HOW HELD
2014 VOICEMAIL POEMS
2019 OCTOPUS BOOKS
He holds my birthday like a national holiday.
A poem about an emotionally abusive partner leaving a voicemail on my birthday, six years after moving to the other side of the country.
Originally published in 2014 by Voicemail Poems, it later found new life when it was selected to be part of a broadside collection, risographed by Zachary Schomberg of Octopus Books.
CV
A writer and curator exploring the liminal spaces of the literary arts. I am the author of two chapbooks and have fiction, reviews, and poetry published widely. My interest in how words can be experienced has led to solo work and collaborations to create installations, music performances, broadsides, karaoke, and video poetry. I founded and directed Till, a literary organization that offered an annual writing residency, and am currently co-director of Cadence Video Poetry Festival at Northwest Film Forum.
I’m also a very professional professional
A writer and curator exploring the liminal spaces of the literary arts. I am the author of two chapbooks and have fiction, reviews, and poetry published widely. My interest in how words can be experienced has led to solo work and collaborations to create installations, music performances, broadsides, karaoke, and video poetry. I founded and directed Till, a literary organization that offered an annual writing residency, and am currently co-director of Cadence Video Poetry Festival at Northwest Film Forum.
I’m also a very professional professional