Central New York Friends! I have another reading coming up. This one for the Seneca Review where I am an Editorial Assistant! It’s July 22 at the Two Goats Brewery in the Finger Lakes, on a gorgeous hill overlooking Seneca Lake. Come join me and a bunch of awesome readers and celebrate the release of the new issue of the Seneca Review.
Central New York friends! I’m reading poetry Friday July 17 for St. David’s new Rhythm & Rhyme series, alongside the wonderful poet Suzanne Frischkorn and pianist Logan Blackman. Come on by!
Here’s a video of me reading my poem “Keep Moving (Home)” at the Kettle Pond Writers Conference June 23, 2026. This poem was first published as the liner notes to the album “Keep Moving (Home)” by my nephew Brian Citro (Calligram Records, 2026). You can stream and purchase the album (as digital, CD, and limited edition vinyl) from the label HERE. The CD includes the text of the poem in the 6-panel, full-spread digipack and the vinyl includes it as a full-size insert.
Day 4 of Kettle Pond Writers Conference continued! I gave my poetry reading alongside the wonderful Kem Joy Ukwu. Then sat out by a fire on the shore of Akwasasne Lake at Paul Smith’s College.
Day 3 of Kettle Pond Writers Conference! Hanging on the lake with St. Regis Mountain, and with friends Kia and Damaris, then at night hearing readings by the wonderful Jaclyn Gilbert and the wonderful Deirdre Coyle!
Day 2 of Kettle Pond Writers Conference! I taught my generative workshop with sun poems and apostrophe poems! Then in the evening we had readings by the wonderful Ashley Mayne and the wonderful Chen Chen! In the night, accordion music accompanied by loons on Lower St Regis Lake.
Kettle Pond Writers Conference kicked off with an opening reading by the wonderful fiction writer Michael J. Seidlinger and the wonderful poet Kevin Bertolero!
Here’s a video of me reading my poem “We Couldn’t Be More Biological” from the American Poetry Review.
Day 3 of the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing…talking over manuscripts with writers at the Vineyard Arts Project and hearing the evening readings by the wonderful Hannah Bae and the wonderful Jackson Brown!
Day 2 of the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing…exploring Edgartown, then giving my poetry reading tonight alongside the wonderful Vogue Robinson!
