Announcement: Upcoming Poetry Reading

Photo credits: Julia Dean

Hi everyone,

Let’s all remember, today, the noble life and sacrifice of Martin Luther King, Jr. Let’s also think of those Angelinos who suffered devastating losses these past two weeks. Julia and I were lucky to get by with no more than a couple of scares, but we know people, as all Angelinos do, who lost their homes or were evacuated.

Let’s, in turn, ignore any ignoble events of the day. Consider this announcement counterprogramming.

I want to let Los Angeles area residents, particularly, know of an upcoming featured reading of mine, this coming Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Eagle Rock Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library. If you’re not an L.A. resident, maybe you’ll be visiting town this coming weekend? :) Eagle Rock is a neighborhood northeast of downtown L.A and the home of Occidental College. The monthly readings draw students as well as the broader community.

I’ll be reading from my 2021 collection Waiting for Word. Copies will be available for sale. If y…