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2009 Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Auvillar, France-writer-in-residence - May-August
2006 Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Auvillar, France -writer-in-residence - May-October
2005 Emerging Writer's Teaching Position - Randolph Macon Woman's College - Spring
2005 Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Auvillar, France - writer-in-residence - May-Nov.
2005 Second Prize - Awake at the Wheel Poetry Prize
2004 Virginia Center for the Creative Arts - one month Fellowship
2003 Taos Poetry Circus - Open Grand Slam Champion
2003 Virginia Center for the Creative Arts - one month Fellowship
2002 Virginia Center for the Creative Arts - one month Fellowship
2002 Chicago Wicker Park National Slam Team - Minneapolis, MN
2001 Vermont Studio Center - Fellowship offered/ declined
2001 Chicago Wicker Park National Slam Team - Seattle, WA
2000 First Prize - Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award
2000 Chicago Wicker Park National Slam Team - Providence, RI
Teaching Experience
Warren Wilson College, MFA for Writers Program (July, 2005)
Taught in-depth class on the function of diction, dialect & psychological stance on Persona.
Randolph Macon Woman's College (Spring, 2005) Emerging Writer's Teaching Position
Taught a self-designed creative writing course entitled "The Art of Noticing."
Buncombe County Literacy Program, North Carolina (2003)
Volunteer teacher of adult literacy to native English speaking adults.
Lookingglass Theatre, Chicago (Fall, 2004)
Taught poetry and playwriting to middle-school students in the Chicago public school district
Young Women's Leadership Charter School, Chicago (Winter, 2002)
Taught poetry, performance and leadership to female high school students.
Group poetry workshops, Flagstaff, AZ (Spring, 2002)
Taught and facilitated a weekly poetry workshop for NAU college students.
Women Writers Conference, Chicago (Summer, 2001)
One day intensive performance/poetry workshop for adult women.
Interviews - Articles - Critical Work
2007 Poem, Revised: "Leaving Eden" - poem revisions and explanations of revisions
2006 Hi Magazine: www. himagazine.com - interview/poem translated into Arabic
2005 At The Fishouse: www.fishousepoems.org - poems/question-answer
2004 Get Underground: www. getunderground.com - interview/poems
2001 e-poets: www. e-poets.com - article/ poems
2001 Live Poets: www. livepoets.net - video/ information
Panel - Editorial
2006 Louder Than a Bomb, Chicago: Panelist - "The Voice of Youth in Poetry"
2006 ACM: Another Chicago Magazine: contributing poetry editor
2004 Lewis University, IL.: Panelist: "Does Poetry Matter?"
2003 National Poetry Slam Anthology, Invited Guest Editor
2002 University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana: Judge, National Collegiate Forensics Competition
2001 WomanMade Gallery Calender: Invited Guest Editor
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts: Judge - various Fellowship awards
Ragdale Foundation: Judge - Fellowship awards
Literary & Visual Arts Organizations
2006 Young Chicago Authors-Louder Than a Bomb: host
2004 "Mental Graffiti," Chicago: co-host/organizer of this weekly spoken word event
2003-present "Locks, Lyrics & Vinegar," - three woman performance group
2000-2003 Women OutLoud - organizer/co-host for this monthly women's spoken word event
2000-present Guild Complex - volunteer host
2000-2001 Tia Chucha Press - volunteer
2001 Around the Coyote - co-organizer of the poetry events in this bi-annual arts festival
1994-1996 Allen-Anderton Arts Action - co-founder/host/organizer of this Chicago based
cross-cultural literary/visual arts organization
1994 Words To Swallow - co-founder/performer in this Chicago spoken word group