Pub.
Books
- Stonelight. Portland: Airlie Press, September 2018.
- 2020 Phillip H. McMath Post Publication Book Award
- 2018 Weatherford Award in Poetry
- 2017 Airlie Prize
Chaps
- Calf Canyon. Mineral Point Poetry Series. Brain Mill Press, November 2018.
- Children Born on the Wrong Side of the River. Winner of the Mary Ballard Poetry Chapbook Prize. Austin: Casey Shay Press, 2015.
- Vein of Stone. Cincinnati: Porkbelly Press, 2014.
Poetry
- All Flesh Is Grass. The Fourth River. Spec. issue, Women & Nature. 11 (2014): 61.
- Antimatter. Kentucky Monthly Magazine. Spec. issue, Kentucky Writers’ Showcase. Feb. (2021): 34.
- Animals. The Maine Review. 4.1 (2018): 30.
- Aubade. The Weekly Hubris. (2021).
- Autobiography. Contrary. (2023).
- Autobiography. Once a City Said: An Anthology of Louisville Poets, Sarabande Books, ed. Joy Priest. Forthcoming (2023).
- Board and Batten. Still: The Journal. 19 (2015).
- Borrow. The Academy of American Poets Poem-a-Day. May (2024).
- Burrow. The Louisville Review. Spec. issue, 45th Anniversary Edition. 90 (2021): 35.
- Burying. Gulf Stream Literary Magazine. April (2014).
- Calf Canyon with Editor’s Interview. Tidal Basin Review. Spec. feature, Inaugural Poetry Series Center Feature. Fall/Winter (2011): 66 – 82.
- Catoctin Mountain. National Park Service. (2020).
- Clay Lick. Channel. 4 (2021).
- Cloudburst. Soundings Review. Winter (2014).
- Compass. New Haven Review. (2014): 140.
- Coyote. New Haven Review. (2014): 139.
- Dearest Eli,. Indiana Review. 36.1 (2014): 141.
- Dearest Eli,. Sugared Water. Spec. issue, Epistolary. 1 (2015): 39. Nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
- Distilled. cream city review. 42.2 (2018): 101.
- Dissociate. Contrary. Spring (2021). Nominated for Best of the Net.
- Double Wedding Ring. Saxifrage Press. 3.3 (2010).
- East of the Sun, West of the Moon. The Weekly Hubris. (2021).
- Endnote. Southword. 41 (2021): 96.
- Figure. Soundings Review. Winter (2015): 18.
- Fog. The Fourth River. Spec. issue, Women & Nature. 11 (2014): 64.
- For My Husband Each Time I Leave. Miracle Monocle. 12 (2019).
- Grieving. Cease, Cows. Spring (2014). Reprinted in The Winchester Sun. April (2021).
- Gulch. Journal of American Folklore. 126.502 (2013): 476.
- Hard River. Miracle Monocle. 12 (2019).
- Harvest Blues. The Fourth River. Spec. issue, Women & Nature. 11 (2014): 58.
- Harvest, Crush. Miracle Monocle. 12 (2019).
- Heartwood. Bacopa Literary Review. (2021): 72.
- Holiday. Diet Milk Magazine. (2023): Forthcoming.
- Homeplace. Tapestry. 26 (2014): 39.
- How I Love. Contrary. (2023).
- Hunger. Rappahannock Review. Spec. issue, Appetite. (2014).
- In the Hearth. The Fourth River. Spec. issue, Women & Nature.11 (2014): 59.
- Interlude (for Domestication). Monolith. 1.1 (2010).
- Jacob’s Ladder. Journal of American Folklore. 126.502 (2013): 477.
- Kentucky Rose. Friends of Acadia Journal. 15.3 (2010): 6.
- Labor. descant. (2024): Forthcoming.
- Leaving. Contrary. (2023).
- Letters. The Fourth River. Spec. issue, Women & Nature. 11 (2014): 62-63.
- Libel. Awakened Voices Literary Magazine. (2021): 20. Nominated for Best of the Net. Nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
- Log Cabin. Yemassee Journal. 18.1.2 (2011): 98.
- Migration. Monolith. 1.1 (2010).
- Nights. The Maine Review. 4.1 (2018): 29.
- O Death. Bellingham Review. Fall/Winter (2011).
- On the Anniversary of our Anniversary. NonBinary Review. Spec. issue, Family. 30 (2022): 39.
- Otherly. descant. (2024): Forthcoming.
- Our father. Sugared Water. Spec. issue, Epistolary. 1 (2015).
- Prairie Love Song. Contrary. (2023).
- Prime. Grit, Gravity & Grace: New Poems about Medicine and Healthcare. Rhonda Soricelli and Jack Coulehan, eds. Philadelphia: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, (2015): 58-61.
- River of Want. Variant Literature. April (2023).
- Root Fracture. Yellow Arrow Journal. 8.1 (2023): 58-59.
- Salt of the Earth. Journal of American Folklore. 126.502 (2013): 477-478.
- She dreams of muddy water. The Fourth River. Spec. issue, Women & Nature. 11 (2014): 66.
- Shelter. Catoctin Forest Alliance Magazine. 9.3 (2019): 2-4.
- She names her children (before they are born). The Potomac Review. 55 (2014): 40.
- Silhouette. Southword. 41 (2021): 97-98.
- Sir,. Redheaded Stepchild. Fall (2014).
- Spring Meditation. The Gardan 6 (2022): 6.
- Sunburst. Tapestry. 26 (2014): 22.
- A Thing Not Kept. The Maine Review. 7.1 (2021).
- Trouble the Water. MudRoom. Summer I (2021).
- Vanishing Point. Yemassee Journal. 18.1.2 (2011): 97.
- Waiting for My Husband to Come. Women Artists Datebook. (2022): Aug. 22.
- Wake. The Weekly Hubris. (2021).
- Weathervane. Journal of American Folklore. 126.502 (2013): 478.
- What Ora Heard. Still: The Journal. 19 (2015).
- Wolf Rock. QWERTY. 45 (2022): 23.
- Womb. cream city review 42.2 (2018): 101.
- Whippoorwill. The Gardan 6 (2022): 33.
- Windmill. The Fourth River. Spec. issue, Women & Nature.11 (2014): 60.
Fiction
- Abyssal Plain. Inch Magazine. Fall (2013): 22.
- Barter. The Quarter(ly). 5.2 (2023): 85-85.
- Bean Pole. Coastal Shelf. 4 (2021).
- Bluegrass. About Place Journal. Spec. issue, On Rivers, eds. Teresa Dzieglewicz and Laura-Gray Street. 7:3 (2023). Nominated for 2023 Pushcart Prize.
- Creston. NANO Fiction. 4.1 (2010): 46.
- Cross-Shore. swim meet lit mag. 1 (2022).
- Flux. NANO Fiction. 7.2 (2014).
- Laying Ghosts. Composite {Arts Magazine}. Spec. issue, Still Life. 15 (2014): 68.
- Sportsmen. BRINK. 5 (2023): 44-45.
collaborative projects
- “Root Fracture” in Woman Rising 2020: An Exhibition of Visual Art and Writing, 2nd Annual International Women’s Festival, Lyric Theatre & Cultural Center, Lexington, KY. With visual artists Julie McGinley, Corinne LaReau, Kimmerle Green. (March 2020)
- “What a Good Girl Is (Draft 3)” in Spontaneous Combustion: Night of Dance Experiments, 21c Museum Hotel, Lexington, KY. With performance artist Melissa McCartt-Smyth. As Project Diode. Presented by Mecca Live Studio. (September 2017)
- “Animals” in A Broad Perspective: Verse & Visual Art, The Hive Salon & Art Haus, Lexington, KY. With visual artist Anne Allen. Presented by Broads United. (April 2017)
- Rinconada in PROJECT 17: Ritual Geography, Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, KY. With visual artist Adrienne Miller. Curated by Eileen Yanoviak. (April 2017)
- “What a Good Girl Is (Draft 2)” in 1001 Nights: Still Life and All, Lyric Theatre, Lexington, KY (11/2016). With performance artist Melissa McCartt-Smyth. As Project Diode. Presented by Mecca Live Studio. (November 2016)
- “What a Good Girl Is (Draft 1)” at American Folklore Society / International Society for Folk Narrative Research Joint Conference, Miami, FL. With performance artist Melissa McCartt-Smyth. (October 2016)
- “Self-Portrait at Mammoth Cave” in sQecial Media Picture-Poem Contest and Exhibition, Lexington, KY. With visual artist Lauren Hunter-Smith. (April 2014)
Aw.
National awards and distinctions in creative writing
- Second Prize, The Academy of American Poets Treehouse Climate Action Prize, for “Borrow” (2024)
- Pushcart Prize Nomination, About Place Journal, for “Bluegrass” (2023)
- Finalist, Stephen A. DiBiase Poetry Award, for “Travelling Through” (2022)
- Pushcart Prize Nomination, Awakened Voices, for “Libel” (2021)
- Teacher Scholarship, Key West Literary Seminar (2022)
- Best of the Net Nomination, Contrary, for “Dissociate” (2021)
- Best of the Net Nomination, Awakenings Art, for “Libel” (2021)
- Fifth place, Stephen A. DiBiase Poetry Award, for “A Thing Not Kept” (2021)
- Phillip H. McMath Post-Publication Book Award, University of Central Arkansas Writers MFA Workshop, for Stonelight (2020)
- Money for Women / Barbara Deming Memorial Award for Poetry (2019)
- Featured Artist, Kentucky Arts Council (2019)
- Finalist, Kentucky Writers Fellowship, Baltic Writing Residency (2019)
- Weatherford Award in Poetry, Berea College + Appalachian Studies Association, for Stonelight (2019)
- Mineral Point Poetry Series Selection, Brain Mill Press, for Calf Canyon, selected by Kiki Petrosino (2018)
- Pushcart Prize Nomination, Brain Mill Press, for “Calf Canyon” (2018)
- Professional Development Scholarship, Fund for the Arts (2018)
- Airlie Prize – Airlie Press, for Stonelight (2017)
- Honorable Mention, New Women’s Voices Series, Finishing Line Press, for Calf Canyon (2017)
- Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship, Kentucky Arts Council (2016)
- Honorable Mention, Writers Block Award, for “Animals” selected by Kathleen Driskell (2016)
- Honorable Mention, Stevens Poetry Manuscript Competition, National Federation of State Poetry Societies, for Stonelight (2016)
- Finalist, Ruth Stone First Book Prize Finalist, Big Lucks Press, for Stonelight (2016)
- Mary Ballard Poetry Prize Winner, Casey Shay Press, for Children Born on the Wrong Side of the River (2015)
- Artist Enrichment Grant, Kentucky Foundation for Women (2015)
- Emerging Artist Award, Kentucky Arts Council (2015)
- Scholarship Nomination, Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, nominated by Allison Joseph (2015)
- Pushcart Prize Nomination, Sugared Water, for “Dearest Eli,” (2014)
- Best of the Net Nomination, Cease, Cows, for “Grieving” (2014)
- Scholarship Nomination, Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, nominated by Allison Joseph (2014)
- Honorable Mention, Writers’ Workshop at Asheville Poetry Contest (2014)
- Picture-Poem Contest Winner, sQecial Media, for “Self-Portrait at Mammoth Cave” in collaboration with visual artist Lauren Hunter Smith (2014)
- Residency Scholarship, Vermont Studio Center (2013)
- Postgraduate Scholarship, Kentucky Women Writers Conference (2013)
- Honorable Mention, Betty Gabehart Prize in Poetry, Kentucky Women Writers (2013)
- Inaugural Poetry Series Center Feature Poet, Tidal Basin Review (2010)
- RopeWalk Writers Retreat Scholarship, selected by Kim Addonizio (2010)
- Finalist, NANO Fiction Contest (2010)
- Finalist, Still: The Journal Poetry Contest, selected by Maurice Manning (2010)
- Second Place and Honorable Mention, Friends of Acadia Poetry Contest (2010)
- Finalist, Copper Nickel Poetry Contest, selected by Natasha Tretheway (2010)
- Second Place, Roxana Rivera Memorial Poetry Prize, selected by Lee Ann Roripaugh (2009)
- Second Place, Academy of American Poets University Poetry Prize, selected by Robert Wrigley (2009)
Creative Residencies
- Volland Foundation Collaborative Artist Residency, Volland, KS (2024)
- Wildacres Residency, Artist-in-Residence, Little Switzerland, NC (2023)
- Volland Foundation Artist Residency, Volland, KS (2022)
- Craigardan Artist Residency, Elizabethtown, NY (2022)
- Hindman Settlement School, Youth Summer Program Artist-in-Residence, Hindman, KY (2021)
- Acadia National Park Artist-in-Residence, Winter Harbor, ME (2021)
- Homestead National Historical Park Artist-in-Residence, Beatrice, NE (2021)
- Appalachian Writers Workshop, Hindman Settlement School, Hindman, KY (2020)
- Catoctin Mountain National Park Artist-in-Residence, Thurmont, MD (2019)
- Spring Creek Project Collaborative Artist Residency at Shotpouch Cabin (with performance artist Melissa McCartt-Smyth), Oregon State University, Burnt Woods, OR (2015)
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park Artist-in-Residence, Elkmont, TN (2014-2015)
- Hopscotch House Artist Residency, Kentucky Foundation for Women (2014)
Academic Honors
- Hollyhock Scholarship, Mount St. Joseph University (2024)
- Delta Kappa Gamma Grant in Aid for Educators (2019)
- John Toncray Professional Development Scholarship, Kentucky Museum and Heritage Alliance (2013)
- Western Kentucky University Graduate Research Assistantship (2010-2012)
- Kentucky Folklife Archives Award, Kentucky Folklife Program (2012)
- Ambassador Award, Vernacular Architecture Forum (2012)
- Folk Studies Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Western Kentucky University, (2011-2012)
- Russell M. and Mary Z. Yeager Scholarship, Kentucky Library and Museum (2011)
- Laura Goad Turner Charitable Foundation Grant Assistantship (2011)
- Southern Illinois University, Graduate Teaching Assistantship (2008-2010)
- Founders Scholarship, Eastern Kentucky University (2001-2005)
Pro.
Experience
- State Literacy Coach – Kentucky Department of Education (2023-present)
- Writing Consultant – GrubStreet (2018-present)
- Teaching Artist – Kentucky Arts Council (2018-present)
- Bureau Speaker – Kentucky Humanities Council (2018-present)
- Writing Instructor – Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning (2017-present)
- Website Administrator + Communications Associate – Kentucky Foundation for Women, Louisville, KY (2015-present)
- Teacher – Jefferson County Public Schools (2019-2023)
- Reading Science Consultant – The Kindergarten Connection (2022)
- Digital Media + Conference Coordinator – Kentucky State Poetry Society (2021-2022)
- Poetry Coach – Poetry Out Loud (2018-2020)
- Educator – Kentucky Historical Society (2018-2019)
- Writing Instructor – Young Authors Greenhouse (2018)
- Writing Instructor + Social Media & Marketing Director – Louisville Literary Arts (2017-2022)
- Summer Residency Program Coordinator – Kentucky Foundation for Women, Louisville, KY (2017-2019)
- Director of Education Programs + Communications – The Food Literacy Project at Oxmoor Farm, Louisville, KY (2016-2019)
- Assistant Director of Education – Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft, Louisville, KY (2013-2016)
- Tutor & Writing Consultant – The Princeton Review (2012-2013)
- Folklorist – American Folklore Society (2012)
- Exhibits Curator – Gardner Historic House, Northtown, KY (2011-2012)
- Folklorist/Oral Historian – Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Elkmont, TN (2011)
- Assistant Project Coordinator – Allen County Folklife and Oral History Project (2011)
- Assistant Curator – Mammoth Cave National Park, Mammoth Cave, KY (2010-2012)
- Research Assistant – Department of Folk Studies & Anthropology, Western Kentucky University (2010-2012)
- Editorial Assistant – Steel Toe Books (2010)
- Resident Advisor/Instructor – Young Writers Workshop, Carbondale, IL (2010)
- Assistant Editor + Editorial Intern – Crab Orchard Review (2009-2010)
- Marketing Assistant – Southern Illinois University Press (2009)
- Tutor – Southern Illinois University Writing Center (2009-2010)
- Teaching Assistant – Department of English, Southern Illinois University Carbondale (2008-2010)
Service
- Editorial Board Member – Journal of Folklore and Education (2022-present)
- Judge – Poetry Out Loud Kentucky State Competition (2024)
- Instructional Leadership Team Member – Portland Elementary School (2021-2023)
- Faculty Sponsor – Field to Fork Club, Portland Elementary School (2021)
- Advisory Committee Member – Journal of Folklore and Education, Creative Texts | Creative Traditions (2020-21)
- Racial Equity Committee Member – Portland Elementary School (2019-2020)
- President of the Board – Kentucky State Poetry Society (2018-2020)
- Judge – Mary Ruffin Poole American Heritage Award (2020)
- Judge – KET Education Young Writers Contest (2019)
- Board Member – Kentucky Women Writers Conference (2018-2019)
- Judge – Airlie Prize, Airlie Press (2018)
- Judge – Academy of American Poets Contest, Southern Illinois University (2018)
- Vice President of the Board – Kentucky State Poetry Society (2018)
- Judge – Roxana Rivera Memorial Poetry Award, Southern Illinois University (2016)
- Copy Editor – Cultural Analysis, Berkeley, CA (2012-2015)
- Treasurer – Graduate Student Writers Forum (2009-2010)
- Creative Writing Instructor – Saluki Writers Project, Carbondale, IL (2009)
- Founding Poetry Editor – Sunsets & Silencers Literary Magazine (2008-2010)
- Editor – Aurora Literary Magazine, Eastern Kentucky University (2004-2005)
Pres.
Course Development + Workshops
- Nano Narratives: Writing Flash Fiction. Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning (June 2024)
- Poetry Playbook: Playing with Poetry Forms. Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning (January 2024)
- Off the Clock: How Working Writers Write. Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning (October 2023)
- Working 9 to 5: Writing Around Work Hours. Louisville Literary Arts Writer’s Block Festival (September 2023)
- Life/Lines: Your Autobiography in Verse. Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning (November 2022)
- Intro to Ecopoetry. Workshop. Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning (October 2022)
- Life/Lines. Zine Lunch! Sarabande Writing Labs, Sarabande Books (September 2022)
- My Old Kentucky Poem: Creating Our Myth through Folklore and Poetry. Workshop + Craft Talk. Kentucky Humanities Speakers Bureau, Kenton County Public Library (April 2022)
- On the Line. Workshop. MTSU Writes, Middle Tennessee State University (March 2022)
- On the Line. Workshop. Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning (June 2021)
- Outstanding Writers League (OWL). Six-week workshop for middle school students. Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning (April-May 2021)
- Write Here, Write Now. Six-week workshop for middle school students. YesArts (April-May 2021)
- Prosetry: Deep Dive into Prose and Poetry. Workshop. Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning (March 2021)
- Taking Up Residence. Professional Development Workshop for Writers. Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning (February 2021)
- Once Upon a Rhyme: Folklore and Literature in Stonelight. Seminar. Western Kentucky University (April 2020)
- Taming the Wile: The Art of Description in a Wily World. Louisville Literary Arts, Louisville, KY (January 2020)
- The Write Time. Six-week workshop for middle school students. Young Authors Greenhouse in partnership with The Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY (November-December 2018)
- Prosetry: Prose Meets Poetry. Six-week workshop. Louisville Literary Arts at 21c Museum Hotels, Louisville, KY (March-April 2018).
- Dark Energy: Vision and Revision in Poetry. Bluegrass Writers Studio, Richmond, KY (July 2017)
- Poetry Seminar. St. Francis High School, Louisville, KY (April 2017)
- Poet-Tree Writing Workshop. Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, Clermont, KY (April 2017)
- Writing Among the Trees, Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. Clermont, KY (April 2016)
- Poetry Seminar. St. Francis High School, Louisville, KY (January 2016)
- Poetry Together: Collaborative Poem Workshop. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN (December 2014)
- In Your Face: Character Development in Fiction. Young Writers Workshop, Carbondale, IL (June 2010)
Invited Poetry Readings + Craft Talks
- Reading + Craft Talk. The Arnow Conference for Humanities, Celebrating Us: Appalachian Song, Art, and Storytelling. Somerset Community College, Somerset, KY (March 2024)
- Reading + Craft Talk. Hennings Reading Series. Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL (March 2024)
- My Old Kentucky Poem: Creating Our Myth through Folklore and Poetry. Somerset Community College, Somerset, KY (March 2023)
- Write Where You Are: Poetry and Place, Owensboro Community and Technical College (September 2022)
- InKY Reading Series, Louisville Literary Arts, Louisville, KY (January 2022)
- Meet the Artist: Sarah McCartt-Jackson, National Park Service, Acadia National Park (July 2021)
- Poetry in the Park, National Park Service, Homestead National Historical Park (June 2021)
- Featured Reader, ArkaText Writing Festival, Central Arkansas University (April 2021)
- Keynote Speaker, Berea College Poetry Conference, Berea, KY (2020)
- InKY Reading Series, Louisville Literary Arts, Louisville, KY (January 2020)
- Keynote Speaker, Two-Year College English Association Conference, National Council of Teachers of English, Bowling Green, KY (September 2019)
- Flying Out Loud Reading Series, Louisville, KY (September 2019)
- Spalding at 21c: Voice and Vision Reading Series, Louisville, KY (August 2019)
- Sundress Reading Series, Sundress Academy for the Arts, Knoxville, TN (June 2019)
- Kentucky Great Writers Series, Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning, Lexington, KY (May 2019)
- Young Writers Contest: A Favorite for Judges, KET (May 2019)
- Artist-in-Residence Reading + Artist Talk, Catoctin Forest Alliance + Catoctin Mountain Park, Delaplaine Arts Center, Frederick, MD (May 2019)
- Quilt Week Poetry Reading, Paducah School of Art & Design, Paducah, KY (April 2019)
- Invited Reading + Craft Talk, Loyal Jones Appalachian Center, Berea College, Berea, KY (March 2019)
- Creative Writing Reading Series, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY (February 2019)
- St. Ann St. Visiting Writers Series, Brescia University, Owensboro, KY (February 2019)
- The Writer’s Block Festival, Louisville Literary Arts, Louisville, KY (November 2018)
- Poetry in the Boro, Murfreesboro, TN (November 2018)
- River City Revue Reading Series, Louisville, KY (September 2018)
- “Spawning Grounds” Exhibit Reception, Carnegie Center for Art and History, New Albany, IN (September 2018)
- Rivertown Reading Series, Paducah, KY (September 2018)
- Stars of the Commonwealth, Kentucky Women Writers Conference, Lexington, KY (September 2018)
- Kentucky Women Writers Preview Party, Brier Books, Lexington, KY (May 2018)
- Flying Out Loud Reading Series, Louisville, KY (May 2018)
- Featured Poet, Louisville Earth Walk, Iroquois Amphitheater, Louisville, KY (April 2018)
- Proestry Workshop Reading, Louisville Literary Arts at 21c Museum Hotel, Louisville, KY (March 2018)
- Bluegrass Writers Studio Summer Reading Series, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY (July 2017)
- Artist and Curator Talk + Poetry Reading, PROJECT 17: Ritual Geography. Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, KY (April 2017)
- Roxana Memorial Poetry Reading, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (April 2016)
- InKY Reading Series, Louisville Literary Arts, Louisville, KY (December 2015)
- Flying Out Loud Reading Series, Louisville, KY (March 2015)
- Holler Poets Series, Lexington, KY (March 2015)
- First Friday Gallery Hop Reading Series, Louisville, KY (September 2014)
- The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative Reading Series, Charlottesville, VA (June 2014)
- Publication. Courtney Matthews House National Register of Historic Places Nomination. National Register of Historic Places. Jun. 2011.
- Young Writers Workshop Reading Series, Carbondale, IL (June 2010)
- Women’s Voices: A Celebration of Women and the Written Word, Carbondale, IL (March 2010)
- Academy of American Poets Prize Winner Reading, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (January 2009)
Conference Presentations
- Panelist, “Wherefore Art Thou Weatherford Poet: A Reading by and Conversation with Weatherford Award Recipients.” Appalachian Studies Association Conference, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC (March 2024)
- Presenter, “Storytelling: Showcasing Stories from Hollers, Hedgerows, & Hallways.” Arnow Conference for the Humanities, Somerset Community College, Somerset, KY (March 2023)
- Panelist, Poetry Panel. Moderated by Sandy Longhorn. ArkaText Literary Festival, University of Central Arkansas (April 2021)
- Panelist, “Put the Past in Your Present: How Historical & Genealogical Research Can Shape Your Work.” Moderated by Lynnell Edwards. The Writer’s Block Festival, Louisville Literary Arts, Louisville, KY (November 2018)
- Panelist, “Lilith of the South: Women Writing In, From, and Of the South.” C. D. Wright Women Writer Conference, Conway, AR (November 2017)
- Presenter, “Farm to Community.” Kentucky Association of Environmental Education 41st Annual Conference, Gilbertsville, KY (September 2017)
- Presenter, “Regenerative Practice: Project Diode.” American Folklore Society / International Society for Folk Narrative Research Joint Conference, Miami, FL (October 2016)
- Presenter, “Narrative Compromise: African American Representation at Henry Clay’s Ashland Estate.” American Folklore Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (October 2012)
- Presenter, “Preserving Traditional Place: Revisiting the Concept of Traditional Cultural Properties.” Vernacular Architecture Forum, Madison, WI (June 2012)
- Presenter, “The Invasion of the Scarecrows and Community Aesthetic Perspectives.” Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY (March 2012)
- Presenter, “Expanding Policy and Practice in the Designation of Traditional Cultural Properties.” Historic Preservation Symposium, Lexington, KY (March 2012)
- Presenter, “‘Clogging’s Just Clogging’: Approaches to Vernacular Percussive Dance Study.” Ohio State University Folklore and Ethnomusicology Conference, Bloomington, IN (February 2012)
- Presenter, “The Richard McHargue Cloggers and Traditional Percussive Dance.” Appalachian Research Symposium & Arts Showcase, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (February 2012)
- Presenter, “Tutoring Students in Creative Writing Projects.” Graduate Student Conference in Literature and Rhetoric/Composition, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (March 2010)
Press
- Episode 288: Sarah McCartt-Jackson, Poet. Think Humanities. Podcast audio, hosted by Bill Goodman (July 2023)
- Homestead resumes annual Artist in Residence program. Beatrice Daily Sun (June 2021)
- April Is National Poetry Month. The Winchester Sun (April 2021)
- Artist in residence: Acadia National Park. Dick Broom for Mount Desert Islander (July 2020)
- Review: Calf Canyon – Sarah McCartt-Jackson. The Poetry Question (December 2019)
- Capture Art in the Park. Catoctin Forest Alliance (2019)
- A Visit from Sarah McCartt-Jackson. Heather Dent for Loyal Jones Appalachian Center (April 2019)
- Alumna and author speaks on vision of her book. Sarah Yaacoub for College Heights Herald (March 2019)
- 2018 Weatherford Award Winners for Best Appalachian Books Announced. The Mountain Advocate (March 2019)
- Sarah McCartt-Jackson Poetry Reading. WKU News (February 2019)
- One more from Sarah McCartt-Jackson. Jose Angel Araguz for The Friday Influence (January 2019)
- Tock to the Tick: Poetry Inspired by Making Time. Andrew Hampton and Amber Thieneman for Speed Art Museum (December 2018)
- Local Poetry Gathering Celebrates Stoner Landscape Portrait Exhibit. Kory Wells for Murfreesboro Pulse (October 2018)
- Sarah McCartt-Jackson Finds Inspiration In Natural And Folk Worlds. Josh James for WUKY Bookmarks (September 2018)
- A Conversation with Sarah McCartt-Jackson. Amy Miller for Louisville Literary Arts (February 2018)
- PROJECT 17: Ritual Geography Artist Interview. Keith Watts for Louisville Visual Art on ArtxFM (April 2017)
- Ritual Geography at Zephyr Gallery. First Friday Hop (April 2017)
- StaffPicks: Project 17: Ritual Geography. Jo Anne Triplett for LEO Weekly (April 2017)
- Five Questions with Sarah McCartt-Jackson. Kirby Johnson for Nano Fiction (July 2014)
- Folklorist and Poet, Sarah McCartt-Jackson. Rachel Short for Keep Louisville Literary on ArtxFM (September 2014)
- Contributor Spotlight: Interview with Sarah McCartt-Jackson. The Rappahannock Review (November 2014)
- Meet Sarah McCartt- Jackson, Series Poet, Fall/Winter 2010. Melanie Henderson for Tidal Basin Review (2010)
Ed.
- Ed.D. Reading Science – Mount St. Joseph University, Cincinnati, OH
- M.A.Ed Literacy Specialist – University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, KY
- M.A.T. Elementary Education – University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, KY
- M.F.A. Creative Writing – Poetry, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
- 4.0 GPA, Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Graduate Writers Forum Treasurer
- M.A. Folk Studies / Historic Preservation, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
- 4.0 GPA, Graduate Research Assistantship, Outstanding Graduate Student Award
- B.A. Anthropology / Archaeology, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
- 4.0 GPA, summa cum laude
- B.A. English / Creative Writing, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
- 4.0 GPA, summa cum laude
Cert.
- Literacy Specialist/Reading Endorsement, Primary through Grade 12
- Issued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board
- Effective: 7/1/20-6/30/26
- Rank I Professional Teaching Certificate for Early Elementary Education, Primary through Grade 5
- Issued by Commonwealth of Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board
- Effective: 7/1/20-6/30/25
- Professional Environmental Educator Certificate
- Issued by Kentucky Environmental Education Council
- Accredited by National Association of Environmental Education.
- Effective: 8/1/20-present
- Comprehensive Orton-Gillingham Plus Certificate
- Issued by Institute for Multi-sensory Education (IMSE)
- Completed: 12/11/22
- LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) Certificate
- Completed: 05/01/22
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Sarah McCartt-Jackson: poet 
