Work Experience and Education
2020-Present
English, Sociology, Texas State University Contributing Writer, Pass/Fail Teaching Artist, Austin Bat Cave Co-Organizer, Interfaces Co-host, Interfaces Co-founder, The Friction
2019
Social Media Manager, Adroit Journal Liberal Arts, Johnson County Community College Contributing Writer, Pass/Fail
2017, 2018, 2019
Executive Director, Poetic Underground Slam Master/Host, Kansas City Poetry Slam Board Member, Fountainverse Marketing Lead, Fountainverse, Poetic Underground, Kansas City Poetry Slam Support Professional, Imagine That! Art Studio, Kansas City, MO
2018
Co-Director, Chameleon Arts Competitor, Kansas City Poetry Slam Nationals Team
2017
Co-Host, Kansas City Poetry Slam Submissions Editor, Jazz Cigarette Host, Poetic Underground
2016
Host, Poetic Underground
Community Involvement
2020
Co-organizer, Interfaces Co-host, Interfaces
2017, 2018, 2019
Event Coordinator, Poetic Underground Open Mic Events Booking, Poetic Underground, Kansas City Poetry Slam Marketing Lead, Poetic Underground Open Mic Events Coach, Kansas City Poetry Slam, National Poetry Slam Coach, Kansas City Poetry Slam, Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam Founder, Middle of the Mic Workshops and Features
Performance and Workshop History
2020
Competitor, Women of the World Poetry Slam, Dallas, TX Artist-in-Residence, Folklife Farm, Bayside, CA Artist-in-Residence, Open Mouth Writing Retreat, Fayetteville, AR Feature, Open Mic Nights hosted by Zophia McDougal, Online
2019
Feature, ATX Interfaces, Austin, TX Competitor, Individual World Poetry Slam, San Diego, California Attendee, Winter Tangerine Workshop, New York City, NY Artist-in-Residence, CENTER Residency, Grand Rapids, Michigan Feature, Speakeasy Poetry, Kansas City, MO Feature, Outloud HSV, Huntsville, AL Feature, Mic Check Poetry, Bryan, TX Feature, Austin Poetry Slam, Austin, TX Feature, Write About Now, Houston, TX Feature, Denver Mercury Slam, Denver, CO Feature, Sugar Slam, Salt Lake City, UT Feature, Portland Poetry Slam, Portland, OR Feature, Vancouver Poetry Slam, Vancouver, BC Feature, Rain City Slam, Seattle, WA Feature, Omaha Poetry Slam, Omaha, NE Workshop, Poetry Jam, Lindsborg, KS Feature, Poetry Jam, Lindsborg, KS
2018
Competitor, Texas Grand Slam, Bryan, TX Headliner, Melbourne Spoken Word Poetry Festival, Melbourne, Australia Workshop, Melbourne Spoken Word Poetry Festival, Melbourne, Australia Attendee, The Heart of It Retreat, Jemez Pueblo, NM Presentation, Sunflower Elementary, Lenexa, KS Feature, Riverfront Readings, Kansas City, MO Feature, Kansas City Poetry Slam, Kansas City, MO Feature, Omaha Poetry Slam, Omaha, NE Feature, Poetry Jam, Lindsborg, KS Workshop, Poetry Jam, Lindsborg, KS Opener, Buddy Wakefield LIVE, Kansas City, MO Feature, Mic Check Poetry, Bryan, TX Feature, Slamlandia, Portland, OR Feature, Portland Poetry Slam, Portland, OR Feature, Fresh Mint House, Austin, TX Feature, Denver Mercury Slam, Denver, CO Feature, Mirrors Fundraiser, Kansas City, MO Workshop, Middle of the Mic Workshop Series, Kansas City, MO Competitor, National Poetry Slam, Chicago, IL Performer, Fountainverse: KC Small Press Poetry Festival, Kansas City, MO Presentation, Johnson County Writers Conference, Overland Park, KS Performer, Poets vs. Comics, Kansas City, MO
2017
Performer, Love Stinks, Anti-Love Salon, Kansas City, MO Performer, Renaissance 12:21, Four Chapter Gallery, Kansas City, MO Host, Poetic Underground, Kansas City, MO Feature, BLM Rally, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Performer, Pop Up Poetry at Paragraph Gallery, Kansas City, MO Performer, National Poetry Slam, Denver, CO Competitor, Berkeley Poetry Slam, Berkeley, CA Feature, The Elevator Series at The Bauer, Kansas City, MO Competitor, Texas Grand Slam, Bryan, TX Performer, Kansas City Poetry Slam, Kansas City, MO Performer, Sunflower Slam, Lenexa, KS Host, Writers in the Night II, Overland Park, KS Feature, Depths: Experimental Exploration, Kansas City, MO Competitor, Women of the World Poetry Slam Qualifier, Kansas City, MO
2016
Performer, Lawrence Poetry Slam, Lawrence, KS Performer, Mic Check Poetry Open Mic, Bryan, TX Host, Poetic Underground, Kansas City Feature, Faces of Freedom, Four Chapter Gallery, Kansas City, MO Performer, Midwest Word Fest, Kansas City, MO Feature, Soul Vibrations at Paper Birch Landing, Kansas City, MO Competitor, Texas Grand Slam, Bryan, TX Performer, Art of Poetry at the Alcott Center, Kansas City, MO Performer, Kansas City Poetry Slam, Kansas City, MO Feature, Cabaret for the Cure, Kansas City, MO Feature, Writers of the Night, Kansas City, MO Feature, Four Chapter Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Publications
2020
“What my Brain Says, my Body Hears”, Pass/Fail “Today’s Horoscope Says,” Write About Now “For Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain,” Write About Now “Self-quarantine, Day 23,” From Whispers to Roars: Quarantine Tales “Memory Obituary,” Write About Now
2019
“Turn Light into Lineage,” Write About Now, Youtube “Hating Myself is a Riot,” Write About Now, Youtube “Holy,” This Much Project “Museum,” Gasconade Review “Climb/Fall,” Gasconade Review “Daughter of Disorders,” Gasconade Review “Alternate Universe,” What Are Birds Journal “My Therapist Asks If,” Polemical Zine “Schizophrenia Sets the House on Fire,” Thimble Literary Magazine “Here,” Out Loud Anthology “Say More,” Out Loud Anthology “Hating Myself is a Riot,” Out Loud Anthology “Toxic Relationships Are Not Glamorous,” Pass/Fail “My Love is Unconditional. My Love is Consensual,” Pass/Fail “On Forgiveness,” Pass/Fail “I Can’t Tell You How Many Time I’ve Cried With a Face Mask On,” Pass/Fail
2018
“anxiety, always haunting me,” Write About Now, Youtube “hating myself is a riot,” Write About Now, Youtube
2017
“for him & the haters,” Blue Mountain Review “for him & the haters,” Write About Now YouTube “Love Is The Hardest Roadtrip You’ll Ever Have To Take,” Write About Now Youtube “Trigger Warning,” Write About Now Youtube “A Lesson on Destruction,” Pressure Gauge Press “What Sits Between My Veins,” Poetry Collection, EMP Press
2016
“Whiskey River,” Write About Now YouTube
Awards
2019
Music & More Foundation Poetry Awards, Poet of the Year, Nominee Music & More Foundation Poetry Awards, Spirit of the Community, Nominee
2018
Music & More Foundation Poetry Awards, Best Open Mic 2018 Pitch’s Best of 2018, Finalist for Best Spoken Word Artist
2017
Arts KC, Inspiration Grant Recipient Pitch’s Best of 2017, 2nd Place for Best Spoken Word Artist Music & More Foundation Poetry Awards, Nomination for Best Host
Media Appearances
2019
Words With Friends, The Pitch, in-print interview Q&A Interview, Read Poetry Blog
2018
Talk with Me, online podcast Art Speak Radio with Maria Vasquez-Boyd, radio interview Lit KC, online podcast KC Poets Interview, 41 Action News online feature
2017
Art Speak Radio with Maria Vasquez-Boyd, radio interview Art Speak Radio, with Maria Vasquez-Boyd radio interview
2016
Talk with Me, online podcast Why We Create, online interview
References
Abby Bland, Program Director, Kansas City Poetry Slam [email protected]
Jen Harris, Poet, Founder of Kansas City Poetry Slam [email protected] www.poetjenharris.com
Edwin Maldonado Jr., Poet, Executive Director of Speak Piece Poetry Project [email protected]