His poetry emphasizes the place of the natural in unnatural circumstances, and is influenced primarily by the work of Kay Ryan, Matsuo Basho, and Charles Simic. He has been published in The Rectangle–the literary journal of the International English Honors Society–Penwood Review, Full Armor Magazine, Inkspill Magazine, Poetry Quarterly, and other online literary publications. He is currently working on a chapbook entitled Bird Impersonations, currently nearing its final draft.In this issue: