Now I’m an associate professor, tenured, and can say whatever I want, ha ha ha, arble garble blar!
UP of Colorado Board of Trustees
Beginning this fall, I’ve joined the Board of Trustees for the University Press of Colorado, which hosts the University of Alaska Press as an imprint. Eager to contribute and to learn!
Process Panel for 49 Writers
On November 19, I’ll be part of “It’s Time to Talk about Process: A Multi-Genre Panel,” hosted by 49 Writers. It’s going to be fun. And because it’s virtual, everyone in the world can attend all at once. The other panelists are Annie Wenstrup, Summer A.H. Christiansen, and Dante Madema.
AWP Writer to Writer
This spring, I’m a mentor for Season 20 of AWP’s Writer to Writer Mentorship program. Applications have closed for the season, but they’ll open later for more mentors and mentees. So far, really great program and I’m lucky to be part of it.
Essay in The Iowa Review
I have an essay called “Eight Modern Mysteries of the Alaska Interior” in The Iowa Review 53.2 (Fall 2023 issue). As always, very glad for the editors who improve my work and help to share it with readers!
Solstice Poetry Cycle
As Director of the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series, I’ll be hosting the Solstice Poetry Cycle on January 19, 2024 on the UAF campus. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner featured a story by David James that describes the event. It will be a lot of fun, and you can go in person or join on Zoom.
I’m on LinkedIn now. Why the heck not, I figured. We can be connections if you want.
Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series
With this academic year, I begin as Director of UAF’s Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series. It’s a long, storied program—it goes back all the way to the 1970s—and I’m excited to be its next steward. Talk to me if you have ideas.
Interview on WSR blog
I have a five-question interview up at the Water~Stone Review blog. Just go ahead and read it, it only takes a couple minutes.
Review of The Nature Book
I reviewed The Nature Book by Tom Comitta for Star Tribune. It’s a wonderful book and a fascinating project. In my review, I say it’s “an epic journey—visual, textural, and musical—that illustrates the vastness of our environment.”