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] .