1993 Fresh Poet Award Nuyorican Poets Cafe

1993 Seattle National Slam Team

1995 Nuyorican Grand Slam Champion

1995 Nuyorican National Slam Team

2000 Minneapolis National Slam Team

2011 Dark Horse award/ MFA Program 
          Iowa State University

2011 Runner Up "Discovery" / Boston Review Poetry contest

2012 Runner Up "Discovery" / Boston Review Poetry contest

2012 Finalist Andres Montoya Poetry Prize

2013 POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA NATIONAL CHAPBOOK FELLOW

2014 ICE CUBE PRESS Prairie Seed Poetry Prize

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