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I am a Jersey girl gone west. After living in San Francisco for a decade (with a two year detour to NYC in the middle), I moved to Portland in 2003 in pursuit of greater spaciousness, a worm compost bin and the freedom to cut a cat door into the side of the house, with no one to tell me it's not allowed.
Writing the Life Poetic, a creative companion for poets, is forthcoming from Writers Digest Books. My poetry collection, Like the Heart, the World, was published in 2007. My poetry, essays, fiction and articles have been published in many print and online magazines, journals and anthologies. I have taught creative writing at universities, hospitals, writing conferences, and also online. For Black Lamb I write a monthly column titled "Making it Up," and I serve as managing editor and columnist for Writers on the Rise. In January 2006 I was awarded a writing residency at Soapstone.
In 2005, I founded the monthly reading series at Bold-Sky Café where I've had the pleasure of working with some of Portland's most enchanting writers. In 2007, the series relocated to Barnes & Noble at the Lloyd Center. I have served on the board of the Next Word Literary Center and run reading series at New York University and in San Francisco. In 2008, I was delighted to join the VoiceCatcher editorial collective.
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