Poet and visual artist
born September 28, 1975, Riverside, California
grew up in Southern California
lived in Dallas, Texas and other places
now lives in Seattle, Washington
married Kort - Markus Kortlan Bergman , August 6, 2005
one son Tomo
2007- University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Department of Anthropology degree in Museum Studies 1999 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL. Master of Fine Arts, Writing Thesis Advisor: Elise Paschen, PhD 1997-1998 Naropa Institute, Boulder, CO. Graduate studies in Writing and Poetics Thesis Advisor: Reed Bye, PhD 1997 Boston University, Boston, MA. Bachelor of Arts,English
head of Seattle Obscura Society for Atlas Obscura
develops and designs a complex calendar of events intended to evoke curiosity and inspire wonder
works in development for ArtsFund
Poet Laureate of the city of Redmond
many readings and talks, such as a 2016 Jack Straw writer and 2017 Humanities Washington speaker
Shin Yu Pai at Chicago Postmodern Poetry