Public Readings/Appearances
- Premiere Generation Ink Open Mic, organizer/reader, Jan. 2001-Feb. 2005
- Folk at Four, 2 years, July 31, 2004/Aug. 16, 2003
- "She Slices, She Dices" (reading w/ 5 other local women poets), Room of One's Own Bookstore, July 23, 2004
- Felix Series, UW Special Collections, presenter/reader, Jan. 29, 2004
- Radio Literature, WORT 89.9 FM, Madison, WI, Nov. 11, 2003
- Rainbow Bookstore Subversive Word Series, June 25, 2003
- May Day Picnic, organizer/reader, May 2003
- May Day Rally reader, May 2003
- Mad Poets Revolt! (Mother Fool's), organizer/reader, Feb. 12, 2003
- Speak Out! release (a publication documenting the artistic side of the 21st century anti-war movement), April 27, 2002
Publications
Poems
- Premiere Generation Ink #7, Jan. 2004
- Boxx magazine, Milwaukee, WI, Dec. 2003
- Prairie Fire (IWW-Madison newsletter), 2002/2003
- 2004 Wisconsin Poets' Calendar, June, 2003
- Poets Against the War web site, Feb. 2003
- Speak Out!, April, 2002
Book Reviews
- "Good Books Lately" reviewer, The Progressive, March 2000-May 2001
- "Books of the Times" reviewer, The Capital Times, July 1998-July 1999
Other/Awards
- Honorable Mention, Wisconsin Book Festival 24-Hour Short Story Writing Contest, Oct. 2004
- Interview with Jello Biafra, The Progressive, Feb. 2002
- Feature, "Presente in Prague," The Progressive, Nov. 2000
Editing/Proofreading/Organizing
The Progressive
(circulation: 70,000), www.progressive.orgOct. 1997-present
- Organize special events, with guests including poet Martín Espada, columnist Molly Ivins, and historian Howard Zinn
- Coordinate Membership fundraising efforts for magazine
- Proofread magazine each month
Premiere Generation Ink (PGI)
www.premieregeneration.com,April 2001-Feb. 2005
- Poetry Editor; provided personal comments on most submissions
- Proofreader
- Special Events Organizer, including annual Banned Books reading and Moon Watching nights
- Coordinated and facilitated monthly writers' workshop
- Edited Naomi Klein interview reprinted on Alternet.org (1.5 million readers/month)
Education/Affiliations
- B.A., Marquette University, Political Science (Minors in English, History), Milwaukee, WI, 1994.
- Languages: basic Spanish, studying basic German
- Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets Member
- Hessen-Wisconsin Writers Member
- PEN Supporter