LitFest in the Dena
Excited to be part of this reading “Celebrating Altadena” as Litfest in the Dena kicks off.
Altadena Library Poetry & Cookies (Copy)
It’s an annual tradition I am proud to be part of. Come to a community-wide celebration of the new Altadena Poetry Review, now in its 20th year. Led by co-laureates Sehba Sarwar and Lester Graves Lennon, special guest Viet Thanh Nguyen will also read. The new co-laureates will also also be announced.
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
I couldn’t be more excited to take a turn at the podium at this weekend’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books (LATFOB), a spring ritual I’ve attended for years. I will be reading on the Poetry Stage on Sunday from 2:00-2:20. Books sold by Venice’s Small World Books will be selling books. I would love to see you there!
AWP 2026
I’ll be signing books at the Trio House Press booth on Friday from noon-1:00. Stop by to say hello, catch up, and of course, browse Trio’s wonderful books!
AWP 2026
Very excited to present again at AWP. I’m moderating and speaking on the panel “Words from the Deep, Dark Woods: Using Fairy Tales as Foil & Fuse”. Location: Room 315, Level 300, Baltimore Convention Center Session Code: F116
AWP 2026
I’ll be at the Trio House Press reception on Thursday. Celebrate the first day of the conference with some food and drinks, and the first 20 people in the door get a free Trio House book!
Homeland Room, Fifth Floor, at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel.
Fourth Saturdays
I am very excited to again read in the Fourth Saturday series at the Claremont Public Library. I will be reading with Prageeta Sharma at 2:00. Come see us!
Workshop at Beyond Baroque
Details to come. I will be teaching an afternoon poetry workshop open to all.
Beyond Baroque
Join me as I read with Lin Nelson Benedek and Patty Seyburn at the venerable Venice literary institution Beyond Baroque.
Commemorating the One-Year Anniversary of the Eaton Fire
I will be reading with other writers in a celebration led by Poets Laureate Sehba Sarwar and Lester Graves Lennon to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Eaton Fire.
Thousand Oaks Library
I will be reading from Girl in a Forest at the Thousand Oaks Library. Join me!
New Year, New Myths
Join me for an afternoon workshop as we write about the myths we want to change in the New Year.
Harry's Poetry Hour
Join me and Lin Nelson Benedek on Zoom for Harry’s Poetry Hour. We will read from our newly released books and be in conversation with Harry Northrup.
Vroman's Bookstore
Join me for a reading at my favorite independent bookstore as a I read from Girl in a Forest and have a conversation about poetry, writing, and community with poet Lois P. Jones.
L.A. Poets Read
I will be reading with four other Los Angeles-based poets: Lin Nelson Benedek, Susan Hayden, Alexis Rhone Fancher, and Michelle Bitting. Join us!
Yetzirah Los Angeles
I was so pleased to read at the inaugural meeting of the Los Angeles chapter of Yetzirah: A Hearth for Jewish Poetry. Reading with founder Jessica Jacobs and Hollywood poet Brian Sonia-Wallace.
Fables & Fancies
Join me in person in Sierra Madre on October 18th! I will be reading with Genevieve Kaplan and Lisa Krueger, brilliant poets and dear friends, both. Please RSVP through Fables & Fancies website if you want to pre-purchase a book (at a discounted rate!). You are also most welcome to just show up!
Online Launch
Join me and my pressmates Samina Najmi and Renee Gilmore for an online launch reading with Trio House Press editors Kris Bigalk and Natasha Kane. http://bit.ly/YouTubeTrio