Published Work

Ordered by publication date.

Publication Names (Also Known As)

• Elizabeth J. Gray (current)
• Elizabeth J. Mitchell (2009-2025)

Literature Research

• "Nonfiction Forms in Contemporary Poetry by Black and Asian American Writers."
  Graduate thesis. January 2025, Eastern Michigan University.

Chapbooks

• Safe Harbor, October 2020 (PDF)
• Sunflowers and Starlight, March 2020 (PDF)
• On Breath and Life, 2008

Fiction

• "Nameless," May 2026 (forthcoming), Mobius the Journal of Social Change
• "Puzzle," March 2026 (forthcoming), The Writing Fae
• "The Little Baker," December 2024, Food for Thought, 826michigan (children's short story)
• "The Guardians," December 2020, Volume 31, Number 4, Mobius: The Journal of Social Change
• "Part 5-6," in Minutiae: Let Us Choose to Adventure, 2015, Lockjaw Magazine

Poetry

• "Healer," October 2023, Now We Are Here: Hybrid Poetics Anthology: Volume 2
• "Sometimes," October 2023, Now We Are Here: Hybrid Poetics Anthology: Volume 2
• "Labels," September 2022, The First Nine Months: Hybrid Poetics Anthology: Volume 1
• "An insider's guide to being a black synchronized skater," September 2022,
  The First Nine Months: Hybrid Poetics Anthology: Volume 1
• "Gift of Flight," May 2021, Intertextuality, the 'zine
• "Trust the Journey," July 2020, an interactive poem project
• "Dreaming of You," March 2019, One Sentence Poems
• "Black Girl Dreams," DREAMS issue, Fall 2018, 57.1, PRISM International
• "The Night Ink," June 2016, Volume 5, The Inflectionist Review
• "Guardian of the Earth," Winter 2016, Issue 5, Blue Heron Review
• "Vessels of Light," Summer 2015, Issue 4, Blue Heron Review
• "Kevin," May 2015, Issue 3, Sediments Literary-Arts Journal
• "A Room of Painted Ladies," August 2014, BLACKBERRY: a magazine
• "Once in a Blue Moon," August 2014, BLACKBERRY: a magazine
• "Our Neighbors Are Not Happy People," August 2014, BLACKBERRY: a magazine
• "Soul," August 2014, BLACKBERRY: a magazine
• "Starlight," August 2014, BLACKBERRY: a magazine
• "Office Etiquette," December 2012, Volume 23, Number 4,
  Mobius: The Journal of Social Change

Nonfiction

• "Lanterns," August 2020 (PDF)
• "Driving in the Berkshires," October 2016, The Fem

Literature and Creative Writing Research

Publications

• "Nonfiction Forms in Contemporary Poetry by Black and Asian American Writers."
  Graduate thesis. January 2025, Eastern Michigan University.

Presentations

• "Mazes and Dreamscapes."
  March 2026 (upcoming),
  Graduate Research and Creative Activity Conference (GRCAC), Eastern Michigan University.
• "Nonfiction Forms in Contemporary Poetry by Black and Asian American Writers."
  March 2025,
  Graduate Research and Creative Activity Conference (GRCAC), Eastern Michigan University.
• "Franny Choi and Visually Experimental Poetry Forms."
  February 2024,
  Literature Research Colloquium, Eastern Michigan University.

Research Interests

• hybrid creative writing
• experimental poetry and poetic forms
• 20th and 21st century poetry and literature by people of color
• 19th century literature by women, especially American and British writers

Education

• Current program: M.A. in Creative Writing, Eastern Michigan University.
• M.A. in Literature, Eastern Michigan University, December 2024.
• Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing, Bowling Green State University, December 2023.
  Specialization in Poetry.
• B.A. in American Studies, Williams College, June 2004.
  Specialization in Comparative Studies in Race, Ethnicity, and Diaspora.

Community Involvement

Teaching

• InsideOut Literary Arts Project, Writer-in-Residence
• 826michigan, Teaching Artist Apprentice

Literary Journals

• Volunteer, BathHouse Journal, January 2024 - June 2024
• Lead Editor, BathHouse Journal, Issue 24, September 2022 - Decemember 2023
• Editorial Consultant, BathHouse Journal, June 2022 - September 2022
• Technical Editor, Mid-American Review, August 2012 - July 2013
• Poetry Reader, Mid-American Review, August 2012 - May 2013