July 16-19: Cherry Tree Young Writers’ Conference. Washington College, MD.
July 13: The New York City Poetry Festival. Nolan Park, Governors Island, NY.
June 8-23: Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain. Oklahoma City, OK.
April 20: World premiere of Extraordinary Motion: Concerto for Electric Harp. Symphony New Hampshire. Keefe Symphony for the Arts, NH.
April 11: Visiting Writer. Monmouth University. West Long Branch, NJ.
March 24: Hudson Valley Writers Center. Sleepy Hollow, NY.
February 15: Lunar New Year Reading (w/ Curtis Chin, Kat Chow, Subhashini Kaligotla, Matthew Salesses, and Sahar Muradi). Hana House. Brooklyn, NY.
2023
November 19, 3 pm: “The Body Keeps the Score: Three Poets on Scars, Sensuality, and Selfhood” (w/ Katie Farris and Brian Turner). Miami Book Fair. Miami, FL.
November 2, 7 pm: Midwest Poets Series. Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO.
October 25, 12:30 pm: Professor Harry F. and Mary Ruth Jackson Lunch Hour Series. Utica College. Utica, NY. (Virtual option available)
May 20, 3:30 pm: “This is Your Brain on Poetry” panel (w/ Crystal Simone Smith and Maureen Sherbondy). Greensboro Bound Literary Festival. Greensboro, NC.
May 6, 4:30 pm: “We Were Never Meant to Survive: Poetry of Witness to Womanhood” (with Chase Berggrun, Eugenia Leigh, and Maya Marshall). Massachusetts Poetry Festival. Salem, MA.
April 22, 4:30 pm: Book signing at the Skylark Bookshop. Unbound Book Festival. Columbia, MO.
April 22, 3:15 pm: “Top Ten Wines – Poetry reading with Jenny Molberg and José Faus.” Unbound Book Festival. Columbia, MO.
April 2, 11 am: Thinking Its Presence Conference reading (w/Carribean Fragoza, Vicky Vértiz, Heidi Andrea Restrepo Rhodes, and Jimmy Vega). Pomona College. Pomona, CA.
March 23, 1 pm: “The Turning Point: Shaping a Poetic Life” reading and conversation (w/ Gregory Orr and Kiki Petrosino). Virginia Festival of the Book. Charlottesville, VA.
March 11, 1:45-3 pm: “Beyond the Trauma Plot: Reframing Trauma Toward a Poetics of Justice” panel (w/ Paul Hlava Ceballos, Eugenia Leigh, Nathan McClain, and Vanessa Angélica Villareal). 2023 AWP Conference. Seattle, WA.
March 10, 7:30 pm: AWP off-site reading (w/ Anastacia-Renee and Claire Wahmanholm). Jack Straw Cultural Center. Seattle, WA.
March 10, 3:20-4:35 pm: “Everything All at Once: Readings & Conversation with Four Alice James Books Poets” (w/ Ina Cariño, Aldo Amparán, and J. Estanislao Lopez. Moderated by Joseph O. Legaspi). 2023 AWP Conference. Seattle, WA.
March 10, 10-11 am: Decade of the Brain book signing at the Alice James Books table. 2023 AWP Conference. Seattle, WA.
February 23: The Roanoke Reading Series. Hollins University. Roanoke, VA.
February 7, 6:30 pm: Decade of the Brain book launch. Blacksburg Library. Blacksburg, VA.
February 3, 7 pm (CST): Decade of the Brain virtual book launch. Oklahoma State University.
2022
June 29: Poets on the Plaza (w/ Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, Esther Lin, and Christopher Soto). Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City series. The Oasis on Josie Robertson Plaza. NYC, NY.
May 24: “Hidden Histories #6 - Undocupoets: A Conversation Among Undocumented Poets of America” panel (w/ Tobi Kassim, Anni Liu, Aline Mello, and Oswaldo Vargas). SOAS Library Decolonisation Operational Group. University of London, UK. Virtual.
March 26: “Call It a Beginning: An Undocupoets Anniversary Reading” (w/ Wo Chan, Jan-Henry Gray, Anni Liu, and Aline Mello). AWP Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
March 26: “Landing the Academic Job: Tips from the Search Committee” panel (w/ Katie Cortese, Melissa Crowe, Siân Griffiths, and Amorak Huey). AWP Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
March 15: Undocupoets Reading and Panel (w/ Anni Liu and Jesús Valles). Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
2021
November 17: “Guide to Grad School: Tips on Preparing for MA/MFA Applications” panel (w/ Hadara Bar-Nadav, Laura Mielke, and Josh Taft). University of Central Missouri. Virtual.
October 24: World premiere of The Art of Our Healers, performed by the Washington Master Chorale. Church of the Epiphany, Washington D.C. In person and virtual tickets now available.
September 25: Real Talk Series: “Our Stories, Our Narrative” (w/ Ayling Dominguez and Jesús l. Valles, hosted by Amairani Perez). Virtual.
September 15: Book Launch for Jacques Rancourt’s Brocken Spectre. Virtual.
June 11: Debuts Panel w/ Kundiman & Cave Canem (w/ Danielle Badra, Julian Randall, Adeeba Shahid Talukder, and Threa Almontaser). RAWIFest. Virtual.
April 21: “How Poetry Amplifies Marginalized Voices: Live Virtual Discussion” (co-host). FB Live event, hosted by The Center for Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation and Center for Poets & Writers at OSU-Tulsa.
April 15: Unbound Book Festival (w/ Kerrin McCadden and Cate Marvin). Virtual.
March 4: "Loss, Memory, Transformation: Women Poets and the Elegy" panel (pre-recorded w/ Alison Adair, Melissa Cundieff, Cara Dees, and Yalie Kamara). 2021 AWP Conference. Virtual.
March 7: “Get Lost: Redefining Literary Travel Writing” panel (pre-recorded w/ Sarah Beth Childers, Tyler Mills, Micah McCrary, and Hannah Baker Saltmarsh). 2021 AWP Conference. Virtual.
February 25-6: Axton Reading Series. University of Louisville. Louisville, KY. Virtual.
2020 (All Virtual)
December 12: Poetry Benefit for Justice4MigrantWomen (w/ Becca Klaver, Iliana Rocha, and Erin Elizabeth Smith).
April 24: Mark Allen Everett Poetry Series Online (w/ Iliana Rocha).
2019
November 6: The Dial Bookshop (w/ Helene Achanzar, Sarah Gambito, and Melody S. Gee).
November 5: Poetry Off the Shelf (w/ Sarah Gambito). Poetry Foundation, Chicago, IL.
October 10: Reading and Q & A. Bethany Arts Community (in residence 9/30 - 10/13). Ossining, NY.
September 4: Writers for Migrant Justice Reading and Fundraiser. Commonplace Books, Oklahoma City, OK.
June 13: Poets Dinner to benefit the Center for Poets & Writers at OSU-Tulsa. The Reserve at Grogg’s Green Barn. Tulsa, OK.
May 23: Sadock Women in the Arts Lecture. Union College. Schenectady, NY.
April 12: “In Raptures: Writing the Ghazal.” Tulsa LitFest, Tulsa OK. Details & Registration here.
April 11: The University of Central Oklahoma. Heritage Room, Nigh University Center. Edmond, OK.
March 30: Commonplace Offsite Reading (w/ Jericho Brown, Erika Meitner, Morgan Parker, Tommy Pico, TC Tolbert, and Yanyi). Passages Bookshop. Portland, OR.
March 30: "Challenging Tokenization: Writers of Colors Respond." AWP Conference. Portland, OR.
March 29: Filipinx Poets Read: An AWP Offsite Event (w/ Hari Alluri, Asa Drake, Jan-Henry Gray, Luisa Igloria, Michelle Penaloza, Barbara Jane Reyes, Janice Sapigao). Bota Bar/Bar Botellón, Portland, OR.
March 29: "From Words to Music: Writers on Collaborating with Composers." AWP Conference. Portland, OR.
March 22: Third Thursday Poetry Series. Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University. Auburn, AL.
March 14: Reading and Craft Talk (w/ Oliver Baez Bendorf). Grand Valley Writers Series. Grand Valley State University, MI.
2018
November 10: "The Poetics of Fury: Creative Reading" (w/ Kathryn Nuernberger, Taneum Bambrick, Jennifer Maritza-McCauley, and Jenny Molberg). C.D. Wright Women Writers Conference, University of Central Arkansas, AK.
November 1: Publishing Roundtable. University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.
October 27: Dream Without Limits Gala. The University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK.
October 16: Seminar and Reading at the Lannan Center for Poetics and Social Practice (w/ Marcelo Hernández Castillo). Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
September 20: Ai Reading Series (w/ Luisa Muradyan). Modella Art Gallery, Stillwater, OK.
September 18: September Poetry Series (w/ Brent Newsom). East Central University, Ada, OK.
June 2: American DREAMers: Stories of Immigration concert. Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, Philadelphia, PA.
May 21: Reading at So & So Books (w/ Marcelo Hernández Castillo). Raleigh, NC.
May 20: Women Writers Panel (w/ Carmen Maria Machado, Rebecca Peters, and Ashley Lumpkin). Greensboro Bound Literary Festival. Greensboro, NC.
May 19: An Undocupoets Reading and Conversation (w/ Marcelo Hernández Castillo). Greensboro Bound Literary Festival. Greensboro, NC.
May 18: Bull City Press House Party Reading Series (w/ Marcelo Marcelo Hernández Castillo). Hillsborough, NC.
May 12: "World Into Word" Generative Writing Workshop Leader. Metropolitan Library Literary Festival. Oklahoma City, OK.
May 5: "Satellites, Adoptees, and Undocumented Immigrants: Kundiman and Undocupoets Present Underrepresented Asian American Narratives" (w/ Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello, E. J. Koh, Anni Liu, and Ansley Moon). Massachussetts Poetry Festival. Salem, MA.
April 25: We Need Diverse Books Panel and Reading (w/ Cindy Pon). Grossmont College. El Cajon, CA.
March 10: Small Experiments with Radical Intent (panel w/ Alicia Craven, Desireé Dallagiacomo, Kima Jones, and Ramiza Koya). AWP Conference. Tampa, FL.
March 9: Undocupoets Speak (panel w/ Suzi F. Garcia, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, Esther Lin, and Christopher Soto). AWP Conference. Tampa, FL.
February 20: Celebrating Books by Oklahoma State University Authors. Anne Morris Greenwood Reading Room, Edmon Low Library, Stillwater, OK.
2017
December 1: Reading at the First Friday Art Crawl (w/ Lisa Lewis and John Andrews). The Gypsy Coffee House. Tulsa, OK.
November 9: Convocation Series: “Adventures in Interdisciplinary Studies” (w/ Purnaprajna Bangere and Jeffrey Lang). Franklin College, IN.
November 1: Open Mouth Fall Poetry Festival. Nines Alley. Fayetteville, AR.
October 27: Cameron University Visiting Writers Series. Lawton, OK.
October 12: Reading at Sterling College. Cornerstone Room, Union Bldg. Sterling, KS.
October 11: Reading at Watermarks Books and Café. Wichita, KS.
October 6: Poetry Panel. South Central Modern Language Association (SCMLA) Annual Convention. Tulsa, OK.
September 4 - 6: Pellissippi State Community College Convocation Speaker. Knoxville, TN.
July 27: Kundiman Poetry Reading (w/ Franny Choi, Paul Tran, Gowri K, and Rajiv Mohabir) at the Smithsonian Asian American Literature Festival. Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
July 25: Summer Literary Salon #3 (w/ Elizabeth Hazen, music by Sofia Ortiz), Rose O'Neill Literary House at Washington College, Chestertown, MD.
May 18: The Only Tenn-I-See Reading Series, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, Knoxville, TN.
May 13: Workshop Critique and Reading at the OKC LitFest. Oklahoma City, OK.
May 13: Special Mother's Day performance of From My Mother's Mother. Flushing Town Hall, Flushing, NY.
May 13: Poetry Workshop Leader. OKC Litfest. Oklahoma City, OK.
May 6: Reading in Santa Fe (w/ Chen Chen, Mary Cisper, and Jane Lin). op.cit bookstore, Santa Fe, NM.
April 22: No Human Being is Illegal: Undocupoets Reading (w/ Javier Zamora, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, and Christopher Soto (aka Loma). MOTUS Theater, Boulder, CO.
April 11 - 12: Bunker Hill Community College. Boston, MA.
April 8: Oklahoma Book Awards. Oklahoma City, OK.
April 3: Undocupoets Reading (w/ Christopher Soto aka Loma). Indiana University, IN.
February 20: Visiting Writers Series at Brookdale Community College (w/ Matthew Olzmann). Warner Student Life Center, Lincroft, NJ.
February 18: Inprint Poets & Writers Ball. The Houstonian, Houston, TX.
February 10: Alice James Books New & Emerging Authors Reading (w/ francine j. harris, Jamaal May, Matthew Nienow, and Matthew Olzmann). AWP Conference, Washington, DC.
February 9: Driving without a License book signing. AWP Conference, Washington, DC.
February 9: Girlhood, Womanhood, Coming of Age (panel and reading w/ Aliki Barnstone, Laura Donnelly, Cornelius Eady, and Janet McNally). AWP Conference (Marquis Salon 1 & 2, Marriott Marquis), Washington, DC.
January 27: Gulf Coast Reading Series. Rudyard's Pub, Houston, TX.
January 26: Poison Pen Reading Series. Poison Girl Bar, Houston, TX.
Selected Past Appearances
Poems: A Reading (w/ Chinaka Hodge, Donika Kelly, and Solmaz Sharif). Miami Book Fair, Miami, FL: November 2016.
Visiting Writers Series at Northwest Academy. Portland, OR: October 2016.
Asian American Literature Today: Kundiman Spotlight (w/ Aimee Nezhukumatathil, moderated by Jen Chang). Library of Congress, Washington, DC: October 2016.
Oklahoma State University Faculty Reading (w/ Sarah Beth Childers). Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK: October 2016.
Lillian Vernon Reading Series (w/ Solmaz Sharif and Ocean Vuong). Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, NYC: September 2016.
visceral brooklyn Reading Series (w/ Damilola Michael Aderibigbe, Jared Daniel Fagen, Alice Sola Kim, and Kimarlee Nguyen). Unnameable Books, Brooklyn, NY: September 2016.
Kundiman at the Bryant Park Reading Room (w/ Patrick Rosal, Franny Choi, and Jee Leong Koh). Bryant Park Reading Room, New York, NY: June 2016.
Emo Fru + Kundiman: Driving without a License (w/ Sahar Muradi, Chialun Chang, Sokunthary Svay, Vikas Menon, Julia Munslow, Hieu Huynh, Rachel Ansong, Samina Hadi-Tabassum, Ansley Moon, and Marina Blitshteyn). The Botanic Lab, New York, NY: May 2016.
Photo by Karyna McGlynn
Poetry Poetry IV (w/ Ocean Vuong and Wendy Xu, hosted by Jennifer Hayashida). Asian American Writers' Workshop, New York, NY: May 2016.
Reading and Q & A at Union College, Schenectady, NY: May 17-18, 2016.
"Inspired by Wonder: A WITS Reading" (with Lacy M. Johnson, Marc McKee, and Renee Flagler). AWP/Los Angeles, CA: April 2016.
Poesia Peligrosa: A reading hosted by PODER and Teatro Quinto Sol. UC Riverside, CA: February 2016.
City Arts Reading Series (w/ Eric Howerton). Salt Lake City Public Library, Salt Lake City: September 2015.
Transatlantic Poetry (w/ Shruti Iyer). Live reading online. June 2015.
"The Poem and Social Space." Panelist (w/ Ken Chen, Randall Horton, and Lupe Mendez). Facing Race: A National Conference, Dallas: November 2014.
“Migrants, Monsters, and Mutants.” Panelist (w/ Tamiko Beyer, Joseph O. Legaspi, Bushra Rehman, and R.A. Villanueva. Massachusetts Poetry Festival, Salem: May 2014.
“Migration Histories - Total Recall or Selective Amnesia? The Uses and Abuses of History in the Immigration Discussion.” Panelist (w/ Israel Pastrana and Chris Newman). Weber State University Diversity Conference, Ogden: October 2013.