poem & podcast

Following the publication of my poem “ordinary day” in International Human Rights Art Movement’s Hannah Arendt-focused anthology, I was interviewed along with Shumaila Hemani for a podcast by Roger Berkowitz. At some point in the conversation, I read “ordinary day,” which explores some ways in which we normalize systemic injustice, reflecting Arendt’s concept of “the…

A free urban writing retreat

I will be teaching one of the workshops! Bay Area Writing Project’s Celebration of WritingTheme: Solidarity, Strength, and JoySaturday, April 18, 20262121 Berkeley Way, UC Berkeley School of Education8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (come for a portion of the day or participate in the full schedule)Registration is free Schedule8:30-9:15: Author’s Tables, Meet & Greet9:15-9:40: Community…

Smoke & Fires & Poetry

A handful of poems that I wrote about my experiences of fire seasons over the years in Northern California has been published by Cutleaf Journal. This photo was taken during an evacuation as we drove from a pocket of clear air into the thick smoke of another wildfire in Wyoming.