Readings & Events

Upcoming:

• Pasadena, CA. Presentation, "Using form to create content: Artist’s Books, Labor, and the Poetic Process" for the "Beyond the Spine: Experimental Poetics and Form" panel at the 2016 PAMLA Conference. Saturday, November 12, 2016.

• Sierra Madre, CA. Private workshop, "The Pocket Book as Compositional Aide." Saturday, May 14, 2016.

• Claremont, CA. Reading at "A Garden of Verses: Poetry in the Garden," celebrating National Poetry Month at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens. 10:00am-3:00pm, Saturday, April 30, 2016.

• Los Angeles, CA. "PhDon't?: The Risks and Rewards of a Doctorate for Writers" panel discussion with Josh Bernstein, Jameelah Long, Rone Shavers, and Jessica Piazza. AWP conference. 12:00pm on Friday, April 1, 2016.

• Los Angeles, CA. "University, Community" panel discussion with Nik De Dominic, Renee Angler, Sean Nevin, and David Welch. AWP conference. 3:00pm on Thursday, March 31, 2016.

• Venice, CA. Red Hen Showcase. Beyond Baroque. 8pm. Saturday, March 26, 2016.

 

Past:   

2015 

• Portland, OR. Panel Chair, "Creative Writing: Process as Product" special session, PAMLA conference. November 6-8

• Long Beach, CA. Reading at la société de personnes intéressées. 8pm. Saturday, July 25

• Los Angeles, CA. Reading at The Last Bookstore with Katie Manning, Nicelle Davis, Kim Dower, & Jackie Bang. 8pm. Friday, April 17
  

• La Verne, CA. Poetry and Translation Symposium. University of La Verne, 1-6pm. Friday, April 17

• Claremont, CA. Poetry reading and class visit at Claremont Graduate University. 4pm. Monday, April 13, 2015
  

• Minneapolis, MN. AWP Offsite Reading with The Conium Review, Pacifica, and Small Po[r]tions at Eat My Words Bookstore. 6-8pm. Saturday, April 11

• Chino, CA. Women's Writing Workshop. Guest Facilitator: Chapbook Tutorial. California Institution for Women (CIW). Tuesday, March 10

2014

• Santa Monica, CA. Red Hen Press/AROHO poetry reading at the Annenberg Beach House, with Sarah Wetzel, Leia Penina Wilson, and Jessica Piazza. Tuesday, October 14

• St. Louis, MO. Poetry reading with John Gallaher for the Observable Reading Series. Llywelyn's Loft Pub. 7:30pm. Monday, May 12.

• Chicago, IL. Poetry reading with really super poets at Myopic Books. 7:00pm. Saturday, May 10.  

• Milwaukee, WI. Poetry reading with Nathan Hoks and Joel Craig at Woodland Pattern. 7:00pm. Friday, May 9. 

• Claremont, CA. Poetry reading with A Garden of Verses: Poetry Day in the Gardens at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. 10:00am-3:00pm on Saturday, April 5.

• Seattle, WA. Book signings for In the ice house at the AWP Conference Book Fair. At the A Room of Her Own Foundation booth: 2:30-3:30pm on Saturday, March 1. At the Red Hen Press booth: 1:00-2:00pm on Saturday, March 1. 

2013

• Minneapolis, MN. Minnesota Center for Book Arts. My dos-a-dos book Alice's Alphabet on display for Wonderland Revisited. Oct. 18 - Dec. 15

• Chino, CA. Women's Writing Workshop. Guest Facilitator: Poetry Workshop. California Institution for Women (CIW). Tuesday, Nov. 13

• Los Angeles, CA. DTLab at The Last Bookstore, talking small presses with Chiwan Choi, Taleen Kalenderian, and students from Jen Hofer's Tiny Press Practices class. Nov. 7

•  Los Angeles, CA. Red Hen Press/AROHO poetry reading with Jessica Piazza. University of Southern California Bookstore. 840 Childs Way, Los Angeles 2:30 pm. Tuesday, Oct. 22. 

• Los Angeles, CA. Poetry reading at the Sumarr Reading Series. Concord, 1010 N. San Fernando, Highland Park 3:00 pm. Sunday, July 7 

• Cambridge, MA. Poetry reading with Catenary Press + Convulsive Editions. Outpost 186, 186 1/2 Hampshire Street, Cambridge. 8:00 pm. Wednesday, March 6 

• Boston, MA. "Get a Hold of Your Writing: Book Arts in the Classroom" panel at the AWP Conference, with panel chair Meryl DePasquale, and poets and printers Emily Brandt, Richard Mathews, and Carol Ann Johnston. The panel takes place from 9:00-10:15 AM Friday, March 8.

• Boston, MA. Book signing at the AROHO booth at the AWP Conference. 3:00-4:00 Thursday, March 7 and 11:00-12:00 Saturday, March 9

2012

• La Cañada, CA. Poetry reading with Frances Ruhlen McConnel at Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse with Moonday East. November 18

• San Diego, CA. Poetry Reading with Joseph Harrington @ Agitprop. November 3

• Seattle, WA. "Revisioning the Ultimate Source Text: Contemporary Appropriations of Shakespeare's Sonnets" paper presentation at the PAMLA conference. October 19-21 

• Reno, NV. "Refiguring the Book"-- panel on Chapbooks and Guerrilla Publishing at the Nevada Museum of Art Book Festival. 11:00-3:00 October 6

 

• Reno, NV. Poetry reading with David Abel, Amaranth Borsuk, and Brent Cunningham at Sundance Books. 6:00pm October 5

• Atwater Village, CA. Poetry reading at the Sumarr Reading Series. August 26

• Santa Cruz, CA. "Erasure, Perishability & The Appropriated Book" on the panel "Towards a Poetics of Perishability," at the UCSC poetics conference Emerging Communities in Contemporary Experimental Writing  May 4 & 5 

• Los Angeles, CA. Book signing at the Red Hen Press booth at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. 1-2pm April 21

• Pasadena, CA. Joining forces with USC writers, composers, and singers for The New and the Newer: An Evening of World Premiers at Boston Court. March 23

• Reno, NV. Poetry reading w/Jared Stanley at Sundance Books. 6:30pm March 16

• Ashland, OR. Poetry Reading at the Decker Writing Studio, Southern Oregon University. 7pm March 13

• Chicago, IL. Panel presentation on "Chapbook Publishing in the 21st Century" at AWP! With publishers and editors from Dancing Girl Press, Slash Pine Press, Gold Line Press, The Offending Adam's Chapvelope Series, and (of course) Toad Press -- 4:30 March 2

• Chicago, IL. Book signing at the Red Hen Press booth at AWP. 11:30-12:30 March 1 & 2

• Claremont, CA. Reading at the Claremont Library poetry series, 2 pm January 22

• La Verne, CA. Poetry reading and class visit at The University of La Verne, January 18

2011

• Pasadena, CA. Poetry reading with Red Hen Press authors at Vroman's Bookstore. October 18 

• Los Angeles, CA. Poetry reading at the Ruskin Art Club. October 9

• West Hollywood, CA. Poetry reading and book signing at the West Hollywood Book Fair. October 2

• Los Angeles, CA. The Loudest Voice reading and book launch at The Mountain Bar in Chinatown. September 22

• San Antonio, TX. "The 21st Century Appropriated Book: Mary Ruefle's A Little White Shadow, Jen Bervin's Nets, and Janet Holmes's THE MS OF M Y KIN" presentation at the SWTX PCA/ACA. April 21

2010

• The internets. The Moe Green Poetry Poetry Discussion on BlogTalkRadio. May 7

2009

• Los Angeles, CA. The Loudest Voice reading at The Mountain Bar in Chinatown. November 12

• Chicago, IL. Mrs. Maybe Launch Party at Columbia College in Chicago, IL. February 13

• Chicago, IL. “Hands On: Chapbook Making in the Classroom” panel presentation at AWP. February