I will be one of the featured literary artists in LOCUS: VIII – a gallery show featuring visual + literary artist pairings on September 17 and 18th, 2021 at the Martin Past Awards Nomination, The Best New Poets 2021, nominated by Northwestern University’s MFA In Prose and Poetry (2021) Nomination, Best Microfiction Anthology 2020, nomination by Jet Fuel (2020) Finalist, Autumn House Press 2020 Chapbook Contest (2020) Nomination, The Best New Poets 2020, nominated by Northwestern University’s MFA In Prose and Poetry (2020) Participant, 2019 Hadley Creative Class, The Community Foundation of Louisville and Creative Capital (2018) Finalist, Kentucky Writer’s Fellowship, Baltic Writers (2017 and 2018) Recipient, Hopscotch House Retreat from the Kentucky Foundation for Women (2017) Nomination, Pushcart Prize (2016) Honorable Mention, James Hearst Poetry Prize (2013) Recipient, Emerging Artist Award from the Kentucky Arts Council (2012) Finalist, Sarabande Books Linda Bruckheimer Series in Kentucky Literature (2012) Recipient, Toyota Alumni Grant, Kentucky Center Governor’s School for the Arts (2011) Recipient, Next Generation Leadership Grant, National Nonprofit Alliance (2010) Recipient, Fuse the Muse Artist Grant, Rowan County Arts Center (2010) Second Place, Sarabande Books Flo Gault Poetry Prize (2009) First Place, Sarabande Books Flo Gault Poetry Prize (2008) Honorable Mention, Sarabande Books Flo Gault Poetry Prize (2008) Finalist, Jim Wayne Miller Creative Nonfiction Contest (2008) Past Performances, Commissions and Public Readings Featured Reader, “Dis/Comfort Zones: a journey into the sensations and politics of being”, Actors Theatre of Louisville (2019) Featured Reader, Louisville Bespoke Fashion Show (2019) Produced Play, “Catcall 2024: Or Why Men Now Cry in Public”, produced by the GRIOT PROJECT, Louisville, KY (2018) Featured Reader, featured reader alongside Ada Limon at the 2017 Kentucky Center Governor’s School for the Arts program (2017) Commission, Kentucky Center Governor’s School for the Arts. My poem “Insomnia” was choreographed and performed (2016) Featured Reader, Spalding at 21c Reading Series (2016) Commission, Commemorative occasional poem for Leadership Kentucky program (2015) Featured Reader, Spalding at 21c Reading Series (2016) Featured Reader, Flying Out Loud Reading Series (2015) Featured Reader, Spalding at the Speed Reading Series (2015) Featured Reader, INKY Reading Series (2014)
