PhD in Literature and Creative Writing, May 2021, University of Houston

MFA in Creative Writing, May 2012, University of Houston

BA in English Literature and Philosophy, June 2008, St. Mary’s College of Maryland

GRANTS

Support for Artists and Creative Individuals, Jan. 2023-Jan. 2024, Houston Arts Alliance, Houston, TX

Travel Scholarship for Oral Historians, October, 2018, Oral History Association

PRIZES

Inprint Barthelme Prize in Poetry, University of Houston, January, 2018

For an outstanding portfolio of poems, judged by Nicole Cooley

Inprint Robert J. Sussman Prize, University of Houston, January, 2017, for an outstanding portfolio of poems, judged by Laurie Ann Cedilnik

Indiana Review 2012 Poetry Prize Winter, 2012, for the poem, “The Sublime,” judged by Dean Young

Inprint Barthelme Prize in Poetry, University of Houston January, 2012, for an outstanding portfolio of poems, judged by Matthew Dickman

FELLOWSHIPS

Post-Harvey Think Tank Fellow July 2018-May 2019

Humanities Research Center, Rice University

Concordia Foundation Fellow April-May, 2013, The MacDowell Colony

Presidential Fellowship and Glenn C. Cambor/Inprint Fellowship, August, 2009, University of Houston

Poetry Fellowship April, 2009, Vermont Studio Center

Poetry Fellowship February, 2009, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts

Poetry Fellowship June, 2008, Bucknell Seminar for Younger Poets

SCHOLARSHIPS

Yetzirah Scholar June, 2023, Yetzirah Poetry Conference

Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts Scholar Sep. 2020-May 2021, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts, University of Houston

Tent Scholar June 2018, Tent Writers’ Conference, Yiddish Book Center

Graduate Student Scholarship August, 2011, Sewanee Writers’ Conference

Poetry Scholar July, 2007, Community of Writers, CA

Co-organizer, “Making Meaning out of Work: The New American Labor Poetry,” AWP, March, 2025

Panelist, “Art and Literature Intersections,” Houston Poetry and Arts Festival, April, 2024

Co-organizer, “Archives into Art: Jewish Writers Explode the Document,” AWP, February, 2024

Panelist, “Poetry Alive! Why teaching living poets to children and youth matters,” AWP, March 2023

Co-organizer, “Radical Jewish American Labor Poetry: A Reading,” AWP, March, 2022

Co-organizer, “Hybrid Jewish American Poetry, An Intersectional Reading,” AWP, March 2021

Tulsa Lit Fest, April, 2025

UW-Rock County, October, 2023

Inprint Writing Workout, MFAH, Judaica from the Jewish Museum, NY Sept. 2022

Virtual

Jewish Poetry Reading Series, Buffalo JCC                                                       March, 2025

Yetzirah Reading Series                                                                                   February, 2025

Poetry First Friday, Ragged Edge Coffeehouse Virtual Reading Series            January, 2025

Lit Youngstown                                                                                               Nov. 2023

Gulf Coast Reading Series                                                                                 January, 2021

Poetry & Prose, University of Houston Libraries                                             October, 2016

In-person

Glass Mountain Reading Series, University of Houston, TX                            March, 2025

lmnl, New Orleans, LA                                                                                    February, 2025

Alienated Majesty, Austin, TX                                                                         January, 2025  

Deep Vellum Books & Publishing, Dallas, TX                                                January, 2025

Wake the Dead Coffee Shop, San Marcos, TX                                                January, 2025

Basket Books & Art, Houston, TX                                                                  January, 2025

Wolverine Farm Publick House, Fort Collins, CO                                           Nov. 2024

Congregation Beth Israel, Houston, TX                                                          February, 2024

AWP off-site Breaking the Glass, Kansas City, MO                                        February, 2024

AWP off-site Friday Night Trio, Kansas City, MO                                          February, 2024

Basket Books & Art, Houston, TX                                                                  Dec. 2023

The Car Wash, Houston, TX                                                                           Nov. 2023

Bar // DRINK Reading Series, Houston, TX                                                 Nov. 2023

Eat My Words Bookstore, Minneapolis, MN                                                   October, 2023

Minds on Fire Live, St. Paul, MN                                                                    October, 2023

Monsters of Poetry, Madison, WI                                                                    Sept. 2023      

Basket Books & Art, Houston, TX                                                                  July, 2023

Brazos Bookstore, Houston, TX                                                                      May, 2023

Poison Pen Reading Series, Houston, TX                                                        April, 2023

Jonah Variety Hour, Yom Kippur, Temple Emanu El Houston, TX               Sept. 2022

Research for de/natur/ed

Interview with Josh Furman: Friday, October 11, 2024

Interviews with Janice Rubin: Thursday, April 6, and Friday, May 19, 2017

Research, The Art of the Spiel

Interview with Qasim Ali: Friday, August 4, 2023 

Interview with London Alexander: Monday, July 31, 2023 

Interview with Andrew Kozma: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 

Interview with Seneca Garcia: Monday, July 3, 2023 

Interview with Enelra Joyce Rizalde: Thursday, June 29, 2023 

Interview with Kaneem Smith: Monday, June 12, 2023 

Interview with Asaeda Badat: Tuesday, June 6, 2023 

Interview with Philip Karjeker: Tuesday, May 30, and Monday, June 5, 2023 

Research, Dybbuk Americana

Interviews with Allen Gottlieb: Friday, March 24, Wednesday, April 19, and Wednesday,

May 3, 2023 

Interview with Sidney Gottlieb: Wednesday, January, 22, 2020

Interview with Edith Sobel: Tuesday, January, 14, 2020

Interview with Arlene Gottlieb: Friday, December 23, 2016

Research, The Art of Bagging

Interview with Barry Kita: Thursday, May 21, 2020 

Interview with Caroline Renwick: Saturday, January 7, 2017 

Interview with Christian Dewey: Saturday, December 31, 2016 

Interview with Adam Thein: Thursday, December 26, 2016 

Interview with Keith Leonard: Monday, December 19, 2016 

Interview with Peter Adam: Thursday, December 22, 2016 

Video interviews

Interview with Marty Gross: Thursday, January 21, 2016

Interview with Dima Tulyaev: Thursday, January 21, 2016

Interview with Bruce Bull Lyon: Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Interview with Lennea Rylander: Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Interview with Nigel O’Shea: Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Interview with Nimi Ehr: Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Interview with Whitney Derendinger: Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Contributor, Houston Folklore Archive, University of Houston

Interview with Isabelle Ganz: Thursday, May 3, 2018

Interview with Rich Levy: Friday, April 28, 2017

Interview with Gail Klein: Friday, April 14, 2017

Interview with Marilyn Hassid: Monday, February 27, 2017

Interview with April Marchant, Claire Elser Braverman, Benedict Khoo: Saturday, November 26, 2016