends (or we hit our submission caps). Free submissions for BIPOC Writers! More info here: quarterlywest.com/contests
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We're open for our annual poetry and prose contests, judged by Eduardo C. Corral and Thalia Field! This weekend is free to submit for everyone--then it'll only be free for BIPOC writers. Send us your best--we can't wait to read it! quarterlywest.submittable.co…
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I have a poem in the newest issue of @Gulf_Coast about a drag queen in my rust-belt hometown—part of my docu-poem series! Read it here: gulfcoastmag.org/online/kara…
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A massive thank you to our GLORIOUS contributors for making this Karaoke Issue the absolute dream it is to publish 🎙️ @Young_BrandonR @chenchenwrites @locasdelima @YouKnowFargo @nikonamerica @ayeletpoet @taeminsuh @daynaco @raquefella @ostrowk @lauradzu
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"The truth: I too mistook goodness to be God. The truth. Was the other way around. Some days I still forget." Stunning work by @Young_BrandonR in the latest @OSUtheJOURNAL.
I have two new poems about queerness in the Rust Belt in @OSUtheJOURNAL thanks to the editors for putting this special issue together 💫 Read them here: thejournalmag.org/archives/2…
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"On the news there is another drying lake. I chose / to love again." 🥹🥹
I have two new poems about queerness in the Rust Belt in @OSUtheJOURNAL thanks to the editors for putting this special issue together 💫 Read them here: thejournalmag.org/archives/2…
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I have two new poems about queerness in the Rust Belt in @OSUtheJOURNAL thanks to the editors for putting this special issue together 💫 Read them here: thejournalmag.org/archives/2…
Welcome to the world our special themed issue 46.4: Collapse: Rebuild🌱 This is work that excavates, salvages, and reverberates; that explores the aftermath of neglect and inaction, the repercussions of fallout; work that emerges from smog. thejournalmag.org/
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Welcome to the world our special themed issue 46.4: Collapse: Rebuild🌱 This is work that excavates, salvages, and reverberates; that explores the aftermath of neglect and inaction, the repercussions of fallout; work that emerges from smog. thejournalmag.org/
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We're so excited to announce this year's Iowa Poetry Prize winners! Congratulations to Stephanie Choi and Peter Mishler!!! #iowapoetryprize #poetrytwitter #awardwinning
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