I was born in Los Angeles in 1990. I attended the University of Chicago as a Philosophy major, then took several years off of school to work before transferring to USC in 2013 and declaring my major in English (Creative Writing). I began writing poetry after taking Introduction to Poetry with Cecelia Woloch, which was one of the most transformative experiences in my life. At USC, I also took poetry workshops with Mark Irwin and Anna Journey.
In my poetry, I write about labor issues, about the relationship between sex and labor, and about the ways relationships and transactions between women are shaped by capitalism. My readings of Christine de Pizane, with Professor David Rollo, and of Charles Dickens and Virginia Woolf, with Professor Schor, gave me new insights into these issues and the ability to examine them in a broader literary and historical context. Dickens’s “Little Dorrit” remains my favorite book.
Since graduating in the Fall of 2015, I have been working as an art handler and studio assistant, while continuing to write poetry. In my free time, I publish a zine, Working Girl, and I volunteer with middle and high school students at 826LA, a literacy-based nonprofit. I also make perfume. I have been creating a line of fragrances based on poems, as well as a series of poems based on fragrances that I’ve created. I plan on attending graduate school in the future.
