This has been a busy year promoting my book truth be bold—Serenading Life & Death in the Age of AIDS. Aside from eight poetry readings, speaking with the class at LIU-Brooklyn after reading along with their syllabus, I also submitted my book to five book award contests: The Bisexual Book Awards, The Lambda Book …
My book “truth be bold—Serenading Life and Death in the Age of AIDS” (Finishing Line Press, 2017), was taught this semester by Patrick E. Horrigan to an English honors class, Art and Literature in the Age of AIDS, at Long Island University Brooklyn. …
READING & WORKSHOP Reading selections from my book, truth be bold—Serenading Life & Death in the Age of AIDS (Finishing Line Press, 2017) DATE & TIME: Thursday, 11/9, 7 pm (free, with open mike) ADDRESS: Angst Gallery, 1015 Main Street, Vancouver, WA 98660 WORKSHOP: Poeming …
Learning about the website Lumen5 was the perfect birthday gift! It was mentioned on one of the many women’s Binder groups on Facebook, so I checked it out and made a video using my persona poem Stonewall from my book truth be bold—Serenading Life & Death in the Age of AIDS. It was …
I will read in New York City on Saturday August 12th. I’m excited to have this opportunity to read at the Bureau of General Services — Queer Division and will read from my book, truth be bold—Serenading Life & Death in the Age of AIDS. Joining me will be Michael Broder of the HIV Here …
Right as summer arrived, the anthology ICE CREAM POEMS: reflections on life with ice cream, edited by poet Patricia Fargnoli, was published by World Enough Writers an imprint of Concrete Wolf. My poem “Ice Cream Cravings” is included in this excellent anthology. With 125 …
What is the Seattle Poetic Grid you might ask! Poet and writer Claudia Castro Luna was the first Seattle Civic Poet and during her two year tenure she did several projects city wide to promote poetry. Her final project is an electronic map of …
In my last blog (News page) I reported that I was in a fog of book birth postpartum depression. I’m still in that fog, but my sleep has been improving, so now with full nights of sleep I’m beginning to see some light. It’s been a …
Having a book is a strenuous experience. It seems a good thing to celebrate and it is, but publishing a book is in many ways like having a baby, it means distortion, labor pains, anxiety, and depression can be part of the process. When the book is birthed it is out …
First, I have one more reading coming up in Seattle, Thursday April 13th at the It’s About Time Reading Series hosted at the Ballard Library. Start time is 6 pm. I’ll be one of four featured readers and there will be an open mike. I hope you can make it! …
