Teaching & Advising

Educator/Consultant | Consultant & Leader of Poets4Poets: The Sunday Sessions
(currently)

• Working with Writers on the Structure/Creative Arc: the Macro & Micro of their Manuscripts Prior to Circulation for Publication

• Leading/Teaching Poets4Poets, a Sunday Jam Session Where Poets Meet to Work Through the Creative Process and Tackle the Minefield of Publication

• Consultation/Representation of Artists in the Licensing of their Creative Work.

Lecturer | 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

Wildlife
(2023)|Spuyten Duyvil

Catch & Release
(2022)|Dancing Girl Press

Volatile Activity
(2017) |Private Press

Ode to the Unexpected
(2014)|Shrinking Violet Press

Salt Meadow

(2013) |Private Press

Select Journals, Anthologies & News Outlets

Badlands Literary Journal

Barrow Street

Bateau

Best American Poetry

Comstock Review

Death Poems, Red Wheel/Weiser

East End Beacon

Gothamist/WNYC

Great Weather for Media

Hold in the Head re:View

Long Island Sound Anthology

New Millennium

NPR

Palette Poetry Pedestal Poetry

Pedestal Poetry

Poetry After 9/11: An Anthology of New York Poets, Melville House

Poets, Melville House

The Laurel Review

The Malahat Review

The Southampton Review

Tiny Wren

Typishly

Awards & Grants

Catch & Release | Finalist for the Tomaž Šalamun Prize, 2023

Praise Song | Modern Sonnet Prize, H. Schaible Int. Sonnet Contest, 2022

Wildlife | Finalist, Dogfish Head Poetry Prize, 2022

Wildlife | Finalist, Brick Road Poetry Prize, 2022

The Jones of It | Finalist, Tomaž Šalamun Prize, 2021

Catch & Release | Finalist, C&R Chapbook Award, 2021

Palette Poetry Spotlight Award |2019

Jody Donohue Poetry Prize | 2017

Pushcart Nominations | 2006, 2007

New York State Council on the Arts Grants | 2007-2010

Readings & Media

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 Writer’s Salon | The Halyard, Greenport, NY

The Cutchogue Free Library | with Matthew Daddona

Byrd’s Books | With Claudia Acevedo-Quiñones

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 | Readings

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

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

Courses & Workshops

The Poetic Sequence | Patrick Donnelly, 2024

Form And The Lyric Poem | David Baker, 2023

Southampton Writers Conference | Jericho Brown, 2019

Southampton Writers Conference | Sharon Olds, Matthew Klam, Melissa Bank, 2017

Southampton Writers Conference | Adam Gopnik, 2016

Southampton Writers Conference | Billy Collins, 2012

Workshops |Molly Peacock, Lynn Emanuel, Julie Sheehan