I’m a 31 year old poet from a small town in Pennsylvania.

I am a woman. I am fat. I am gay. I am sober. I am loud and unapologetic. I take up space.

I started writing poems in elementary school for fun, and became more serious about it as I got older. I started writing poems about animals and characters I made up in my head. The turning point in my experience as a writer was the two years I spent at Butler County Community College, where I got the opportunity to participate in Writer’s Club as well as take poetry classes. In my lifetime, I’ve drafted over 2,000 poems. Each year, I participate in National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) which challenges poets to write (at least) one poem per day every April. I also participate in other poetry events and challenges. I currently have two published poetry books, Aurelia and Blake. I am working on organizing and submitting my poems for publication before putting together a third collection. I am the recipient of the 2025 Maureen Seaton Poetry Prize. I have also been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and the Best of the Net.

My poetry has been a way for me to ask to be understood.

Some of my greatest inspirations are Sylvia Plath’s entire collected works, Augusten Burroughs’ Running with Scissors, the poetry of Anne Sexton and Emily Dickinson, Marni Ludwig’s Pinwheel, and other living poets such as Diane Seuss, Rachel McKibbens, Richard Siken, Caroline Bird, Heather June Gibbons, Brenda Shaughnessy, and Emily Skaja. I am also heavily inspired by pop culture, musical theater (Sweeney Todd!), The Dresden Dolls, and art communities.

When I’m not writing or reading poetry, I can be found in Pittsburgh (especially at Blue Moon), performing at open mics, spending time with my friends, going to restaurants, watching television, making art, baking, resting, or talking to strangers.

I love friendship, fall, drag, making lists, communicating, learning about psychology, and whatever special interest I have this year.

You can connect with me on Twitter/X, Blue Sky, Instagram, and Threads.

 

AXIOPOETICUS

Axiomatic: self-evident and unquestionable.

Furor Poeticus: In Greek thought, artistic inspiration meant that the poet would go into ecstasy or furor poeticus, the divine frenzy or poetic madness. They would be transported beyond their own mind and given the gods’ own thoughts to embody.