Blog Posts

Flatlands @ Sundress' The Wardrobe

11/19/2018

Work from my poetry collection Flatlands is being featured each day this week (Nov. 19-23) on Sundress Publications' blog as part of "The Wardrobe," a special series that highlights the work of women writers. Check it out here.

"The Mechanics of Molting" in the minnesota Review

11/11/2018

My poem "The Mechanics of Molting" appears in the current issue (Issue 91) of the minnesota review, published by Virginia Tech. The poem features scenes from an orchestra trip I took in high school to rural Western Nebraska for some kind of competition. We were housed with host families and I stayed with a family who lived way outside of town. When we finally arrived on their farm, it was night and the headlights circled out to illuminate a dead deer swinging from a tree. They'd shot it earlier in the day and were preparing to butcher it. Being a city person, I'd never seen such a thing up close. The shock of it made the image stick in my mind for many years.

Article in AWP's Writer's Chronicle

10/27/2018

My article, "Beloved 'Yous' In the News: Juliana Spahr's This Connection of Everyone With Lungs," is in the current issue of The Writer's Chronicle, published by the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. If you're a member of AWP, you can log in to your account to read the article here. To read an abstract for the article, please see my scholarly articles page.

Poetry Double Header 10/6 & 10/7

10/2/2018

Oct. 7th: Reading w/ Kristi Maxwell and Peter Mishler at the Common Sense Reading Series, KCAI Crossroads Gallery, 1819 Grand Blvd., KC, MO

Oct. 8th: Reading w/ Kristi Maxwell and Emily Liebowitz at the Taproom Reading Series, Eigth Street Taproom, Lawrence, KS

2 Poems in 45th Parallel

9/9/2018

My poems "Biblical Passage" and "Grasslands" appear in Issue 3 of 45th Parallel.

"Write Where You Live" Workshop @ The Writer's Place

8/8/2018

I'll be leading a writing workshop on the theme of place with poets Matt McBride and Marge Saiser at the Writer's Place in Kansas City, MO on Saturday September 8th. We'll be offering three lessons for the price of one workshop! Appropriate for all poets regardless of experience level! Here's the description:

"Write Where You Live" will jump-start your poetry via three lessons exploring the theme of place. In "Mining the Landscape," Ruth Williams will help you tap into the metaphoric potential of geography. Matt McBride's "Remembering Imaginary Places" will teach you how to use description to create compelling imaginary worlds. In "Place: From a Slightly Different Angle," Marge Saiser will guide you in the art of choosing an angle from which to approach your poem's subject matter. In addition to a discussion of craft, each lesson will feature a writing exercise designed to help you generate new work. With the remaining time, we'll invite participants to share the work they've generated.

To Register, visit the Writer's Place website.

Split Lip Magazine's "From the Writing Desk Of"

7/26/2018

Split Lip Magazine featured me as part of their "From the Writing Desk Of" series. I had way too much fun writing about the random items on my desk and the way I organize my space. If you're curious, check it out!

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