Poetry Awards and Honors

  • Alpha Phi Kappa, National Honorary Society for the Creative Arts, at Smith College
  • Academy of American Poets at New York University, First Prize
  • Pen & Brush, several First Prizes in poetry
  • Poetry Society of America, Christopher Morley Memorial Prize
  • Bordighera Italian American Writers Association, two Finalist Poetry Prizes
  • San Diego State University, Poet-in-Residency
  • Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, two Fellowships
  • New York Poetry Forum, several First Prizes
  • American Association of University Women Educational Foundation Award