selected poems

Close-up of ripe green bananas growing on a tree in Funchal, Madeira.

newest // Poet Lore

“my little village / of sliced banana—or cousins, really—did you know / i dislike banana?—it must be common, to hate / some in the family & love the others”

from YOUR PLANTAIN WILL TASTE SWEETER IF YOU SERENADE THEM

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Abstract blackboard surface with smudged chalk marks, ideal for backgrounds.

Breakwater Review [finalist for the 2023 Peseroff Prize]

Close-up shot of a frozen bubble with warm reflections resting on a snowy surface at twilight.

“robert frost said some shit about fire & ice / how the state burns”

Slice Magazine [nominated for Best New Poets 2022]

traffic lights, wall street, new york, nyc, urban, gray wall, gray news, gray street, gray new, wall street, wall street, wall street, wall street, wall street, new york, new york, new york

“Wall St. et al”

The Adroit Journal [also appeared in the Plain China 2023 anthology]