Welcome!
I’m a Thai American poet writing about faith, justice, and wonder. My poems have been published in Commonweal, First Things, Sojourners, The Lent Project, and elsewhere, and I am the very grateful recipient of the 2025 Frederick Buechner Award for Excellence in Writing from Fuller Seminary.
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Investing in other writers and artists is my jam! I lead the PAX Fellowship's Writing as Spiritual Formation Cohort, which is open for applications through June 15, 2026. I also co-lead Spirit & Scribe, a four-week workshop helping writers to integrate spiritual formation and writing craft.
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Selected Publications
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Here are some of my favorite published poems that you can read for free online:
Commonweal Magazine
- "Eventide"
- "On a Cardinal Climbing Down a Manhole to Restore Power to 400 Homeless People"
- "Psalm at Sea"
Cultivating
Ekstasis Magazine
Fathom Mag
- "Breathe"
- "Let my words"
First Things
The Lent Project
- "Resurrection" (April 2026)
- "The Via Dolorosa"
Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry
Rabbit Room Poetry
Red Letter Christians
Sojourners
You can also find my poems tucked away in a few books, including:
- We Mend with Gold: An Immigrant Daughter's Reckoning with American Christianity by Kristin T. Lee (2026)
- I've Got a Bad Case of Poetry, an illustrated children's anthology edited by Rachel S. Donahue (2025)
- Matthew: Gospel Collection by The Soil and the Seed Project (2025)
- Remembering That It Happened Once: Christmas Carmen for Spiritual Life All Year Long, edited by Dennis L. Johnson (2021)
I've also been enjoying songwriting lately, though I've only gotten into the studio once so far:
Spirit & Scribe
Spirit & Scribe is a four-session online workshop that explores the intersection of writing craft and spiritual formation. While there are many books and courses about spiritual practices, and about writing, this workshop meets on the bridge between the two — exploring how our spiritual lives shape our art, and how our writing forms us (and others) spiritually.
Each week participants will be led through corporate prayer, an interactive lesson, reflection exercises, and group discussion. Participants will also have the opportunity to engage in mid-week exercises designed to fuse their artistic practices with their spiritual callings. Our hope is that every person would leave with a clearer sense of how to journey with God as a writer.
* Sign up for the interest list to be notified about our next cohorts.
About the Workshop
Week 1: Purpose — Motivations in Writing
What motivates our writing? Should we create if our motives aren't 100% pure? Is that even possible? We get real about our motivations as writers and consider how God is inviting us to journey with Him.
Week 2: Process — Cultivating an Idea
What does it look like to shepherd an idea from concept to publication? In our second week, we explore what Scripture teaches us about how to cultivate an idea and how to know which ideas are worth pursuing.
Week 3: Prayer — Writing with the Spirit
How does prayer intersect with our writing lives? We will look at how God gives creative ideas through prayer, how prayer shapes those ideas, how art can be a form of prayer and an act of obedience to God.
Week 4: Parable — Forming the Imagination
In our last week, we turn from looking at our own spirituality to consider how our writing craft intersects with our readers' spiritual formation. Jesus gave the masterclass in this; what does it look like for us today?
* Sign up for the interest list to be notified about our next cohorts.
PAX Fellowship Writing as Spiritual Formation Cohort
What is the PAX Fellowship?
A nine-month fellowship for Christians of color ages 25-45 of virtual sessions that includes teaching, group mentorship, spiritual direction, contemplative practices, and community building for peace and justice.
About the Writing as Spiritual Formation Cohort
The Writing as Spiritual Formation Cohort, facilitated by Michael Stalcup, is a community of writers seeking to deepen their spiritual foundations, engage writing as a God-given vocation, and develop their craft, platform, and publishing. It is for writers who want to grow through developing spiritual rhythms, engaging in community, and thoughtfully engaging platform and publication.
Applications are now open for the 2026-2027 Fellowship! Learn more and apply here.