She has published a number of poems and translations in literary magazines. Along with her father Richard Tillinghast, she translated a collection of poems from the experimental Turkish poet Edip Cansever, called Dirty August. Her first chapbook, Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth, is available from Snoot Books. She is also a teacher of over 11 years who regards her work with students as a vocation. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her son Hamza.