If we applied the Goodreads rating system to years, this one was a solid 2 out of 5 stars. Not especially great, I must say. There were moments of reprieve, but a lot of frustration, stress, disruption, and existential crises. A lot of: why am I doing this? Why are...
We often think of a life in chapters. This organization makes sense, even for those who don’t consider writing to be their dedicated vocation or life’s work. A poem cycle I am drafting features this conceit: each poem is a chapter, and each chapter is written with the conventions/tropes/lens of...
This year, I decided to split everything up, as life and American culture continues to fracture. You see, life imitates art (and blogging). Teaching I taught as an adjunct professor for a year and was hired by my alma mater as a full-time instructor. My role now is hybrid: I...
This has been a year of doing and being done. I completed my thesis and graduated with my Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and a 4.0 GPA. I taught a creative writing workshop for the first time and hopefully not the last. Over the course of teaching, I...
It’s the end of the year and we are finally getting some cooler weather. Most of the country is not too pleased about this right now, but here in Florida, I’m very grateful. I’ve been literally sweating this whole year. This summer, I started working on the poems that are...