Hello! I live in Kentucky with my husband, two dogs, and two cats. (Happily, the animals outnumber the people!) My son is studying Political Economies in California. I love walking, practicing yoga, and watching for turtle families in a nearby pond as well as traveling. I'm especially in love with Ireland and have traveled there often--sometimes with students. I recently fell in love with Romania after acting as a Fulbright Scholar in Cluj-Napoca at Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai Winter 2020.
Professionally, I am an Associate Professor of English at Northern Kentucky University where I direct the Graduate Program in English and act as the Coordinator of Creative Writing. Teaching is my life's work, and I feel privileged to work with my students--a generation that is changing the political landscape right before my eyes all while being brave enough to be vulnerable and take risks on the page.
I have three full-length collections of poetry, a chapbook, and another full-length collection coming out through Salmon Poetry. (The virus has delayed publication.) My poems have appeared in many literary magazines, including Rattle, Barrelhouse, Versal, Colorado Review, Laurel Review, MidAmerican Review, Cincinnati Review, and Cortland Review.
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Professionally, I am an Associate Professor of English at Northern Kentucky University where I direct the Graduate Program in English and act as the Coordinator of Creative Writing. Teaching is my life's work, and I feel privileged to work with my students--a generation that is changing the political landscape right before my eyes all while being brave enough to be vulnerable and take risks on the page.
I have three full-length collections of poetry, a chapbook, and another full-length collection coming out through Salmon Poetry. (The virus has delayed publication.) My poems have appeared in many literary magazines, including Rattle, Barrelhouse, Versal, Colorado Review, Laurel Review, MidAmerican Review, Cincinnati Review, and Cortland Review.
Click Here for Brief Article about Fulbright