Jody is a poet who frequently writes about growing up in Iowa, her Lithuanian heritage and sparrows.
Publications
“Yahtzee and Great Grandma Chief” Briar Cliff Review. Spring 2018.
“Bicep Tattoos” Briar Cliff Review. Spring 2022.
“A Conversation with Martha Collings” Adroit. May 2023.
“Loess Hills” and “Many Sparrows” ONE ART. March 2024.
“Fifty Chickens” & “Linens” Schuylkill Valley Journal. Spring/Summer 2024.
"Courses"On the Seawall. Spring/Summer 2024.
“Chris” Midwest Review. Forthcoming Winter 2025.
Awards and Honors
Leslie Epstein Global Fellow. Recipient. Fall 2023.
Finalist for the Kenyon Review Poetry Contest. “Courses.” May 2024.