Education
She was raised in Seattle, and graduated from the University of Washington, and Pacific Lutheran University Rainier Writing hop with an Master of Fine Arts in creative writing.
She was raised in Seattle, and graduated from the University of Washington, and Pacific Lutheran University Rainier Writing hop with an Master of Fine Arts in creative writing.
She lives in Washington State. Her work has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Prairie Schooner, North American Review, Image, 5 a.m, Meridian, Calyx. She was the co-editor of the Crab Creek Review from 2009 until 2014.
Hourglass Museum (White Pine Press, 2014): 2014 Finalist for the Washington State Book in Poetry 2014 Runner-up for the Julie Suk Prize in Poetry Letters from the Emily Dickinson Room (White Pine Press, 2010): 2010 Book of the Year in Poetry from Foreword Magazine Finalist for the 2010 Washington State Book Winner of the White Pine Press 2009 Poetry Book Prize (judged by Carl Dennis) Geography (Floating Bridge Press, 2003): 2003 Floating Bridge Press Chapbook Award Other Recognition: Washington State Artist Trust GAP grants 2005 James Hearst Poetry Prize 3rd place Dorothy Rosenberg Poetry Prize William Stafford Award Carlin Aden Award for formal verse Soapstone Writer"s Residency Puffin Foundation grant.