“maybe i am some-
thing we’ll never ever know and always wonder”

‘always wonder’ from “still river” 2025, first solo publication of poetry

publications

“here after there” 2015

anthology of 9 poets from SMU

“rivermouth” 2020

handmade, handwritten & handbound book of poems & illustrations, one-of-a-kind, multi-media covers, 21 copy run (sold out)

“lovebomb” 2023

handmade, handwritten & handbound book of poems with a collaged, one-of-a-kind covers, 5 copy run (sold out)

“darkness dancing” 2023

handmade, handwritten & handbound book of poems & illustrations, one-of-a-kind covers, 14 copy run (sold out)

“still river” 2025

published book of poetry spanning nearly a decade of River’s writing, available for signed purchase on this website here

“2020FUCK” 2025

handmade, handwritten & handbound book of poems & poetic collage with a double-collaged one-of-a-kind cover, 40 copy run, available for signed purchase on this website here

coming summer 2026: published book of poetry & illustrations

river

Dallas poet, artist, creative organizer
trained at Booker T. & SMU

starting kindergarten with the reading level of a college junior, books, stories, and imagination were always my refuge;

i carry this fondness & proclivity into adulthood.

2025 was a beautiful year of shedding what no longer fit me, making space for my continual blossoming as a lyrical flower.

i believe in myself and my light.

i have let go of the narratives that i do not deserve love, space for my authenticity to grow, or a nourishing home.

i am shedding my fear of wanting more, eagerly declaring my dreams & desires so i may greet my bright future with open arms, a curious mind, and an empathetic heart.

i have released the belief that i am undeserving of community, that i cannot build, uplift, & support others in the ways i wished to be held in my tender times.