is it milk drinking ink
or ink
drinking the moon
for whom else
shines the moon a few
loose souls
fallen like change
out the pockets
of the earth
clocking
our own oblivious
shadow
sour-faced
newyorker every newcomer
pucker-eyed
did you see
the eclipse?
poetry and prose works have been published in several journals and anthologies, including: Lurch; The Waiting Room Reader, Vol II: Words to Keep You Company, edited by Rachel Hadas; and Global City Review: International Edition. She has studied with Grace Paley, Russell Banks, E. M. Broner, Cheryl Clarke, and Barry Wallenstein.
After graduating from Sarah Lawrence College, she traveled in Spain and Latin America. She earned a master’s degree in creative writing from the City College of New York, where she won the New York Times fellowship. Later, she completed another master’s degree, in education, and transitioned to teaching at-risk high school students in New York City.
Over the years she has maintained a strong involvement in the arts. She has danced, performed her poetry, and acted in bilingual theater. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, son, and daughter.