Thank you to the editors of The Power of the Feminine  for including two of my poems, "La Malinche Translates for Hernán Cortés" and "Zelda," in this beautiful two volume anthology. I am honored to have my work appear with so many gifted poets.

Now available on Amazon.


#thepowerofthefeminine #womensliterature #womensissues #personapoems #lamalinche #zelda #zeldafitzgerald

Please join us at Basket Books & Art, 115 Hyde Park Blvd, Houston, TX 77006, this Tuesday, May 7th at 6:30pm. I am proud to have been invited to  read together with these three gifted poets: Kelly Ann Ellis, John Milkereit, and Sandi Stromberg. #houstonpoetryscene #basketbooks #basketbooksandart #indiebookstore #fairytale #thehungryghostdiner #frogsdontsingred #lostsonnetsformyunvaccinatedlover 
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APRIL is POETRY MONTH!

I am honored to have been selected to be the featured reader for the Friendswood Library reading on April 6, 2024. Warmest thanks to Library Director, Matt Riley and volunteer reading coordinator, Daniel Carrington. 

Open mic will follow the featured reader. Bring a poem to share!

Friendswood Library
516 S. Friendswood Drive
Friendswood, TX  77546

ALL ARE INVITED!!!!!!!


#friendswoodlibrary #publiclibraries #poetrymonth #friendswoodpoets #houstonpoetryscene

Thank you to The Orchards Poetry Journal for publishing my new poem, "Waltz," in their Winter 2023 issue!​ A free digital copy can be accessed online at orchardspoetry.com by going to the homepage of their website. When you see the cover, scroll down, and click the black "Download" button.

Printed copies of the The Orchards Poetry Journal - Winter 2023 Issue may be purchased for $17.00 on the Kelsay Books website. 

​Wishing you all a magical winter!

#winterpoems #kelsaybooks #theorchardspoetryjournal

Gearing up for Verso Frontera. Look at all these fantastic authors I get to read with! Warmest thanks to Octavio Quintanilla (San Antonio Poet Laureate 2018-20) for inviting me to participate. It is an honor and a privilege to read for this festival! #sanantonio #ollu #versofrontera #texaspoetry #fairytale

Thank you to the editors at EQUINOX (online art and poetry journal) for selecting my poem, "Roses and Cream," for their fall issue. This poem was inspired by, and dedicated to, my grandmother, Martha "Botch" Axley Irving. It is based on a true story. 
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​Link: https://www.hotpoet.org/equinox

#flappers #1920s #femmefatale #modelTford #axleyfamily #intothethicket #artandpoetry #equinox

Thank you to Cindy Huyser for featuring John Milkereit and I at the Book-Woman Reading. It is always a delight to work with Cindy, an honor to read for this bookstore, and a joy to share the stage once again with our good friend and fellow poet, John Milkereit. Warmest thanks to all who attended and special thanks to Book-Woman in Austin, Texas for hosting this event.   #bookwoman #austinpoetryscene #fairytale #aplacecomfortablewithfire #cindyhuyser #johnmilkereit

Thank you to the editors of The Inflectionist Review for including me in this reading together with Allison Blevins and Joseph Kerschbaum. The reading will be on-line on Monday, August 28, 2023 at 5:00pm PST/7:00pm CDT. A Zoom link can be provided by preregistering for the event through Facebook's The Inflectionist Reading Series: ​https://www.facebook.com/events/2079386139069520    #inflectionism #theinflectionistreview