| 2007 Willis Barnstone Translation Award | Rimbaud's Drunken Boat | Finalist |
| 2007 Howard Nemerov Sonnet Contest | Hurricane Felix | Finalist |
| 2006 Best of the Net Anthology | Color Therapy at the OB-GYN | Selected |
| 2006 Pushcart Prize | Desert Creatures | Nomination |
| 2006 Pushcart Prize | Just Something You Do | Nomination |
| 2006 Pushcart Prize | Color Therapy at the OB-GYN | Nomination |
| 2005 Howard Nemerov Sonnet Contest | As You Like It | Finalist |
| 2005 Pushcart Prize | Stripping Down | Nomination |
| 2005 Writer's Digest | Backwards Through Wet Grass |
Best Rhyming Poem |
| 2005 Philadelphia Writer's Conference | Suburban Housewives in Their Forties | First Place |
| 2005 Philadelphia Writer's Conference | Simple Vision | First Place |
| 2005 Jeanette Gottlieb Award | The Lap Swimmer | First Place |
| 2004 Byline Poetry Award | The Tan Sandals with the 2" Heels, 1979 | First Place |
| 2004 Byline Chapbook Contest | If Spiders Cry | Honorable Mention |
