Winner, Pearl Poetry Prize, Book Competition, 2004

Winner, Center for Book Arts, Book Competition, 1996

Recipient, National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Grant
for Poetry Writing, 1995-1996

Pushcart Poetry Prize Nomination, 2006

Finalist, Bright Hill Press, Book Competition, 2004

Finalist, Gerald Cable Book Award, Silverfish Review, 2004

Finalist, Pavement Saw Press Book Award, 2003

Finalist, Pearl Poetry Prize, Book Competition, 2003

Finalist, Gerald Cable Book Award, Silverfish Review, 2002

Finalist, Anhinga Prize for Poetry, Anhinga Press, Book Competition, 2002

Finalist, Gerald Cable Chapbook Contest, 1994

Honorable Mention, The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry, Nimrod:
International Journal of Prose & Poetry, 1995