He works for the Queens Library in Astoria, Queens, N.Y. He has recently published articles and poems at the Best American Poetry Blog, Headlock Press, The Otter, Newtown Literary Journal and Blog, Poetry and Politics and forthcoming in Jokes Review . He created/curates an open mic/poetry prompt workshop called The Risk of Discovery Reading Series now at Astoria Coffee in Astoria, Queens, N.Y. He graduated with his MFA in Poetry from The New School in May 2014.