“My hope for you is that you find what makes your life abundant.
Here’s to living an authentic and generous life.”

Upcoming

September 10, 2019 – Black Dog Poetry Open Mic, Nashville, TN
September 13-15, 2019 – In the Name of the Land – Nature Writing Retreat at Rockvale Writers’ Colony
September 20-22, 2019 – What If . . . A Retreat for Women Writers at Rockvale Writers’ Colony
October 4-3, 2019 – Rooted in your Words – Yoga and Writing Retreat at Rockvale Writers’ Colony
October 11-13, 2019 – Southern Festival of Books, Nashville, TN – Saturday, October 12, 3:00 pm, poetry panel
November 21-22, 2019 – WriterFest at Lipscomb University
December 6-8, 2019 – Perfect Poetry Weekend Retreat at Rockvale Writers’ Colony
January 26 – Feb 1, 2020 – Kahihi’s Kaua’i Writing Residency, Hawaii
April 11, 2020 – Rivertown Reading Series, Paducah, KY
April 17, 2020 – Wordstream Poetry Reading, Knoxville, TN

Past Events

August 30, 2019 – Decatur Book Festival, 12:00 p.m. Local Poetry Stage @ Ammazza
August 13, 2019 – Black Dog Poetry Open Mic, Nashville, TN
July 9, 2019 – Black Dog Poetry Open Mic, Nashville, TN
June 1-3, 2019 – Franklin Book Festival, Williamson County Library, Poetry Panel, Sunday, 2:00 p.m.
May 23, 2019 – 7:00 p.m. – Featured Poet at Poet’s Corner, Scarritt Bennett Center
May 4-5, 2019 – Memoir Retreat – Weekend retreat at Rockvale Writers’ Colony
April 9, 2019 – 7:00 p.m. – Black Dog Poetry Open Mic – Open mic at Black Dog Book Co. 4006 Granny White Pike, Nashville
April 5-7, 2019 – Art and Writing Weekend Retreat at Rockvale Writers’ Colony
March 1-3, 2019 – Yoga and Writing Mini-Retreat at Rockvale Writers’ Colony
February 9-10, 2019 – Curiouser and Curiouser: Mindfulness for the Creative Writer -Mini- retreat at Rockvale Writers’ Colony, College Grove, TN
February 7, 2019 – Noon – River Talks, The Cumberland River Compact’s Educational Series – I’ll be talking about using “rivers” as image and metaphor in poetry. Location: The Cumberland River Compact, located on the 3rd floor of the Bridge Building, 2 Victory Ave, Nashville, TN 37213.
October 12-14, 2018 – Reading Poetry at Southern Festival of Books, Nashville, TN – Visit the booth of Rockvale Writers’ Colony at the Festival too! We’d love to meet you!