conferences

2026

May

London Arts-Based Research Centre’s Art of Storytelling: Archetypes in Focus conference at St. Anne’s College - Oxford University, Oxford, England on May 30-31, 2026. Academic/creative presentation (virtual): “The Poetry of Bucolia: A Post-Traumatic Reclaiming of Creative Voice Through Restorative Writing”

February

2026 Texas College English Association (TCEA) Conference (Theme: What Is Texas Culture?) in Waco, TX on February 27-28, 2026. Creative presentation: "Bucolia" (poetry inspired by rural life)

92nd Annual Conference of College Teachers of English (CCTE) in Waco, TX on February 27-28, 2026. Creative presentation: "Shadowman Poems: Poetry Inspired by NYC Street Artist Richard Hambleton"

January

2026 Southern Humanities Conference “Tides and Time, Ebbs and Flows” (Annapolis, MD) - Creative Presentation of selected poetry from Bucolia.

2025

February

Conference of College Teachers of English of Texas Conference (San Antonio, Texas) “Returning through Narrative” - Creative Presentation of short story “Roadkill.”

2024

February

Conference of College Teachers of English of Texas Conference (Denton, Texas) “Tesoros and Tragedies” - Creative Presentation of selected poetry.

2023

March

26th ASU Writer’s Conference in Honor of Elmer Kelton (San Angelo, Texas) - Creative presentation of selected poetry.

January

2023 Southern Humanities Conference (San Antonio, Texas) - Creative Presentation: “The Stuff of Legends Now,” selected poetry.