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.
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I am a listener: seeking to listen to the space between words spoken and penned, to the sunlight between leaves.
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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.
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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.
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I have had writing published in Geez magazine, Kingsview & Co, the Crucible, CommonWord, the Center for Mennonite Writing, Rock! Paper! Scissors! and WatershedDiscipleship.net.​
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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.
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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.​