How can poetry expand our understanding of civic life? Poet and former Town Hall Artist-In-Residence Shin Yu Pai invites us to the first of her Lyric World discussions, exploring the role […]
Lyric World: Conversations with Contemporary Poets
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, […]
October 13 at MindFair Books
Oberlin’s wonderful local bookstore, MindFair Books, will be hosting a reading of my new book, The Safety of Edges, at 1pm on Sunday, October 13, 2019. It’s a particularly delightful […]
June 15 at Elliott Bay
The venerable Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle will be hosting a reading of my new book, The Safety of Edges, at 7pm on Saturday, June 15, 2019. I’m delighted […]
Vintage J & B Edges Interview
Interview with Jeanne Dougherty and Bill Wood on Vintage J & B. As part of The Poet’s Pantry, I talked about The Safety of Edges with Jeanne and Bill and shared […]
The Safety of Edges Released
I’m thrilled to announce that Marrowstone Press has released my new book of poems. The Safety of Edges is my first full-length collection, and since the work is dedicated to David, my […]
Avvaiyar Podcast
A few years back, at the request of Liz Borstein, I recorded a podcast on Avvaiyar.
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 […]