I recently had a wonderful, far-reaching conversation with my friend, the poet, artist, speaker, and curator Shin Yu Pai. Our talk explored embodiment, mothering, teachers, and the practice of devotion, […]
Welcome to the Dance
For the 2016 Strawberry Festival, Leah Mann, along with Friends of Mukai, the Vashon Chamber of Commerce, Vashon Center for the Arts, Chautauqua Elementary School, Vashon-Maury Land Trust, and 4Culture, organized a Bon Odori dance at the […]
Here: A Poem in Five Parts
First Loves: A Plan B Essay
How I came to combine poetry and magic, published in Ploughshares. You can read the complete essay on their website: https://www.pshares.org/issues/summer-2015/first-loves-plan-b-essay
Poetry and Magic for the Seattle City Council
“Counsel,” composed for the Seattle City Council as part of Nick Licata’s “Words’ Worth” program.