I am a poet, writer, interdisciplinary artist, educator, and community radio host & producer. My poems, essays, fiction and creative nonfiction appear in publications across the U.S. and Canada, including Room Magazine, Geez magazine, Mutha magazine, Opus, Dialogue, catapult magazine, Road Journal, and Topology, among other publications, as well as several multi-genre anthologies, including Our Pandemic Times (Blue Denim Press), Hill Spirits V (Blue Denim Press), among others.

My first collection of poetry, Mothertongue, was released in 2018. Further collections include Spring Thaw (Glentula Press, 2022), Materials at Hand (MERKAT, 2022), Portals of Light (Glentula Press, 2024), and Liminal Spaces (Glentula Press, 2025).

Plan X, my first play, debuted in October of 2019. My poem, “Courage,” was short-listed for Room Magazine's 2019 Poetry contest. I am currently at work on several projects, including a forthcoming collection of poetry. 

Find me online: merkatart.substack.com