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Posting my upcoming schedule of reading appearances, with more TBA.More details soon! Hope to see you, say hi and sign a copy of my new book! Also, curators, friends, If you are looking for a reading partner, or a poet for your series message me. Let's do this!

Sunday, March 10th. Free Association Reading Series at City of Asylum: with Sherrie Flick, Sophie Klahr, Leslie Anne Mcilroy

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Olympic Butter Gold: Poems

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Blue on Blue Ground (Pitt Poetry Series)

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