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Teaching & Advising
Currently |
Leading The Writers Collectives From Left to Write, a Generative Multi-Genre Creative Writing Workshop, & the Sunday Poets, a Sunday Jam Session where Poets Meet to Work Through the Creative Process and Tackle the Minefield of Publication
Providing Editorial Services to Writers on the Structure / Creative Arc: the Macro & Micro of their Manuscripts Prior to Publication
Providing College Essay Coaching & Preparation Services
Representation of Artists in the Licensing of their Creative Work
IP Consultant providing Rights & Clearance Services to Artists & other Entities
Professor | Creative Writing & Literature, Stony Brook University (2017-2023)
Teaching Undergraduate Courses in Creative Writing & Literature at the 100, 200, & 300 levels, Introducing Students to Diverse and Inclusive Readings and Authors
Thesis Advising: BFA Candidates
Serving on BFA Admissions Committee
Stony Brook University Faculty Advisor for The Odyssey Online, a National University Forum for Undergraduate Writers
Mentoring Undergraduate Students in the Development of Professional and Academic Skills
Arts in Education Program Manager | NY State Council on the Arts, East End Arts Council (2010-2015)
Supervised NYSCA-Funded Arts in Education Grants for Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Grades 5-12.
Enlisted Applicants, Monitored Programs, Sourced Additional Funding, Fostered Relationships between Teaching Artists and School Systems
Directed Professional Development Programs
Researched and Wrote Grant Applications
Literacy Program Coordinator and Teacher | Suffolk County School System (2007-2012)
Coordinated and Conducted After-School Creative Writing/Literacy Programs, Introducing Students to Members of their Community
Directed Enrollment, Enlisted Speakers, Created Curriculum, and Taught Concurrent Programs in Multiple Locations for 6-8 Week Sessions
Greenport Poets Founder and Teacher | Suffolk County School System (2005-2010)
Directed 26-week After-School Poetry Program
Responsible for Enrollment, Creation of 8-month Curriculum, Utilizing Multiple Poetic Forms, Sourcing 20-30 Books of Poetry, Guiding Students Through Creation of Chapbooks and Public Readings in their Communities
Program Coordinator and Visiting Artist | Suffolk County School System (2004-2007)
Taught 4-6 Week Creative Writing Workshops in the Suffolk County School System
Created Curriculum Tailored to Individual School Needs
Publications
Field Sonnets (2027)|Ink & Ribbon Press
Wildlife (2023)|Spuyten Duyvil
Catch & Release (2022) |Dancing Girl Press
Volatile Activity (2017) |Private Press
Ode to the Unexpected |(2015) Shrinking Violet Press
Salt Meadow (2013) |Private Press
Select Journals, Anthologies & News Outlets
Badlands Literary Journal
Barrow Street
Bateau
Best American Poetry
Comstock Review
East End Beacon
Edible East End
Gothamist / WNYC
Great Weather for Media
Hole in the Head Review
Long Island Sound Anthology
New Millennium
NPR
Palette Poetry
Pedestal Poetry
Poetry After 9/11: An Anthology of New York Poets, Melville House
The Laurel Review
The Malahat Review
The Southampton Review
The Westchester Review
Tiny Wren
Typishly
Awards & Grants
Cyclical |Muriel Craft Bailey Poetry Award, 2026
Catch & Release | Finalist for the Tomaž Šalamun Prize, 2023
Praise Song | Sonnet Award, Chicagoland Poets & Writers, 2022
Wildlife |Finalist for the Dogfish Head Poetry Prize, 2022
Wildlife |Finalist for the Brick Road Poetry Prize, 2022
The Jones of It |Finalist for the Tomaž Šalamun Prize, 2021
Palette Poetry Spotlight Award |2019
Jody Donohue Poetry Prize |2017
Pushcart Nominations |2006, 2007, 2009
New York State Council on the Arts Grants |2007-2011
Readings & Media
2026
Holy Trinity Church | Greenport,NY
The Nameless Writers Salon | The Halyard, Greenport, NY
A Persistence of Cormorants | Brooklyn, NY
2025
The Nameless Writers Salon | The Halyard, Greenport, NY
A Persistence of Cormorants | Brooklyn, NY
2023- 2024
A Persistence of Cormorants | Brooklyn, NY
East Hampton Library |With Anthony DiPietro & Matt Coonan
North Fork Poets Society |Poquatuck Hall, Orient, NY
Holy Trinity Church | Greenport,NY
The Nameless Writers Salon| The Halyard, Greenport, NY
Cutchogue Free Library | With Matthew Daddona
Byrds Books |With Claudia Acevedo-Quinones
Write America |With Linda Pastan, November 2022
Chicagoland Poets & Writers | October 2022
Write America |With Emily Bernard & Kurt Anderson, January 2022
NPR |Poets Look Back: The Poetry of 9/11
NY1 |The Poetry of 9/11
WLIU Radio |Poetry in Schools
KGB Bar |Readings
Greenlight Bookstore | Readings
Cornelia Street Cafe | Reading
Stony Brook University | Readings
Professional Services
Intellectual Property Consultant
(Ongoing)
IP Consultant with a Broad Understanding of Copyright Law: Freelance and Staff Positions, Negotiating Rights and Permissions for Protected Properties while Advising & Implementing Policies Pertaining to Copyright
Working with Estates of Numerous Artists Including: Picasso, Pollock, Matisse, Calder, Actors, Musicians, Luminaries, Corporate Entities such as the NFL and the MLB & more
Clients & Employers: Getty Images, The Artists’ Rights Society (ARS), The Image Bank, Archive Films, BZ Rights & Permissions
Feature & Documentary Film Services: Script Analysis & Clearance/Set Permissions/Music Licensing/Product Placement
Representing the Estates of Composers Jack Beeson & Douglas Moore, Medical Historian, Henry E. Sigerist
Services for the Arts
Board Member / Copyright Consultant |The Douglas Moore Fund. A Foundation which Promotes the Music of 20th Century Composers including Virgil Thomson, Marc Blitzstein, Ulysses Kay, Thea Musgrave, Douglas Moore, William Grant Still, Jack Beeson, Kurt Weill & More
Board Member | The Bloomingdale School of Music. Community School offering classes to New Yorkers of all ages.
Education & Training
MFA in Creative Writing and Literature |Stony Brook Southampton
BA with Concentration in Performing Arts |Sarah Lawrence College
Online Teaching Certification |Stony Brook University
