Selected Publications & Awards

Published Books

“The Vital Function of Constant Narrative.” V Press LC. Ed. T. Dale. 2023.

An interview by Ginny Wiehardt about the book is online here.

“Notes for a Late Blooming Martyr.” University of Akron Press. Ed. Elton Glaser. University of Akron, Akron Ohio.  Fall 1999

Anthology Publications

“The Exciting New Concept of Art Therapy.” I Feel A Little Jumpy Around You. Naomi Shihab Nye. Ed. Virginia Duncan. Simon & Schuster, New York. 1996

“Ballad of the Subcontractor.” Best American Poetry 2005. Ed. David Lehman and Paul Muldoon. Scribner Poetry. New York. 2005

Selected Publications Online

Still Life Quail Egg on White Plate in Goddard College’s Duende Literary Journal

Here is the Church and The Oddest Sea in Blackbird

Forsooth in Ploughshares Magazine

Regret and Other Bodies in Baltimore Review

Two Poems: How Much of This is Water & Code in Los Angeles Review

When We are Late in The Missouri Review

When the President is Black in Boston Review

In a Wax Village in Alaska Quarterly Review

The Vital Function of Constant Narrative in Zocalo Public Square

Selected Print Publications

“Fixed.” Cimarron Review. Poetry Eds Dinah Cox & Remi Recchia. (poem)

“Ganzfeld Los Angeles” Fence Magazine Volume 18, Number 2. Poetry Ed. Rav Grewal- Kok. Summer 2017. (poem)

“When the President is Black.” Boston Review. 24. Poetry Eds. Timothy Donnelly & Benjamin Paloff. Boston, Massachusetts. (poem)

“What Came Before.” The Cossack Review. Spring 2015. Volume 3. Issue 1.

“By That I Do Mean Horse,” The American Poetry Review. Volume 46. Number 4. July/ August 2017.

“Carry Away Small Stones.” The American Poetry Review. Volume 45. Number 4. July/ August 2016.

“A Tax on Salt.” Untangled: WriteGirl 2006 anthology. Ed. Keren Taylor. Los Angeles, California. Summer 2006. (poem)

“Ever After.” (Special Merit) Comstock Review. Vol. 19, Number 2. Judge & Guest Ed. Cornelius Eady. Syracuse, New York. Spring 2006. (poem)

“Tooth.” Paragraph. 24. Eds. Walker Rumble & Karen Donovan. Providence, Rhode Island. Spring 2004 (poem)

“Lungs.” Ontario Review. Raymond J. Smith. Princeton, New Jersey. Summer 2004. (poem)

“He Must Have Hung Us up to Dry,” “Jolt.” American Literary Review. Ed. Elizabeth Harvell. Denton, Texas. 2003 (poem)

“Will my Long Hair Double as a Bedroom Ladder?” Kestrel. Ed. Mary Stewart. Fairmont, West Virginia. 2003 (poem)

“The Birth of Orchestra,” “A Meditation in Vegetables,” “Aviary.” So To Speak. Vol. 13, No. 1. Ed. Nancy Pearson. Fairfax, Virginia. Spring 2004.

“Ballad of the Sub-Contractor.” Notre Dame Review. 17. Winter 2004. Ed. Kathleen Canavan. Notre Dame, Indiana. 2003 (poem)

“The Absinthe of Trousers.” The Spoon River Poetry Review. Ed. Lucia Getsi. Normal, Illinois. Summer’ Fall 2003 (poem)

“Forsooth.” Ploughshares. Ed. Carl Philips. Boston, Massachusetts. April 2003 (poem)

“Encyclopedia of the Dead.” Hayden’s Ferry Review. Ed. Salima Keegan. Tempe, Arizona. January 2003 (poem)

“In a Wax Village.” Alaska Quarterly Review. Ed. Ronald Spatz. Anchorage, Alaska. Vol. 20 #3 & 4. Spring 2003 (poem)"

“Weed Music.” Indiana Review. Ed. David J. Daniels. Bloomington, Indiana. May 2003 (poem)

“Song of the Limpet.” Midwest Quarterly. Spring 2003 (poem)

“Annual Report,” “The Vanity That Comes with Opposable Thumbs.” Mississippi Review. Ed. Rie Fortenberry. University of Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. 2003 (poems)

“A History of Tranquilizers.” Indiana Review. Ed. David J. Daniels. Bloomington, Indiana. November 2002 (poem)

“Redbud Isle.” Austin American Statesman. Ed. Jeff Salamon. Austin, Texas. March 21, 2002 (essay)

“The Novel.” Mississippi Review. Ed. Rie Fortenberry. The University of Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. February 2002 (poem)

“Pioneer Farm.” Austin American Statesman. Ed. Jeff Salamon. Austin, Texas. January 10, 2002 (essay)

“Under A Sparrow.” Mississippi Review. Ed. Rie Fortenberry. The University of Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Fall 2001 (poem)

“Living on Crickets.” Fence. Ed. Catherine Crumpacker. New York, New York. Fall 2001 (poem)

“Gardening Sports.” Austin American Statesman. Ed. Jeff Salamon. Austin, Texas. October 11, 2001 (essay)

“The Offering.” Paragraph. Eds. Walker Rumble & Karen Donovan. Providence, Rhode Island. Summer 2000 (poem)

“The Catfish.” Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review. Ed. Erin Stanley. Number 14. Austin, Texas. Spring/Summer 2000 (poem)

“On Refusing Poison.” Willow Review. Ed. Paulette Roeske. Vol. 27. Spring 2000 (poem)"

“Is He Floating?” Mississippi Review. Ed. Rie Fortenberry. The University of Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. February 1999 (poem)

“Edward.” Black Warrior Review. Ed. Christopher Chambers. University of Alabama. 1998 (poem)

“il Fortuna,” “Auntie Star of the Weekend,” “Any Small Cake or Cookie.” Berkeley Poetry Review. Ed. Joe Knowles. University of California, Berkeley, California. Issues 30 and 31.  1998 (poem)

“Details from the Southeast Quadrant.” Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review. Ed. Germaine Curry. Number 9. Austin, Texas. Spring 1997 (poem)

“Flor de Tabacos,” “Plunge,” “You Big Monster You.” Laurel Review. Ed. W. Trowbridge. GreenTower Press, Maryville, Missouri. 1996 (poems)

“The Exciting New Concept of Art Therapy.” I Feel A Little Jumpy Around You. Ed. Virginia Duncan. Simon & Schuster, New York. 1996

“Cellar Apartment.” Paragraph. Eds. Walker Rumble & Karen Donovan. Providence, Rhode Island. Spring 1996 (poem)

“Monday for Sneaking.” Gulf Coast. Ed. Amy Storrow. Houston, Texas. Summer 1995 (short story)

“Vial of Darkening Eyelashes.” Paragraph. Eds. Walker Rumble & Karen Donovan. Providence, Rhode Island. Summer 1995 (poem)

Fellowships & Residencies

Ucross Foundation Artist Residency

Cuttyhunk Poetry Residency

National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Grant

Hodder Fellowship, Princeton University

Community of Writer’s Workshop Fellowship

Michener Writing Center Graduate Fellowship

Michener Writing Center Post-Graduate Fellowship

Honors & Awards

Winner of the V Press LC Book Award

Included in Best American Poetry Collection

So To Speak Annual Poetry Awards, Judge, 2003

Mississippi Review Poetry Prize, 2002

Indiana Review Poetry Prize, Finalist, 2002

Indiana Review Poetry Prize, Honorable Mention, 2002

Mississippi Review Poetry Prize, Runner Up, 2001,

Mississippi Review Poetry Prize, Runner Up, 2000

Mississippi Review Poetry Prize, Runner Up, 1998

Julia Peterkin Award, Semi-Finalist, 2000

The Chesterfield Film Awards, Semi-Finalist, 1999

The Austin Chronicle Short Story Awards, 1997

Associated Writing Program Awards, Non-Fiction Winner, 1997

Texas Circuit for Writers, Austin Book Award, 1994