Upcoming + Recent Readings
Untold Volumes Poetry Reading
The Canaanite Woman: Poems + Conversation about Disability + Infinity
The Canaanite Woman: Poems + Conversation about Disability + Infinity
Sunday, October 17, 2021
8:30 p.m., EST,
Zoom
Celebrate Untold Volume's fifth season as a literary journal of feminist theology "from a variety of perspectives and faith traditions," edited by the inimitable Joann Renee Boswell. I'll be reading my poem "Salome Listens to Yeshua" -- and I'll be listening with delight and awe to other poets read their work. Come!
The Canaanite Woman: Poems + Conversation about Disability + Infinity
The Canaanite Woman: Poems + Conversation about Disability + Infinity
The Canaanite Woman: Poems + Conversation about Disability + Infinity
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Saturday, July 31, 2021
1:00-2:30 p.m.
Centering Space, Lakewood, Ohio
It seems Matthew in his gospel was unaware that the woman about whom he wrote only eight lines was a prophet. I pause with this unnamed Canaanite Woman for considerably longer than Matthew does, following her and taking notes as she she raises a child with severe disabilities and crafts a life of beauty and resilience within a culture of systemic ableism. I will read poems from my forthcoming book, a tribute to the visionary leadership and cosmic perspective of women who raise children with severe disorders.
Soul Salon Journal Launch Party
The Canaanite Woman: Poems + Conversation about Disability + Infinity
Sunday, July 11, 2021
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Zoom
Celebrate Soul Salon Journal's inaugural issue. Gather to hear contributors read their works + let your heart dance, sweaty + breathless.
Bard Festival of the Arts
Pensive: A Global Journal of Spirituality & the Arts
Friday, May 14, 2021
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Bard High School Early College, Cleveland, Ohio
While listeners relaxed on the grass, I stood under a tree and read poems from my forthcoming book "The Canaanite Woman." Students and other faculty performed outdoor dances and displayed art work, poetry, and handcrafted jewelry beneath the wide-open sky and across the expansive lawn at Bard High School Early College's magical Festival of the Arts.
Pensive: A Global Journal of Spirituality & the Arts
Pensive: A Global Journal of Spirituality & the Arts
Pensive: A Global Journal of Spirituality & the Arts
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Issue 2 Launch Celebration
Poets, writers, and artists from around the world gathered on Zoom to celebrate Pensive's Issue 2 launch, a tribute to Black Lives and to the realities of hope and healing, resilience and joy. I read my poem "Man from Sodom Explains Resurrection."