The Friday Collapse
On Friday June 27th, I was a featured reader on The Friday Collapse, hosted by Collapse Press, Lynn Alexander, and Paul Corman-Roberts. https://www.facebook.com/events/d41d8cd9/the-friday-collapse-featuring-aleathia-drehmer-and-shilpa-kamat/1222834006003555/
Reading: Project(ion) 2025 in Oakland
It was a pleasure kicking off 2025 with a group of illustrious Bay Area poets curated by Mimi Gonzalez and Cassandra Dallet! Spinning medicine for the new year…
Reading: #we at Beast Crawl
I joined two other amazing readers curated by Richard Loranger for a leg of Beast Crawl! July 27, 2024, Chapter 510 and the Department of Make/Believe
Reading: Colossus Press at Lyrics & Dirges
On February 28, 2024, I joined a group of wonderful writers and read my work at Pegasus Books.
Reading: Colossus: Body at Medicine for Nightmares
On September 23rd, 2023 I read my work with other contributors to Colossus: Body at Medicine for Nightmares bookstore in SF.
Reading: Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake
I read among other curated poets at Yerba Buena Gardens on June 13, 2023, 12:30-1:30 PM
Performance at Sii Agua Si
At Sii Agua Si on October 1st, 2022, I performed part of my ecopoetic series anoutofcontrolsilence; Liz Duran Boubion choreographed a dance responding to the language.
Reading with Colossus Press
I read my poem from Colossus: Freedom along with a number of other contributors on September 17, 2022 at Chapter 510 in Oakland.
Reading for Sand 24’s virtual launch
Virtual reading of my poem 8 minutes in, as well as some other artists’ innovative work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeyFYBZb6Ts
Reading with #we at Beast Crawl
Virtual reading with #we at Beast Crawl on September 5, 2021 at 2 PM PST/ 5PM EST. Check out the full festival schedule here!
Reading with Colossus: Home
Virtual reading on November 21, 2020 at 6:30 PM PST
Reading at Quiet Lightning
I read a poem for Quiet Lightning’s virtual literary mix tape.
Monday November 2, 2020 7:00 PM PST
Reading at Lit Crawl
There were many amazing (virtual) literary events at LitCrawl/LitQuake! I read with others in the anthology Colussus: Home.
Saturday, October 24, 2020 8:30 PM PST via Zoom
Reading at Weekend of Words
I read virtually with a wonderful group of poets on the theme of home/homelessness as part of the Shuffle Collective’s free Weekend of Words. Sign up on their website for the sessions of your choice.
May 10th, 7 pm PST
Offsite Reading at AWP Conference
I read in San Antonio, TX with other poets from Newfound, Waxwing, and Anomaly.
Hotel Havana
March 4, 2020, 8 pm
Feature Poet
I was featured alongside Sara Biel at the first Saturday Open Mic at Gratta Wines!
November 2, 2019, 7-7:30 PM
Gratta Wines, 5273 3rd St, San Francisco, California 94124
Reading at Lit Crawl, SF
I read some of my poetry with the group that performed/contributed to Colossus.
October 19, 2019, 5-6 PM
Temo’s
3000 24th Street, SF
Colossus: Poetry and Spoken Word to benefit Freedom for Immigrants
11/11/18, 4-6 pm in Oakland
https://www.facebook.com/events/2391516920888726/
anoutofcontrolsilence: solo poetry performance
7/29 womb space, Santa Rosa
shilpakamat.com 