About Me

After writing poetry privately for two decades, in 2021 I took an extended hiatus from my career in technology and health policy to focus on writing. My bilingual English/Spanish debut poetry collection, What Remains, won the Dolors Alberola International Poetry Prize and is forthcoming from the Andalusian press Editorial DALYA. Finishing Line Press released my chapbook, Rooted and Reduced to Dust, in 2024.

The work these small presses do to promote poetry awes me, and I feel deep gratitude to them for giving my writing a home. I’m also grateful for the periodicals and anthologies that published over 40 individual pieces of my poetry in the last three years.

My Eastern European and Jewish immigrant heritage threads through my poetry. I studied Zen Buddhist approaches to writing under Natalie Goldberg and Subhana Barzaghi, and hold degrees in Economics and Public Policy from Fordham University and Baruch College of the City University of New York. I received Certification from the International Association for Professional Writers and Editors (IAPWE) in 2022.

Beyond my creative writing, I devote my time these days to supporting artist community. I serve MacDowell as their Senior Systems Project Manager, and Houston’s Colectiva Feminista Colibri as a board member. I am a member of the editorial team at Seventh Wave Magazine, an arts publication focused on social issues.

An inventive international cook and avid hiker, I’ve backpacked through 74 countries. I advocate for a free Palestine.

Writing samples are available on request. Download a PDF version of my bio here.