Julie is the co-founder, with Joshua Griffin, of Izlan Oasis—a project that sims to sustain creativity and connection on Duwamish land and beyond. Izlan Oasis offers regular arts workshops, cultural events, and more. The flagship event is the bimonthly Central District Poetry Night.
Julie was a 2022 Jack Straw Writing Fellow. She is currently working on a poetry collection through the framework of Hakka hill songs, an oral storytelling tradition.
Julie’s poetry is included at Summit Sound at the Seattle Convention Center, a public audio gallery that runs seven days a week, from 7am to 11pm.
Selected Creative Publications:
- “Wolfpeach” and “Carapace.” Moss Literary, 2023.
- “Fault Line.” Wildness Magazine (Platypus Press), 2018.
- “The Weight of the World, the Weight of Words.” Curing Colorblindness Series. Winter Tangerine, 2016.
- “Cumin, Caraway.” Dirty Chai Magazine, 2016.
- “Green Volatiles.” Noble / Gas Qtrly, 2016
- “People Colored Crayons.” Voices for Diversity and Social Justice: A Literary Education Anthology, 2015 from Rowman & Littlefield Publishing
- “Mountain Medicine.” The Wide Shore, 2015
- “Phoenix Talons.” Quaint Magazine, 2015
- “Tails.” Quaint Magazine, 2015
- “Heliotropism.” A River & Sound Review, 2015
- “Birthday Again.” Pacifica Literary Review, 2014
- Bricolage Literary Arts Journal, 2012 and 2013
- Mare Nostrum Literary Journal, 2013
- “Poems on Wandering.” Aisthesis Honors Journal, 2013
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