Events

September 9, 2025: Reading at DADA

Date: September 9, 2025
Time: 7:00
Where: 60-47 Myrtle Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Admission: Free, but please buy a drink or some food to support the venue.

I will be reading selections from all three of my books along with the artist and writer Lizzie Scheader.

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September 11, 2025: Reading At Book Culture LIC

Date: September 11, 2025
Time: 6:00–7:00
Where: 26-09 Jackson Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101
Admission: Free

I will be reading from T'shuvah along with these other fine writers: Aida Zilelian, Emily Hockaday, Jared Harél, Pichchenda Bao, and Stine An. Check out the Book Culture website for more their bios and other information.

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September 13, 2025 - How Writing Poetry Helped Me Come To Terms With What The Men Who Violated Me Did To Me When I Was A Boy

Date: September 13
Time: 2:30-3:30
Where: 35-51 81 Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372 • (718) 899-2500
Admission: Free

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September 28, 2025 - Artmageddon

Date: September 28
Time: 3:00-3:45
Where: 1517 Ditmas Avenue, Brooklyn (near 16th Street)
Admission: Free

I'll be reading with Ama Birch, Quincy Scott Jones, Matthew Beckerman, and Jiwon Choi

Date: September 9, 2025
Time: 7:00
Where: 60-47 Myrtle Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Admission: Free, but please buy a drink or some food to support the venue.

I will be reading selections from all three of my books along with the artist and writer Lizzie Scheader.

Date: September 11, 2025
Time: 6:00–7:00
Where: 26-09 Jackson Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101
Admission: Free

I will be reading from T'shuvah along with these other fine writers: Aida Zilelian, Emily Hockaday, Jared Harél, Pichchenda Bao, and Stine An. Check out the Book Culture website for more their bios and other information.

A Reading & Discussion at the Jackson Heights Public Library

Date: Saturday, September 13
Time: 2:30-3:30
Where: 35-51 81 Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372 • (718) 899-2500
Admission: Free

“It was in the making of poems that I first claimed a voice in which I could name that experience for what it was, and that act of naming has made the difference for me between living the life I have wanted to live and feeling like the only life I deserved was the shame-filled half-life the men who violated me tried to force me into.”

I've written three books of poetry which form a trilogy exploring the impact that surviving childhood sexual violence has had on my life - personally, politically, and professionally. In this talk/reading, I will discuss how writing poetry has helped me give shape and meaning to that impact. Books will be available for sale and signing.

On February 16th, I will be reading in the Wordshed NYC series along with Lynne Sachs, John S. Hall, Anant Dhavale, and Lauren Dulberg. According to the Instagram post, in addition to poetry, there will be films and music. Sounds like a great evening. Here are the details:

When: Sunday February 16, starting at 6:30.
Where: The Von Bar, 3 Bleecker Street at the Bowery

I will be reading on Feburary 1st in the Winter Tides Poetry event hosted by Emily Brandt and Cori Kresge. The event is held at The Curry Club in Port Jefferson. I’ve eaten there before; the food is marvelous! There’s an open mic, so if you have work to share, consider bringing it.

When: Saturday, Feb 1 - 6-9pm
Where: The Curry Club, 111 W. Broadway, Port Jefferson
Schedule:

• 6-6:45pm: writing time (prompt created by Cori) & open mic
• 6:45-7:30: order & eat dinner
• 7:30-8:30/9: FEATURED READERS: Dani Barnhart, Richard Jeffrey Newman, Ekoko Omadeke, LB Thompson, and Brian Trimboli