author, poet, teacher, and performer
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 pleased to be on a panel with Shin Yu Pai, Jason Wirth, and Courtney Hudak, speaking about the work and legacy of Sam Hamill and his connection to Zen Buddhism.
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
In Gaybaret, a show originally written for their wedding, David Mielke and Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma explore how one's life itself can become a work of art by taking the seemingly random experiences that life can present and discovering ways to weave them together into a meaningful whole. They share stories of friends and mentors, storms […]
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.
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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 am deeply honored to be speaking about Tamil Kalvi and my new translation of THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural at the 35th annual convention of the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America (FeTNA). The session will take place on Sunday, July 3rd, from 3:30 to 4:30pm in D'Angelo Center Classroom 4. Learn more and […]
