Upcoming Events:
Monday, October 21, 8pm PT through Sunday, November 3, 11:50PT, 2024. Lizard Song streams online as part of the 15th Annual San Francisco Dance Film Festival. Order tickets.
Wednesday, October 30, 7pm PT. Launch for Estelle Meaning Star. With Nathalie Khankan, Hazel White, and Maw Shein Win. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA. Will include screening of Lizard Song and book signing. Free event.
Saturday, December 7, 7pm Mountain Time. Poetry reading and book signing with Jami Macarty and Valerie Witte. I’ll read from Estelle Meaning Star and screen Lizard Song. 326 Gallery, 326 S. Wilmot Road, just behind The Girls Estate Sale Shop, south of Broadway, Tucson, AZ. Hosted by POG Poetry and Arts Series. Light refreshments. Free; donation encouraged. Register here.
Saturday, January 1, 2025, 6:30pm. “Word Tones: A Cross-Genre Collaboration,” with Jami Macarty and Valerie Witte and musicians Ken Prokuski, David Forlano, and friends. This event celebrates Witte’s and my forthcoming essay collection One Thing Follows Another: Experiments in Dance, Art, and Life through the Lens of Simone Forti and Yvonne Rainer and Macarty’s new chapbook The Whole Catastrophe, and features improvisational interludes by Prokuski, Forlano, and friends scored in response to the texts. Hosted by Sandbox Music. Entropy Gallery, 1220 Parkway Dr., Santa Fe, NM. Free.
Saturday, February 1, 2025, 10:30am. Poetry reading with Jami Macarty and Valerie Witte, followed by a musical performance. Hosted by Chatter: Contemporary Chamber Music for Sonic Explorers. The Center for Contemporary Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM. $5–17 sliding scale. Order tickets.
Saturday, February 1, 2025, doors 2pm, event 2:30pm. Poetry reading and book signing with Jami Macarty and Valerie Witte. I’ll read from Estelle Meaning Star and screen Lizard Song. form & concept gallery, 435 South Guadalupe Street, Floor 1, Santa Fe, NM. Free.
Monday, February 10, 2025, time TBA. Poetry reading and book signing with Rolando André López, Denise Newman, and Dean Rader. City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco. Free.
Past Readings & Screenings:
Brava Theater, San Francisco. Screening of Lizard Song at the 15th Annual San Francisco Dance Film Festival. 2024.
Alta Mesa Center for the Arts (virtual). “Moving Words, Speaking Gestures,” a writing salon featuring a poetry reading, film screening, panel discussion, and generative writing prompts. With Petra Kuppers and Valerie Witte. 2024.
Passages Bookshop, Portland OR. Poetry reading. With Gillian Conoley, Alexandra Mattraw, and Valerie Witte. Hosted by David Abel as part of the Spare Room Reading Series. 2024.
Virtual screening of We Agree on the Sun and Lizard Song followed by panel discussion with Sarah Rosenthal, Dave Rosenthal, Ayana Yonesaka, Jonah Belsky, Johan Casal, and Penina Biddle-Gottesman. Hosted by Livy Snyder, Associate Director for Library and Community Outreach as part of Punctum Books’ series “Encounters at the End of the Book.” 2024.
Online streaming of Lizard Song as part of the 14th Annual Art of Brooklyn Film Festival. 2024.
Screening of Lizard Song at the 14th Annual Art of Brooklyn Film Festival. 2024.
Open Books, Seattle. Poetry reading. With Sarah A. Chavez, Sarah Mangold, and Valerie Witte. 2024.
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO. “Chax Mix.” With Glenn Mott, Judy Roitman, and Kansas City Art Institute students. Hosted by Eleanor Lim-Midyett. 2024.
The Writers Place, Kansas City, MO. “Placing Words: The Writers Place Presents Five Poets.” With Phyllis Becker, Joe Benevento, Donald Levering, and Al Ortolani. 2024.
Rochester Brewing Company, Kansas City, MO. “Launchapalooza! Poets Read from New and Recent Collections.” With Jaswinder Bolina, Tiff Dressen, Rajiv Mohabir, Leslie Sainz, Emily Simon, Rebecca Suzuki, Brian Teare, Rodrigo Toscano, and Valerie Witte. 2024.
Alta Mesa Reading Series. “A Dialogue Between the Visual and the Poetic.” With Maude Tanswai, Jennifer S. Cheng, and Heidi Van Horn. Hosted by Mary Volmer. 2023.
San Francisco Women Artists Gallery. “Hope Lives: Art for ALS – Wine Tasting & Ekphrastic Poetry.” With Brittany Perham and Peter Kline; also featuring work by Tongo Eisen-Martin, Kim Shuck, and Dean Rader. Hosted by Melissa Stephens. 2023.
Your Mood Gallery. With Mary Burger, Dana Teen Lomax, and Denise Newman. Hosted by Carrie Hunter. 2022.
Drop Leaf Press. Launch of we could hang a radical panel of light. 2022.
The Bindery, San Francisco, CA. Reading from The Grass Is Greener When the Sun Is Yellow and screening of poetry/dance film We Agree on the Sun. Virtual event. With Valerie Witte and Ayana Yonesaka. 2020.
ARTEMIS*SF, a project space focusing on women artists and designers, San Francisco, CA. Reading on closing day of exhibit of new fiber works by Mary Burger. With Mary Burger, Carrie Hunter, Dana Teen Lomax, and Denise Newman. 2020.
Poetic Research Bureau, Los Angeles, CA. “Correspondence.” With Sesshu Foster, Brent Armendinger, Valerie Witte, Janet Sarbanes. 2019.
Alley Cat Books, San Francisco, CA. “System Reboot: An Evening of Poetry from the Operating System.” With Brent Armendinger, Jacq Greyja, Erick Sáenz, Valerie Witte. 2019.
&Now Festival of Innovative Writing, Bothell, WA. “Shards to Mosaic: The Power of Making Art Across Disciplines”. With Samuel Ace, Laura Dunn, Sawako Nakayasu, Valerie Witte. 2019.
The Octopus Literary Salon, Oakland, CA. With Heidi Asundi, Tiff Dressen, Steffi Drewes, Erin Heath, Matt Madison, Alexandra Mattraw, Della Watson, Hazel White, Jessica Wickens, Valerie Witte. 2019.
New Orleans Poetry Festival, New Orleans, LA. Tribute to Marthe Reed. With Steve Emrick, Dana Teen Lomax, Una Lomax-Emrick. 2019.
New Orleans Poetry Festival, New Orleans, LA. With Ching-in Chen, Jennifer Firestone, Muriel Leung, Dana Teen Lomax. 2019.
Daedalus Books, Portland, OR. With F. Douglas Brown, Dana Teen Lomax, Sawako Nakayasu, Paisley Rekdal, Valerie Witte. 2019.
Daedalus Books, Portland, OR. With Valerie Witte, Mary-Kim Arnold, Jane Wong, Miah Jaffra, Jessica Wickens, Della Watson, Alexandra Mattraw, Tiff Dressen, Amos White. Hosted by The Bay Area Correspondence School and Lone Glen. 2019.
Passages Bookshop, Portland. Hosted by Chax Press, Kelsey Street Press, EOAGH, and Tinfish Press. 2019.
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN. With Ching-In Chen, Dana Teen Lomax, and Jennifer Firestone. Part of &Now Festival of New Writing. 2018.
Artemiss SF, San Francisco, CA. Ekphrastic response to exhibit by artist Ruth Boerefijn. With Carol Snow, Denise Newman, Lynn Marie Kirby, Marby Burger. Hosted by Rebecca Petigrow. 2018.
Artists’ Television Access, San Francisco, CA. With Brenda Iijima and Eric Sneathen. Hosted by Small Press Traffic. 2017.
1-2-3-4-Go! Records, San Francisco, CA. With Evan Kennedy, Molly Bendall, Aja Couchois Duncan, and Meredith Stricker. Litcrawl event hosted by Litquake. 2017.
Alley Cat Bookstore, San Francisco, CA. With Sarah Cox, Dana Teen Lomax, and Denise Newman. Hosted by Kevin Killian. 2017.
Woolsey Heights Reading Series, Berkeley, CA. With Mg Roberts, Laura Walker, and Maw Shein Win. Hosted by Paul Ebenkamp and Andrew Kenower. 2017.
Lone Glen, Oakland, CA. With Valerie Witte. Hosted by Bay Area Correspondence School. 2017.
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA. With Anita Amirrezvani, Lisa Gray, Ingrid Keir, Thea Matthews, and LJ Moore. Hosted by Hazel Reading Series. 2017.
Busboys and Poets, Washington, D.C. With Jennifer Bartlett, Ching-In Chen, Andrew Levy, Steffi Drewes, Anna Morrison, Soham Patel, Trace Peterson, Charles Alexander, Cameron Awkward-Rich, and Jessica Smith. Hosted by Chax Press and Kelsey Street Press. 2017.
Books Inc., Berkeley, CA. With Laura Walker and Micah Ballard. 2017.
Green Arcade Bookstore, San Francisco, CA. With Aja Couchois Duncan and Arisa White. 2016.
Passages Bookshop, Portland, OR. With Valerie Witte, Dao Strom, Sarah Mangold, Amaranth Borsuk, and Jennifer Kronovet. Hosted by Spare Room Reading Series. 2016.
Elliott Bay Bookstore, Seattle, WA. With Sarah Mangold, Don Mee Choi, Amaranth Borsuk, Jane Wong, and Jennifer Kronovet. 2016.
Unnameable Books, Brooklyn, NY. With Jennifer Firestone and Filip Marinovich. Hosted by Jeffrey Joe Nelson of the Greetings Reading Series. 2016.
Book Show, Los Angeles. With Susan Briante, Vincent Toro, Janet Holmes, Charles Alexander, Saba Razvi, Jessica Smith, and Tracie Morris. Hosted by Chax Press and Ahsahta Press. 2016.
Segue Cafe, Minneapolis. Hosted by Chax Press, Lavender Ink, and Dialogos. 2015.
Hotel Rex, San Francisco. With Delia Tramontina. Hosted by Bay Area Generations. 2014.
Pike Brewing Company, Seattle. Hosted by Dusie Press and Black Radish Books. 2014.
Small Press Traffic, San Francisco. With Kathleen Fraser, Robert Glück, Michael Palmer, and Camille Roy. 2012.
Apple Tree, London. With Tilla Brading, Jennifer K. Dick, Giles Goodland, Jeff Hilson, S.L. Mendoza reading for Harry Godwin, and Carol Watts. Hosted by Dusie Press. 2012.
Outer Space Studio, Chicago. 2012.
Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito. With Ari Banias, Samantha Giles, Michael Nicoloff, Kristin Palm, Brian Teare, Laura Walker, and Emily Meg Weinstein. 2011.
Meridian Gallery, San Francisco. With Stephen Ratcliffe, Elizabeth Robinson, Juliana Spahr, and Truong Tran. Hosted by San Francisco State University Poetry Center. 2010.
Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito. With Dana Teen Lomax, Judy Halebsky, Denise Newman, Megan Pruiett, Camille Roy, Erin Wilson, and Maw Shein Win. 2010.
&Now Festival of Innovative Writing, Buffalo. With Peter Grandbois, Nava Renek, and Thaddeus Rutkowski. Introduced by Spuyten Duyvil. 2009.
The Guilded Edge, Salem, CT. With Denise Lajimodiere and Leslie McGrath. Hosted by Soul Mountain Retreat Center. 2009.
Links Hall, Chicago. 2009.
Beat Kitchen, Chicago. 2009.
Books & Bookshelves, San Francisco. With Jennifer Karmin and Dana Teen Lomax. 2008.
So and So Reading Series at the Distillery, Boston. With Jennifer Firestone. 2008.
Series “A” at Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago. With Kristy Bowen. 2008.
Red Rover Reading Series at Division Street Dance Loft, Chicago. With Miranda Mellis. 2008.
Poetry Center at San Francisco State University. With Eileen Myles. 2008.
Poetry Project at St. Mark’s, New York City. With Tracy K. Smith. 2008.
Small Press Traffic, San Francisco. With Claudia Rankine. 2007.
Great Overland Book Company, San Francisco. With Sara Larsen. 2007.
Book Passage, San Francisco. With Kate Greenstreet, Dana Teen Lomax, and Colleen Lookingbill. 2007.
Pegasus Bookstore, Berkeley. With Dana Teen Lomax and Jill Magi. 2006.
Poetry Flash Reading Series at Black Oak Bookstore, Berkeley. 2006.
Mama Buzz Café, Oakland. 2006.
Warehouse 1310, San Francisco. 2005.
One Taste Urban Retreat Center, San Francisco. 2004.
Hadbawnik Reading Series, San Francisco. With James Meetze. 2004.
Deakin Street Reading Series, Berkeley. With Andrew Felsinger and Jono Schneider. 2003.
Modern Times Bookstore, San Francisco. With Susan Steinberg. 2003.
Willow Glen Bookstore, San Jose. With Andrew Felsinger and Dana Teen Lomax. 2003.
Poetry on Parnassus Reading Series, University of California, San Francisco. 2002.
Blue Room Gallery, San Francisco. 2002.
Pond Gallery, San Francisco. 2002.
Poetry Flash Reading Series at Cody's Bookstore, Berkeley. 2002.
Second Sundays Reading Series at Blue Bar, San Francisco. 2000.
New College of California, San Francisco. 2000.
Cody’s Bookstore, Berkeley. 1999.
Canessa Park Gallery, San Francisco. 1999.
Attic Club, San Francisco. 1999.
Kollage Community School for the Arts, San Mateo. 1999.
Poetry Flash Reading Series at Cody's Bookstore, Berkeley. 1999.
New College of California, San Francisco. 1998.
Bay Area Book Council Festival, San Francisco. 1998.
San Francisco State University Poetry Center. 1997.
Past Talks:
Presentation of Poetry Gold Award for Will Alexander’s Refractive Africa at 91st Annual California Book Awards Ceremony. Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco. Summer 2022. Scroll to 17:32.
AWP Conference. Online Presentation: “We Agree on the Sun: Collaboration Between Poetry, Dance and Film.” With Anne Lesley Selcer. We wish to acknowledge various barriers to participation for the original panel of five, which included Aja Couchois Duncan, Truong Tran, and Youmna Chlala. 2022.
University of Michigan. Online Presentation: “Composing by Hand: Embodiment as Artistic Practice.” For the panel “Body Language: Poets Wheel, Sing, Fly” with Petra Kuppers, Christina Vega-Westhoff, and Julie Ezelle Patton. February 2022.
San Francisco Art & Film’s Cine Club. Online Screening and Q&A with Co-Directors Ames Tierney and Jonah Belsky. This event is dedicated to our fourth Co-Director, Ayana Yonesaka-Ruiz, who was unable to attend. February 2022.
“Ekphrasis in Action.” Creative Writing Workshop. With Valerie Witte. Brown University, Providence, RI. Lecturer. 2021.
“Form as a Pressure Cooker: Writing Creative Nonfiction.” “Introduction to Creative Writing” Workshop. California College of Art, Oakland Campus. Winter 2019. Lecturer.
“Writing the Artist’s Statement.” “Writing for Designers” Workshop. California College of Art, San Francisco Campus. Spring 2019. Lecturer.
“Writing the Creative Nonfiction Essay.” “Introduction to Creative Writing” Workshop. California College of Art, Oakland Campus. Fall 2018. Lecturer.
Presentation of Poetry Gold Award for Tongo Eisen-Martin's Heaven Is All Goodbyes at 87th Annual California Book Awards Ceremony. Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco. Summer 2018. Presenter. Comments about the book are by fellow jurist Chris Chen. Scroll to 26:30.
"Porous Borders: New Narrative Writers Read." Plenary session at "Communal Presence: New Narrative Writing Today" conference. With Robert Glück, Camille Roy, Bruce Boone, and Rob Halpern. University of California, Berkeley. Moderator and speaker. 2017.
"Poets Studied and in Conversation." Laura Walker's Poetry Workshop. U.C. Berkeley Extension, Berkeley. Spring 2017. Lecturer.
"Emptying Out and Filling Up the Term Poet: A Response to Biotic Portal." Closing event for Biotic Portal project at U.C. Botanical Garden. Fall 2016. Lecturer.
Tribute to Justin Chin and Presentation of Poetry Gold Award for Beth Murray's Cancer Angel at 85th Annual California Book Awards Ceremony. Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco. Summer 2016. Presenter. Scroll to 32:00.
Presentation of Poetry Gold Award for Fred Moten's The Feel Trio at 84th Annual California Book Awards Ceremony. Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco. Summer 2015. Presenter. Scroll to 30:00.
Presentation of Poetry Gold Award for Brenda Hillman's Seasonal Works with Letters on Fire at 83th Annual California Book Awards Ceremony. Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco. Summer 2015. Presenter. Scroll to 22:00.
“The Myth of the Inaccessible: Teaching Experimental Poetry in the Community.” The Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conference. Spring 2014. Panelist.
Presentation of Poetry Gold Award for Etel Adnan's Sea and Fog at 82nd Annual California Book Awards Ceremony. Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco. Summer 2013. Scroll to 33:33.
“Feminism Meets Neo-Benshi: Movietelling Talks Back.” The Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conference. Spring 2013. Organizer and panelist.
“Experiments for the Future: Avant-garde Poems, Plays, Stories, and Songs for Children.” The Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conference. Spring 2012. Panelist.
“Show and Tell: A Videographer, a Sculptor, and a Poet Discuss Their Work.” Headlands Center for the Arts. Spring 2011. Panelist.
“A Community Writing Itself.” Laura Walker’s MFA Poetry Workshop. University of San Francisco, San Francisco. Fall 2010. Lecturer.
“A Community Writing Itself.” Steve Dickison’s Works in Progress Course. San Francisco State University, San Francisco. Fall 2010. Panelist.
“Manhatten: Where ‘Reality’ and ‘Vision’ Meet.” &Now Festival of Innovative Writing, Buffalo. 15 Oct. 2009. Reading and discussion.
“The Business of Writing.” Donna de la Perriere’s Business of Writing Course. San Francisco State University, San Francisco. 2007. Panelist.
“The Business of Writing.” Robert Glück’s Business of Writing Course. San Francisco State University, San Francisco. 2006. Panelist.
“Noticing the Wor(l)d.” San Francisco Exploratorium, San Francisco. 2004. Lecturer.
“Poetry in Collaborative Performance.” Claudia MonPere McIsaac’s Collaborative Poetics Course. Santa Clara University, Santa Clara. 2003. Lecturer.
“The Writing Process: From Inception to Revision to Publication.” Dana Teen Lomax’s Introduction to Creative Writing Course. San Francisco State University. 1998. Panelist.
“Trends in Contemporary Poetry.” San Francisco School for Arts. 1998. Lecturer.