author, poet, teacher, and performer
I'm delighted to read from The Safety of Edges and sign copies at our wonderful island bookshop. To learn and hear more, listen to the recent Voice of Vashon announcement:
I'm thrilled to get to present and read from The Safety of Edges at Two Dollar Radio Headquarters in Columbus. Read more on the Two Dollar Radio Headquarters Facebook Page.
I'm honored to be a part of Vashon's Literary Conference this year, reading from The Safety of Edges and presenting with David Mielke about Marie Rackham, Cozy Grammar, and Love. Visit the Vashon Center for the Arts website for a complete schedule.
I'm honored to be part of the “The Lexicon of Light” art exhibition and will be reading with my fellow poets on the 25th. From the event description: "The Lexicon of Light transformed personal impressions of poetry into photographic images. The project paired a team of 16 photographers with 12 individual poems. Photographers created artwork that […]
I'm delighted and honored to read from The Safety of Edges at The Elliott Bay Book Company in my hometown of Seattle. The reading will be followed by a boisterous Q&A and book-signing.
I'm delighted and honored to be able to present and read from The Safety of Edges at MindFair Books in Oberlin, Ohio. Read more about this wonderful bookstore on their website. You can also download a copy of the event flyer below: MindFair Flyer in Color MindFair Flyer Formatted for Black & White Printing
I’m deeply honored to help inaugurate Lyric World: Conversations with Contemporary Poets, a new event series sponsored by Town Hall and curated by Shin Yu Pai. On January 30, 2020, I’ll be reading and speaking about poetry and wonder. Jali Ibrahim Arsalan will also perform West African kora music and the poet Melanie Noel will facilitate […]
CASCADIAN ZEN February 14 and 15, 2020 in Pigott 100 on the campus of Seattle University Organized loosely around exploring the relationship between the Cascadian bioregion as it intersects with Zen ideas, practices, and aesthetics, we are hosting a diverse group of writers who are interested in broadly exploring the question of “What is Cascadian Zen?” […]
I'm honored to be speaking at Veni, The Ideas Place, at the Chennai office of Krea University. Please join us for an evening of weaving together the past and the present, poetry and philosophy, ideas and the deep imagination of the heart.
I'm delighted to be part of the Bushwick Book Club Seattle's InkAloud event. Story: Get down with the loudest ink in town! Three local authors—co-curation with Town Hall’s Shin Yu Pai—inspire three musicians apiece, a gift of nine new songs in this one-night-only celebration of creativity and collaboration. Performing original music inspired by Robert Lashley‘s Green River Valley: […]
I'm delighted to discuss and read from my new translation of the classical Tamil masterpiece on ethics, power, and love, THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural in a virtual reading hosted by The Elliott Bay Book Company in my hometown of Seattle. Joining me will be Archana Venkatesan, who wrote the wonderful introduction. The reading will be held […]
I'm delighted to be speaking about the Kural in conversation with actor Jeanne Dougherty at Vashon Center for the Arts (VCA). If you live in the region, I most heartily encourage you to attend in person. If you live elsewhere, I encourage you, equally as heartily, to watch the livestream free or by donation. Here's […]
I'm delighted to be the Singapore Book Council's first Translator in Residence. You can read about all the different events on the Singapore Book Council website.
As part of being the Singapore Book Council's first translator in residence, I'm delighted to offer an evening reading. Here is a complete description: Join poet, translator, teacher, and performer Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma for a reading of his own poetry and translations from Tamil and from Spanish. Interspersing his reading with stories and reflections, he’ll […]
