Why Making Mom Friends Is Worth It, Even in a Pandemic
why even casual relationships are good for your well-being, plus the insight that when you chat with strangers, “you are liked more than you know”– science says so! feature article with interviews with social psychologists and friendship experts
in Romper
Poetry Book Contracts: What to Know Before You Sign
a guide to reading, understanding & negotiating your poetry book contract, with insights from editors at Graywolf, Copper Canyon, Pitt, & more
in The Millions
Order Out of Chaos: Revising Your Poetry Manuscript
practical suggestions for revising a collection, with lessons from books by Tiana Clark, Cortney Lamar Charleston, Camille Dungy, and more
in Poets & Writers
an interview with Lyz Lenz about her new book Belabored: A Vindication of the Rights of Pregnant Women
in Electric Literature
Motherhood Has Always Been Political—Now, Books About It Are, Too
A crop of new nonfiction works are examining how historical, social, and governmental forces shape motherhood
in Electric Literature
We Need to Talk About Whiteness in Motherhood Memoirs
White women get to challenge the narrative of child-rearing, but not everyone has that power
in Electric Literature
an ongoing series of essays and interviews that examine creativity, productivity, writing process, and getting unstuck
in PANK
Kitchen Table MFA: An Alternative to the NYC/MFA Binary
a series of profiles of community writing organizations including Pittsburgh’s Madwomen in the Attic, Madison’s Arts + Literature Laboratory, Atlantic City’s World Above, and New Orleans’s Dogfish
in F(r)iction Lit
There’s no I in team—but there is a doula
My doula provided support to both me and my husband so we could labor together as a team.
in Motherfigure
How I Wrote “Your Best Post-Baby Body”
My own postpartum body was an untrustworthy, leaky container, and I’ve become interested in the poem as a porous container.
a craft essay in The Adroit Journal’s “How I Wrote” series