Wicked Alice has published my poem "Beekeeping" for its winter '09 issue. This is a persona poem adapted from a friend's experiences; I have a few other entomological poems inspired by this woman I admire so much.

Poetry Workshop: Fall 2008.

So through the snow, through the late evening, the first years met at Trish's home, in St Paul, just down the street from the place where Fitzgerald was born (and I did an inquiry project as part of my M.Ed).

Intermedia Arts: fall events intern. (That's me!)

Junot Diaz reads from The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao for the Edelstein Keller lectures at the University of Minnesota. I'll be taking photos at events for the U's webpage / other promotional materials.

L to R: Trish Hampl, Colleen Coyne (P), Amanda Beck (P), Brian Laidlaw (P), David LeGault (CNF), Josh Ostergaard (CNF), Ying Huang (CNF), Brian Gebhart (F), Heather McPherson (CNF), Edward McPherson (F), Liana Liu (F), Josh Morsell (CNF), Jonah Charney-Sirott, me.

Here we are, the first year MFA candidates with our Reading Across Genres instructor, Trish Hampl. She brought us to the Loft (with which, so many years ago, she was a founding member) for a tour of the facilities, then out for wine and appetizers at Spill the Wine next door.

(U of MN) Writing Retreat: Cry of the Loon, 2008. See more here.