I have worked with K-12 students, at-risk youth, teen poets, undergraduate students, school teachers, adult writers, seminary pastors, and humanities professors. I have worked with students closely to get into Ivy League universities and top graduate programs, and helped MFA graduates publish their debut collections. Those who have worked with me have been awarded more than $100,000 in prizes and scholarships. Regardless of background and age, I treat everyone as my peer and help them tackle their next writing-related goal.

Mentorship Testimonials

  • "Under your mentorship, I’ve grown into a poet with real craft. I learned to compose lines using enjambment, diction, and rhythm, and—while developing a chapbook manuscript—to curate poems and look at the big picture... These days, I want to be a teacher, like you. What seems humble—close listening, asking questions, building trust—can change lives, one poem at a time. Because of you, I am a less selfish poet and human."

    —Giljoon L.
    YoungArts Winner with Distinction in Writing / Poetry
    2026 Lin Arison Excellence in Writing Award recipient
    Founder and editor-in-chief of MEARI

  • "Ironically, I don’t have the words to express how I’m grateful and how my work and approach towards writing and my future has changed because of you. I write more concretely, push myself out of my comfort zone, and don’t take myself so seriously anymore, along with so many more things. I aspire to one day be as generous yet fiercely creative and determined as you. Your writing and your approach to teaching both inspire me immensely."

    —Jenny C.
    YoungArts award winner in Writing/Poetry
    Founder and editor-in-chief of Rosetta Literary Magazine

  • "From Li-Young Lee to Shang Qin, traversing lyric to narrative to surrealist poems and all the like, I’ve been exposed to a huge volume of poets who have all inspired me in some way... I learn—past, present, and future—so much about myself and life on this journey, that I think there is little else worth so much of my time.

    —Euisun H.
    YoungArts winner in Classical Music/Violin


Manuscript Consulation Testimonials

  • "Thank you. Thank you. I've always thought the best and most humbling gift a writer can receive is to be read. You are a really generous reader. I'm looking forward to spending more time with your thoughts! It's making me excited to revisit this manuscript for the first time in a long time."

    —J. A.

  • "I really appreciate the time and care you put into your feedback. It's incredibly helpful, and I'm excited to sit with these more."

    —K. A.