My poem is a finalist in Crab Creek Review's annual poetry contest!
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I'm obsessed with the secret room in this house!
Queer excellence is abundant in Columbus!
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Heading out West? Visit these literary hotels!
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I was interviewed on the Silent Book Club blog!
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Watch me unbox copies of Midwest Shreds!
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I'm going to have some collage art in the Watermelon Seed Gallery art show!
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My chapbook manuscript advanced to the finals!
Celebrating Pride Month with a fresh queer Palestinian poem
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Come see me interview Julie Rae Powers about their queer Appalachian photography book, Deep Ruts!
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My poetry chapbook is a finalist in two contests!
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My Love Poems are the Most Palestinian Thing About Me: new essay in a dream pub, The Offing!
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My latest poem is out in Apogee Journal!
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I WON THE PORTER HOUSE REVIEW EDITOR'S PRIZE IN POETRY!!!
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These Palestinian tatreez artists are introducing the Midwest to our most beloved folk art
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I've got a new love poem out in Sunlight Press!
I won the Microgrant for Palestinian Writers from Sundress!
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I got an Individual Excellence Award for poetry from the Ohio Arts Council
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The coolest town in Iowa you probably didn't know about
Honored to be included among these Pali poet powerhouses in Columbus
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