A Flurry of Upcoming Literary Events
The following poetry readings are happening over the next two months and are guranteed to break open the earth’s surface.
Three Poems in “feathers”
I have three poems in Kyld Watkins’s latest super-limited-release feathers, which is the first part in the TimeBarn Produce series.
In Chill I Rest
A Poem
Upcoming Seattle Event: Reflexive Assembly: An Interactive Happening
A brief announcement that there will be an “interactive happening featuring you” at Common AREA Maintenance (CAM) in Belltown, Seattle, on 2/10/23. The event will go from 6pm to 9pm. It will feature Eric Acosta, Amy Hirayama, Keegan O’Rourke, Whitney Bashaw, and myself, and will include interactive soundscapes, music, poetry, projections, and painting! See you there!
Yellow Rain Review now online
My review of Yellow Rain by Mai Der Vang is now online via International Examiner. Previously in print only, this is news!
What I read in 2022
Believe it or not, I read 112 books in 2022. Many were fantastic, but not all of them. I’ve taken my lists from past years off this site, but I’ve decided to add this list here for old time’s sake.
A review of Commonplace in SPREAD
I have completed a 151-word review of Hugo García Manríquez’s Commonplace (Cardboard House Press, 2022) and it is now available in the current January issue of SPREAD. You can acquire this publication by emailing me or spankstra@hotmail.com.
An article on indigenous librarianship is available
I have occasionally written for the Washington Library Association’s Alki magazine, which tends to center exciting topics. I have a new article available in the latest issue.
The last review of 2022: A Summoning by Nicole McCarthy
My latest review is live on North of Oxford: Nicole McCarthy’s A Summoning.
New Review: Amy Barone’s Defying Extinction
My latest book review has appeared in Rain Taxi. It’s for Amy Barone’s Defying Extinction (Broadstone, 2022).
New audio: Exhume
I’ve just gotten back from a retreat at the Whiteley Center on San Juan Island, where I spent a few days roaming around the rainforest and coastline seeking out more field recordings, studying intimacy, and generally finding myself enjoying the natural solitude.
Shadowscrawler Reading and “Eight Nights of Deep” Poem
The Shadowscrawler Reading this past Winter Solstice was the coldest reading I’ve ever hosted and the coldest reading I’ve ever read at.
GOOS II Released
GOOS II: Straddle is now out and about. Contact me for copies. Limited print run. Also written with AI (InferKit and GPT). I read from this book last night at the Bulldog Poetry series. When the recording is made available I will link to it here.
Shadowscrawler: Notes for the Solstice
Here is an announcement for an upcoming reading in the dark at the Arboretum in Seattle. 9pm on 12/21/22, the Winter Solstice.
G Ooze Live Reading, Underbelly Poetry Reading
Eric Acosta and friends explore GOOS I through reading and singing, at the Underbelly Reading Series.