Line tamer.
A quick note about some upcoming readings: Monday, April 8th: Indian Springs School, Birmingham, AL, 7pm. I’m part of the Indian Springs Visiting Writers Series which was highlighted recently in The Nation. Looking forward to seeing Douglas Ray and Jessica Smith, and discussing Skin Shift with their students! The public is welcome. Thursday, April 11th: Gay Read More …
I’m part of the Spire Press Reading at KGB Bar this Saturday, January 23rd from 7-9pm. Line-up includes fiction by Damian Dressick, nonfiction by Shelly Reed, and poetry by JoAnn Balingit, Christina Olson, Elizabeth Rees, and me. If you’re free and in/close to NYC, stop by. I’d love to see you!
I went to hear new friend Jennifer Kwon Dobbs read at the KGB Bar last night. The night was a celebration of new books by Jennifer, Tina Chang, and Tom Fink. Tom read first and invited his daughter up with him to read a series of 11 line poems. He then read primarily from his Read More …
National Poetry Month has begun. There are already more readings than I can attend as friends send me notes informing me that they’ll be reading here, reading there. I’ll hit what I can. And save my mixed feelings about this month for another post. Last night I attended a pre-reading cocktail party at Katy Lederer’s Read More …