curriculum vitae
education
- English, Poetry, Florida State University, Summer 2009
- MFA Creative Writing, Poetry, Columbia University, Fall 2004
- BA Creative Writing, Antioch College, Spring 1995
manuscript contests
- Finalist, Carnegie Mellon Press, 2011
- Semi-finalist, The Brittingham Prize, 2010
- Finalist, Autumn House Press, Summer 2010
- Finalist, National Poetry Series, 2009
- Finalist, Dorset Prize, 2009
- Finalist, Saturnalia Books, 2009
awards
- Finalist, Third Coast Poetry Contest, 2010
- Best New Poets nomination, 2009
- Pushcart Prize nomination, 2009
- Winner, Georgetown Review Poetry Prize, December 2008
- Dissertation Research Grant, Florida State University, Spring 2007
- Bryant Hall Distinguished Teaching Award, Florida State University, Spring 2006
- Competitive Internship, The New Yorker, 2004
- Finalist, Nation Discovery Award, 2003
publications
- The New Yorker: "My Lie," January 9, 2012
- Shenandoah: "The Beginning," online
- Alaska Quarterly Review: “The Smallest Barometer,”Fall/Winter, 2011
- The Southern Review: "Life and Life Only," "Life and Life Only Again," "Infinite Melancholy," "The Last Fire at the End of the Earth," Summer 2011
- The Florida Review: "Redneck Volvo" & "The Rose," Fall 2011
- Barrow Street: “Prosody of a Horse,” Fall/Winter 2010
- Hotel Amerika: “Hidden Industry” & "The World's Largest Milk Bottles," Fall 2010
- Southern Humanities Review: “An Apology for Some of the Ways the World Went Wrong,” Fall 2010
- New England Review: "One Red Look," Winter 2010
- Indiana Review: “Peninsula,” Summer 2010
- Sycamore Review: “Spending the Day in Bed" & "On Returning to the World," Summer/Fall 2010
- The Iowa Review: “The Dead,” (essay) Spring 2009
- AGNI online: “Greatest Show on Earth,” December 2009
- Spoon River Review: “Historical Disasters,” Summer/Fall 2009
- Georgetown Review: “River Legs,” Spring 2009
- FIELD: “Magician's Assistant Sawed in Two,” Spring 2009
- Third Coast: “To Whom it May Concern” & “Dear Toledo,” Spring 2009
- Columbia Poetry Review: “A Human Question,” Spring 2009
- The Pinch: “What You Hear When You Listen to Dying Trees,” Fall 2009
- Sycamore Review: “Easy For a God,” Winter/Spring 2009
- Post Road: “Personal Ad With Lobsters,” Spring 2009
- Cream City Review: “Dear December,” “Dear Mr. President, Dear Abraham Lincoln,” “Electricity of Crickets,” Spring 2009
- The Chattahoochee Review: “Easter Sunday” & “Crows in the Street,” Winter/Spring 2009
- The Missouri Review website: “Your Own Private Oil Spill,” July 2008
- Cimarron Review: “Night Garden of Slow Birds,” Fall 2008
- Literary Imagination: “For That I Came” & “The Concert Singer,” Spring 2005
- Washington Square: “Yellow Springs,” Spring 2005
teaching
- Assistant Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2011-present
- Creative Writing Instructor, Louisiana State University, 2009-2011
- Instructor, English Department, Florida State University, 2004-2009
academic and administrative service
- Director of Professional Series, “Publishing and Life After the MFA,” LSU, 2009-2011
- Assistant to the Director of Creative Writing, FSU, Fall 2007-Spring 2009
- Assistant to Associate Professor, Julianna Baggott, FSU, Fall 2006
- Host The Warehouse Reading Series, Summer and Fall 2005
- Co-Chair Writers Harvest, literary and charity event, Fall 2005
- Department Research Assistant, Columbia University, Fall 2003-Spring 2004
editorial positions
- Resident Scholar, Postdoctoral Researcher, The Southern Review, 2009-2011
- Associate Editor, Anhinga Press, Fall 2007-Summer 2009
- Associate Poetry Editor, Apalachee Review, Spring 2006-Summer 2009
- Production Editor, The Southeast Review, Fall 2004-Fall 2006
- Editorial Intern, The New Yorker, Fall 2003
conferences
- “Status Update: The Personal Essay in the Age of Facebook,” AWP Conference, 2011
- “The Writer in Foreign Territory,” NonfictioNow Conference, University of Iowa, 2010
- Scholarship, NY State Summer Writers Institute, Skidmore College, Summer 2009
- Reading, Readers & Writers, Baton Rouge, LA, 2009
- Reading, The Warehouse, Tallahassee, FL, 2009
- Reading, Gulf Coast Writers Association, Fairhope Alabama, 2008
- Reading, Florida Literary Arts Conference, Flagler College, 2008
- Reading, The Warehouse, Tallahassee, FL, 2004
teaching experience
Department of English, Stephen F. Austin State University, Assistant Professor
- ENG 461: Advanced Nonfiction Workshop
V.S. Pritchett once said of the genre, "It’s all in the art. You get no credit for living." Advanced nonfiction
workshop focusing on the art of essay writing and revising for publication.
- ENG 261: Intro to Creative Writing
Workshop and technique class designed to introduce students to contemporary
concerns in poetry and fiction through workshop and close readings of
published pieces.
- ENG 200: Intro to Literature
Survey course that underscores the interconnectedness of literature and
students' lives, through close readings in four genres: novel, short story, poetry and drama.
Department of English, Louisiana State University, Instructor
- ENC 2002: Poetry and The New York Times
Craft workshop exploring the intersection between the public and private spheres,
in particular the relationship between current events and contemporary poetry
- ENC 4007: Advanced Poetry Workshop
Collaborative poetry workshop and survey of major contemporary poets, focusing
on close readings to foreground craft and technique
- ENC 2004: Intro to Writing Fiction
Short story workshop and survey course emphasizing the mechanics of the narrative
form through the lens of the contemporary short story
Department of English, Florida State University, Teaching Assistant
- ENC 3311: Poetic Technique
Poetic technique class designed to teach fundamentals of verse, line, meter, and
poetic form through close readings, research, and workshops
- ENC 3310: Article and Essay Workshop
Narrative nonfiction workshop focused on critical readings of essay collections and
imaginative use of detail, structure, and language to shape student essays
the mechanics of the nonfiction essay
- LIT 2081: Fiction Seminar
Literature survey tracing the influence of Borges and Chekhov on contemporary
short story writers with an emphasis on textual analysis, culminating in a final exam
- ENC 1145: Writing Poetry
Composition course involving close readings of poetry and essays to glean
strategies for arranging compact personal essays and research papers
- ENC 1102: Freshman Composition
Honors composition course given to recipients of the Bryant Hall Teaching Award
- ENC 1905: C.A.R.E.
Composition class for first-generation college students
- ENC 1102: Freshman Composition
Composition course aimed at deepening skills learned in 1101 with an additional
focus on research-based writing
- ENC 1101: Freshman Composition
Composition course focused on the discovery of voice, and the organizational
tools necessary for shaping strong personal and analytical essays
