Artwork: Gabrielle Bates

Crystal K. Martel photography

Ashley Holstein Photography

Pulitzer Arts Foundation 100 Boots reading
Photo: Carly Ann Faye

Crystal K. Martel photography

From Tennessean Article

Pulitzer Arts Foundation 100 Boots reading
Photo: Carly Ann Faye

Trevi Fountain In Rome, after a making a wish.

Crystal K. Martel photography
Photo: Emily Siner

Photo Credit: Crystal Martel


Southern Festival of Books reading

reading | Writings On The Wall
Series Creator & Host: Ciona Rouse

reading | Corvidae Collective
At Nina Simone’s childhood house in Tryon, NC.

East Side Storytellin' | Mad Donna's
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Date 12.16.14

Holler Reading Series
for SAFTA

reading | Poet's Corner
My first solo feature at Scarritt Bennett Center
One of the BEST nights of my life. Thank you for all who came out in support!
Date: July 2014

// Band of Poets Reading //
Location: Bobby's Idle Hour
8.25.15

Photo Credit: Crystal Martel

Keynote speech @ UT MARTIN Young Writers Conference


Signing books
@ the Sundress Academy of the Arts' Holler Reading Series
Heartbreak Happy hour | Stone Fox
2.8.15, People's Choice Award! Whoo hoo! Thanks for votes everyone!

Porch Secret Show| 3.1.15
@ Brown's Diner
Local songwriters and poets
Host: Korby Lenker
Read with poets: Ciona Rouse & Anders Carlson-Wee

Lyrical Brew | 3.27.15
Host: Ciona Rouse
Readers: Bill Brown, Jeff Hardin, Walker Bass and moi

Vanderbilt MFA crew
@ Southern Festival of Books

Lucille Clifton Collective
A collection of the writing collective. Love these women.

Etal Poetry Reading Series // June 4th, 2016
@ Sauvage Gallery
Host: Matt Johnstone

Literary Death Match | 4.15.15
@ The Stone Fox

Keynote Speech // UT Martin Young Writers Conference

Porch POETree Reading
5.3.15, courtyard of The Skillery with poetry flags flapping in the wind

Author signing
@ Southern Festival of Books

Etal reading series + Brown's Diner
5.19.15

Poetics and Politics of the South Panel with Jesmyn Ward
@ Vanderbilt University
March 19th, 2016
with Kelsey Norris

reading | Lyrical Brew
Reading with two amazing local poets: Stephanie Pruitt and my dear mentor Bill Brown at Barnes & Noble @ Vanderbilt
Date: September 2013
































