Honors
Honors for The Unworn Necklace
- Finalist for William Carlos Wiliams Poetry Book Award (Poetry Society of America)
- Winner of Snapshot Press Book Award
- Winner of Kanterman Merit Book Award (Haiku Society of America)
Honors for fish in love
- Winner of Kanterman Merit Book Award (Haiku Society of America)
Honors for dandelion clocks
- Winner of 2009 Kanterman Merit Book Award: Special award for Anthology
Poetry Honors include:
- Kusamakura Grand Prize (Japan)
- Brady Senryu Contest 1st Prize (Haiku Society of America)
- Haiku International Contest 1st Prize (Japan)
- Penumbra Haiku Contest 1st Prize (USA)
- Tokutomi Haiku Award 1st Prize (USA)
- Modern Haiku Journal-Best of Issue award (for senryu) & Best of Issue award (for haibun)