poetry

I write poetry that explores queerness and natural magic through the personal lyric. My poems have been published by Magma, harana poetry, Datableed and Tenebrae and I have read at Poetry in Aldeburgh, for harana poetry, Datableeder and the87press. One of my visual collage poems was exhibited at the Beaney Museum.

I’ve also written reviews and interviews for the Poetry School, Wasafiri, and the Journal of Postcolonial Writing.

I was the recipient of an Arts Council-funded bursary via Wasafiri Magazine for a Free Read by The Literary Consultancy (TLC) in 2018.

mentoring & workshops

I design and deliver creative workshops, sessions and courses on poetry and collage.

In addition to university lecturing and outreach, I have taught at a wide range of institutions in both public and private sectors and I hold a master’s degree in Education Sciences. I completed Eric Maisel’s advanced creativity coaching training and I offer online creative coaching packages. I am also a member of the National Association for Writers in Education (NAWE) and the Creative Entrepreneurs Club.

Poetology channel

My YouTube channel Poetology is a place for everyone who loves reading and writing poetry. These videos explore the transformative power of poetry as a ritual, take you through my bookshelves and present readings and interviews that encourage you to start and keep writing.

academic research

I completed a PhD at the University of Kent in 2020 with a thesis titled “Mapping Out Native American Space in Contemporary Anishinaabe Literature,” after which I worked on transgender, Two-Spirit and nonbinary Indigenous poetics. I hold a Master of Arts in English Literature and Education from the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

Publications: 

Co-editor of a Special Issue on “Transgender, Two-Spirit and Nonbinary Indigenous Literature” Transmotion 7:1 (2021).

“Gerald Vizenor’s Transnational Aesthetics in Blue Ravens.” Transmotion 5:1 (2019): 33-55.

"Book Review: Our History Is the Future; Standing With Standing Rock." Journal of Postcolonial Writing 58:1 (2022) 143-144.

"Book Review: Bury Me in Thunder by syan jay." Transmotion 7:1 (2021): 261-264.

"Book Review: LaRose by Louise Erdrich." Wasafiri 32:2 (Summer 2017): 72-73.