Words were milk spilled from my lips,
now they pour honey slow,
my souls quiet birth on crisp paper.
I am a maker: a poet, writer, and visual artist. I use an interplay of image and words to wrestle and rest with the complex wonder of embodiment.
I am a listener: seeking to listen to the space between words spoken and penned, to the sunlight between leaves.
My exploration takes me to "edge spaces" — an engaging exchange between several fields. I have an MA in Theopoetics and Writing from Bethany Theological Seminary. I have training in Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy, Permaculture Design, and Traditional Food Ways/Nutritional Therapy. I completed undergraduate study at Goshen College in Women’s Studies, Writing, and Art.
I work part-time as a Chaplain at Mercy Hospital in Portland, Maine. I am on the writing team of World in Prayer and am a devotional writer for Rejoice!. I adjunct teach a Theopoetic Poetry course in the Theopoetics MA Program at Bethany Theological Seminary. I was awarded the honor of Visiting Writer for the Jean and Louis Janzen Writers Series at Fresno Pacific University in January of 2022.
I have had writing published in Geez magazine, Kingsview & Co, the Crucible, CommonWord, the Center for Mennonite Writing, Rock! Paper! Scissors! and WatershedDiscipleship.net.
It is not hyperbole to say that poetry and the poetic have saved my life. My poetry and art are my medicine offering of what has been so healing for me.
Many places I have lived continue to beautifully influence my work and I am delighted to make my home in Maine.
Additional Offerings:
Commissions
Commission an art piece or poem.
Poetry Reading
One of my favorite things is speaking my poetry to others. I would love to put together a poetry reading for your community, small group of friends, Sunday school class, children's event, or just you. Readings can be centered on a theme or poet's choice. Virtual or local to Maine.