AWARDS
Honor a Teacher Finalist, 2023.
Susan Laughter Meyers Poetry Fellowship Finalist, North Carolina Poetry Society, 2021.
The Wallace Ray Peppers Award in Performance of African and African-American Literature, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC, 2014.
FELLOWSHIPS
Kundiman, 2023.
Obsidian Foundation, 2023.
Inaugural She Who Has No Masters Mentorship Fellow, 2022.
Pink Door, 2016, 2018.
The Watering Hole, 2014.
PUBLICATIONS
Anthologized Poems
“Suppose Your Neck is Where My Love Lies,” “Go,” “Princess Bubblegum and Homura Akemi Advising the Author on Worldbuilding,” and “this morning i re(-)collect the sky,” Imagoes, Love Pain and Poetry Press, 2019.
"When My Children Ask," "Gallery," and "Love Notes," Tandem, Volume II, Bicycle Comics Production, 2013.
Commissioned Poems
“Postcard from San Fransokyo in the Form of a Poem,” AAPI Out Loud, Asian American Writers Workshop and Human Rights Campaign, May 2021.
“Why We Go Missing,” Queer Check-Ins, Smithsonian Pacific American Center, August 2019.
Selected Poems
“My Depression Reads Our Horoscope” and “Conversation in Transit,” RADAR Productions, October 2019.
“Circe Consoles Medea,” Columbus Alive, June 2019.
"Vagina Dialogue" and "The Curse," Thank You For Swallowing, Volume 2, Issue 5, Winter 2016.
"Pork Chops," Thank You For Swallowing, Volume 2, Issue 1, Summer 2016.
"Comic Book Death" and "Explaining to My Sidekick Why Superheroes Should Stay Single," FreezeRay Poetry, Volume 1, Issue 9 3/4, Spring 2016.
"The Lottery," Pear Drop, Issue 3, Summer 2015.
"Phan Thi Kim Phúc," "On Asking My Mother How She Feels Vietnamese," and "Notes On The Rapist’s Nose," Junoesq, Issue 3, Winter 2015.
"Reboot" and "Whitewash," FreezeRay, Volume 1, Issue 3, Summer 2014.
"Separation" and "Retelling," Cellar Door, Spring 2014.
Anthologized Essays
“Barbara Brandon-Croft,” CBLDF Presents: She Changed Comics, Image Comics, 2016.
Editorials
“Our Contributors Share The Games that Impacted Them in 2019,” Intelligame, December 2019.
130+ columns and interviews as staff writer for Black Nerd Problems, May 2014 – May 2019.
“Five Queer AF Comics Starring Black and Brown Women,” AFROPUNK, October 2016.
Editing
Poetry Editor, FreezeRay Poetry, 2014 – Present.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND PERFORMANCES
Featured Performer
NCAAT Party in the Park, Raleigh, NC, May 2022.
Community Pride Queer Art Night, virtual, June 2021.
Art as a Voice, virtual, May 2021.
NC Asians in the Arts, virtual, May 2021.
Magnolia Arts Centers, Magnolia, AK, January 2020.
Wednesday Night Poetry, Hot Springs, AK, January 2020.
Scratch the Page, Detroit, MI, December 2019.
Poetry Forum, Columbus, OH, October 2019.
The Big O Poetry Slam, Oneonta, NY, September 2019.
Asian American Literature Festival, Washington, DC, August 2019.
OutWrite, Washington, DC, August 2019.
NYC Poetry Festival, Brooklyn, NY, July 2019.
Rogue Poetry, Columbus, OH, July 2019.
Comfest, Columbus, OH, June 2019.
Magnolia Arts Center, Magnolia, AK, January 2018.
Busboys and Poets 14th & V, Washington, DC, November 2017.
Arlington Poetry Fest, Arlington, VA, April 2017.
Slammagedon, Baltimore, MD, December 2016.
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY, October 2016.
Union Square Slam, New York, NY, October 2016.
Emerson Poetry Project, Boston, Massachusetts, February 2016.
Hyper Bole at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA February 2016.
Writing Wrongs Poetry, Columbus, OH, February 2016.
Star Clipper, St. Louis, MO, February 2016.
The Saint Louis Poetry Slam, St. Louis, MO, February 2016.
Slam Richmond, Richmond, VA, 2015, December 2015.
SlamCharlotte, Charlotte, NC, December 2015.
Bull City Slam, Durham, NC, November 2015.
CommonWealth Slam, Richmond, VA, October 2015.
Artists Speak Against Domestic Violence, Busboys and Poets Shirlington, Arlington, VA, October 2014.
Busboys and Poets Shirlington, Arlington, VA, October 2014.
Washington University, St. Louis, MO, September 2014.
Star Clipper, St. Louis, MO, September 2014.
Event Host and Speaker
Columbus Arts Festival Poetry Slam, Columbus, OH, June 2019.
An Evening in Black Girl Magic with Mahogany L Browne, Columbus, OH, March 2019.
Nerd Slam, Busboys and Poets Brookland, Washington, DC, January 2018.
College Night, Busboys and Poets Brookland, Washington, DC, April 2017.
College Union Poetry Slam Invitational, Richmond, VA, March 2015.
Panels
NC Asians in the Arts, virtual, May 2021.
Asian American Literature Festival, Washington, DC, August 2019.
OutWrite, Washington, DC, August 2019.
GeekGirlCon, Seattle, WA, September 2017.
The Center for the Study of Gender and Conflict’s 5th Annual Research Conference at George Mason University, Arlington, VA, April 2017.
Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference, Washington, DC, February 2017.
Global Day for Equal Opportunity, Washington, DC, December 2016.
Library of Congress National Book Festival, July 2015.
TEACHING
Workshops and Residencies
Blackspace, Durham, NC, October - November 2022.
Dream Academy, Cary, NC, July - August 2022.
Cary Academy, Cary, NC, April – May 2021.
Writing Wrongs Poetry, Columbus, OH, April 2019 – March 2020.
Magnolia Junior High School, Magnolia, AK, January 2018, January 2019, and January 2020.
Scratch the Page, Detroit, MI, December 2019.
The SEED School, Washington, DC, March 2018.
Excel Academy Public Charter School, Washington, DC, April 2017.
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY, October 2016.
Hyperbole at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, February 2016.
Slam Richmond, Richmond, VA, 2015, December 2015.
CommonWealth Slam, Richmond, VA, October 2015.
Washington University, St. Louis, MO, September 2014.
Camp Write UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, June 2013.
Coaching and Mentoring
DC Youth Poet Laureate, Washington, DC, January 2017 – August 2018.
Words Beats & Life Slam Team, Washington, DC, April 2016 – August 2018.
UNC Wordsmiths, Chapel Hill, NC, January – March 2014.
Sacrificial Poets, Chapel Hill, NC, June – August 2013.
EVENTS
International (venue, hospitality, and production).
Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Festival, Philadelphia, PA, Atlanta, GA, Washington, DC, and the Bay Area, CA, July 2014 – July 2017.
Inaugural Words Beats & Life Festival, Washington, DC, April – November 2016.
Individual World Poetry Slam, Washington, DC, October 2014 – October 2015.
Regional (venue, hospitality, and production).
Fine Lines Paint Jam street art festival, Washington, DC, April 2016 – April 2017.
Local (host and organizer).
Writing Wrongs Poetry, Columbus, OH, April 2019 – March 2020.
Queer Community Mic, Columbus, OH, April 2019 – March 2020.
Busboys and Poets Shirlington, Arlington, VA, March 2016 – October 2018.
Words Beats & Life Youth Poetry Slam, Washington, DC, May 2016 – December 2018.
UNC Wordsmiths, Chapel Hill, NC, August 2013 – April 2014.