2024
- 3/2/24 & 3/3/25: Tabling at the Print Pomona Art Book Fair, sharing Toad Press chapbooks, Veliz Books titles, and some of my own Literary Fiend little books and ephemeras. Saturday 11 am- 7pm and Sunday 11 am-5pm at Pomona College in Claremont, CA.
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- 2/8/24: A Dozen Nothing Offsite Reading at AWP2024. 5:00pm on Friday, February 8. In person at Vulpes Bastille in Kansas City, MO.
2023
- 10/7/23: Pocket Book bookmaking workshop, part of the CWPD Writing Conference at Claremont McKenna College. 10:45 am, Saturday, October 7. In person in Claremont, CA.
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- 4/30/23: Sunday Salon Chicago w/Alina Stefanescu (Poetry), Alex Poppe (Fiction), Genevieve Kaplan (Poetry), Alice Kaltman (Fiction), and Jenn Stroud Rossmann (Fiction). 6:00pm (CDT), Sunday, April 30. On Zoom!
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- 3/10/23: AWP23 Offsite Reading: co-im-press, veliz books, eulalia books, & carrion bloom books. 7:00pm, Friday, March 10. In person at MadArt in Seattle, WA.
- 2/22/23: Opening Reception for the City of Claremont FIBERS Exhibition, where my “Soft Book” is included. 6:00-8:00pm, Wednesday, February 22 at the Alexander Hughes Community Center in Claremont, CA.
2022
- 7/18/22: Creative Writing for Book Artists – I’m leading a one-day generative writing class at the 2022 Focus on Book Arts conference in Forest Grove, OR. July 15-19.
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- 5/14/22: LitFest Pasadena – I’m reading with the East Pasadena Poets! 3:30pm, Saturday May 14. In person, outdoors in the courtyard outside Vroman’s Bookstore.
- 4/22/22: Wonderland Award Winners: where are they now? I’m zooming into the Lewis Carroll Society of North America’s annual meeting to talk about my poetry and artist’s books. (Back in 2010, I won a Wonderland Award for my poem / book “Alice’s Alphabet.”)
- 4/9/22: Flower-fold Bookmaking Workshop, part of the CWPD Writing Conference at Claremont McKenna College. 1pm, Saturday April 9. Online.
- 3/25/22: Puerto del Sol launch party, an AWP offsite event at the James Oliver Gallery in Center City. 6pm Friday March 25. In person.
- 3/24/22: off-site reading at AWP in Philadelphia: poetry + prose + translation w/Eulalia Books, co.im.press, Veliz Books. The Galleries at Moore College of Art and Design, 1915 Race Street. 5:30pm EST, in person, Thursday March 24.
2021
- 8/2021: Happy 6th Birthday to Veliz Books! >>Here’s a link to the video where I read “A flutter of modest aspiration” to celebrate.
- 5/2/21: New Book News virtual reading with Lit Youngstown. “We celebrate poets Genevieve Kaplan, Laura Van Prooyen, and Jennifer Sperry Steinorth and the publication of their new books Sunday, May 2 at 7 PM EST on Lit Youngstown’s YouTube channel with a live reading and conversation.” >> Here’s the link to the recorded reading.
- 4/3/21: The California Botanic Garden’s *virtual* Garden of Verses. 11:00am CA time. Free and online. More info and Zoom link here.
- 1/3/21: Tinfish Press Magazine Issue 21 RAGE + HOPE virtual launch reading. 10:00am Hawaii time. Free and online on the Tinfish Press facebook page.
2020
- 11/16/20: First Press Reading Series at Woodbury University. 4:00pm featured reading, followed by open mic. Free and online!
- 10/25/20: Poetry reading w/Lynne Thompson for Fourth Sundays: Poetry at the Claremont Library. 2:00pm. Free on Facebook!
- 9/24/20: Poetry Day at PLNU. 3:00pm Nature Writing Workshop, 7:00pm Reading and Q & A. Free! More info + how to join on PLNU’s Poetry Day page. >>Here’s a link to my PLNU poetry reading on YouTube
- 8/14/20: Virtual Reading for Veliz Books Turns 5! 6:00pm CDT. Free! More info + how to join on the Veliz Books events page.
- 6/2020: Virtual Launch for Faultline, Issue 29. >> here’s a link to my reading of “At the beach”
- 5/30/20: Virtual Launch for Second Factory: Issue One. 7:30pm EDT. Free, but must register for link to attend.
- 4/3/20: Thrush Virtual Reading Series, w/Michele Karas, Zoe Ryder White, Dorsey Craft, Max Heinegg, JP Grasser, and Lauren Camp
- 3/6/20: Poetry Reading w/Latin American Poetry in Translation Reading: Veliz Books, Coimpress, and Eulalia Books. 5:30pm, Menger Hotel Cavalier Room. San Antonio, TX
- 3/6/20: Book Signing for (aviary). 2:00-3:00pm, Veliz Books table 1735. Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference. San Antonio, TX
- 2/8/20: A Tunnel Book Making Workshop. 10:00am, Claremont Helen Renwick Library. Claremont, CA
2019:
- 12/9/19: Tabula Poetica 10th Anniversary Celebration reading. 7:00pm, Chapman University. Orange, CA
- 10/25/19: A Book-Making Workshop, Scripps College Humanities Institute. Registration Required. 2:30pm, Denison Library. Claremont, CA
- 7/24/19: Poetry-Off-the-Page @ Pasadena City College‘s Summer Creative Writing Academy. 10:30am, PCC. Pasadena, CA
- 6/1/19: Poetry Reading at Open Studios. 3:30pm, LA General Store Design Studio, 274 West Las Flores Dr. Altadena, CA
- 5/19/19: Poetry Reading w/East Pasadena Poets at LitFest Pasadena. 4:30pm, Pasadena Playhouse courtyard. Pasadena, CA
- 4/6/19: Poetry Reading: A Garden of Verses: Poetry Day in the Garden. Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. Claremont, CA
- 3/30/19: Host, “2019 Kingsley & Kate Tufts Poetry Awards Reading,” AWP Conference. 10:30am, Oregon Convention Center. Portland, OR
2018:
- 11/9/18: Panel Presentation: “‘The Material’ and Other Poems,” Creative Writing: Poetry II. PAMLA conference. 3:20pm, Western Washington University. Bellingham, WA
- 11/9/18: Session Chair, Creative Writing: Poetry I. PAMLA conference. 1:30pm, Western Washington University. Bellingham, WA
- 10/14/18: Spillway #26 Launch Party and Reading. Beyond Baroque. 4:00pm, Venice, CA
- 5/26/18: Poetry Reading: Valley Poets ft. Matt Sedillo, Genevieve Kaplan, & Sean Bernard. dA Center for the Arts. 7:00pm, Pomona, CA.
- 4/8/18: Poetry Reading: National Poetry Month Claremont Authors Poetry Event. United Church of Christ. 2:00pm, Claremont, CA.
- 4/7/18: Poetry Reading: A Garden of Verses: Poetry Day in the Garden. Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. 10:00am-3:00pm, Claremont, CA.
- 3/8/18: Panel Presentation: Toad Press International Chapbook series celebrates 15 years of translation. Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) conference. Tampa, FL.
2017:
- 11/27/17: Craft Talk and Poetry Reading at Chapman University for the 2017 Tabula Poetica Presents series. Orange, CA. >> Here’s a link to my Tabula Poetica reading on YouTube
- 11/16/17: Poetry Reading and Class Visit at Pasadena City College. Pasadena, CA.
- 10/14/17: “Crafting a Poem, Crafting a Book,” a Poetry and Book Making workshop at the Altadena Public Library. Altadena, CA.
- 9/16/17: “In and out of English: Translators in Conversation” panel discussion and “Poetry and Pints” Poetry reading at the Nevada Humanities 2017 Literary Crawl. Reno, NV.
- 7/11/17: Poetry Reading with Red Hen Poets at the Annenberg Beach House. Santa Monica, CA.
- 5/21/17: Exhibit. Woven poems on display at the Red Hen’s Garden Poetry and Art Walk. Pasadena, CA.
- 5/20/17: Poetry Reading at LitFest Pasadena. Pasadena, CA
- 4/1/17: Reading and Art Show at the Heritage Square Museum . Los Angeles, CA
- 3/25/17: Poetry Reading in Pomona, CA. dA Center for the Arts, 7pm
2016:
- 11/12/16: Panel Presentation. “Using form to create content: Artist’s Books, Labor, and the Poetic Process” for the “Beyond the Spine: Experimental Poetics and Form” at the 2016 PAMLA Conference. Pasadena, CA.
- 5/14/16: Private workshop, “The Pocket Book as Compositional Aide.” Sierra Madre, CA.
- 4/30/16: Poetry Reading at “A Garden of Verses: Poetry in the Garden,” celebrating National Poetry Month at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens. 10:00am-3:00pm. Claremont, CA.
- 4/1/16: Panel Presentation. “PhDon’t?: The Risks and Rewards of a Doctorate for Writers” panel discussion with Josh Bernstein, Jameelah Long, Rone Shavers, and Jessica Piazza. AWP conference. 12:00pm, Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA.
- 3/31/16: Panel Discussion.”University, Community” panel discussion with Nik De Dominic, Renee Angler, Sean Nevin, and David Welch. AWP conference. 3:00pm, Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA.
- 3/26/16: Poetry Reading. Red Hen Showcase. Beyond Baroque. 8pm. Venice, CA.
2015
- 11/6/15: Panel Chair, “Creative Writing: Process as Product” special session, PAMLA conference. Portland, OR.
- 7/25/15: Poetry Reading at la société de personnes intéressées. 8pm. Long Beach, CA.
- 4/17/15: Poetry Reading at The Last Bookstore with Katie Manning, Nicelle Davis, Kim Dower, & Jackie Bang. 8pm. Los Angeles, CA.
- 4/17/16. Poetry and Translation Symposium. University of La Verne, 1-6pm. La Verne, CA.
- 4/13/15: Poetry reading and class visit at Claremont Graduate University. 4pm. Claremont, CA.
- 4/11/15: AWP Offsite Reading with The Conium Review, Pacifica, and Small Po[r]tions at Eat My Words Bookstore. 6-8pm. Minneapolis, MN.
- 3/10/15: Guest Facilitator: Women’s Writing Workshop, Chapbook Tutorial. California Institution for Women (CIW). Chino, CA
2014
- 10/14/14: Poetry reading with Red Hen Press/AROHO at the Annenberg Beach House, Santa Monica, CA
- 5/12/14: Poetry reading with John Gallaher for the Observable Reading Series. Llywelyn’s Loft Pub. 7:30pm. St. Louis, MO.
- 5/10/14: Poetry reading with really super poets at Myopic Books. 7:00pm. Chicago, IL.
- 5/9/14: Poetry reading with Nathan Hoks and Joel Craig at Woodland Pattern. 7:00pm. Milwaukee, WI.
- 4/5/14: Poetry reading with A Garden of Verses: Poetry Day in the Gardens at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. 10:00am-3:00pm. Claremont, CA.
- 3/1/14: Book signings for In the ice house at the AWP Conference Book Fair. At the A Room of Her Own Foundation booth: 2:30-3:30pm. At the Red Hen Press booth: 1:00-2:00pm. Seattle, WA.
2013
- 10/18/13-12/15/13: On Display: My dos-a-dos book Alice’s Alphabet for Wonderland Revisited at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. Minneapolis, MN.
- 11/13/13: Guest Facilitator: Poetry Workshop. California Institution for Women (CIW). Chino, CA.
- 11/7/13: Class Visit at DTLab at The Last Bookstore, talking small presses with Chiwan Choi, Taleen Kalenderian, and students from Jen Hofer’s Tiny Press Practices class.
- 10/22/13: Poetry Reading at University of Southern California Bookstore. 840 Childs Way, Los Angeles 2:30 pm. Los Angeles, CA.
- 7/7/13: . Poetry reading at the Sumarr Reading Series. Concord, 1010 N. San Fernando, Highland Park 3:00 pm. Los Angeles, CA.
- 3/6/13: Poetry reading with Catenary Press + Convulsive Editions. Outpost 186, 186 1/2 Hampshire Street, Cambridge. 8:00 pm. Cambridge, MA.
- 3/8/13: Panel Presentation. “Get a Hold of Your Writing: Book Arts in the Classroom” panel at the AWP Conference, with panel chair Meryl DePasquale, and poets and printers Emily Brandt, Richard Mathews, and Carol Ann Johnston. The panel takes place from 9:00-10:15 AM. Boston, MA.
- 3/7/13-3/9/13: Book signing at the AROHO booth at the AWP Conference. 3:00-4:00 Thursday, March 7 and 11:00-12:00. Boston, MA.
2012
- 11/18/12: Poetry reading with Frances Ruhlen McConnel at Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse with Moonday East. La Cañada, CA.
- 11/3/12: Poetry Reading with Joseph Harrington @ Agitprop. San Diego, CA.
- 10/20/12: Paper Presentation: “Revisioning the Ultimate Source Text: Contemporary Appropriations of Shakespeare’s Sonnets” paper presentation at the PAMLA conference. Seattle, WA.
- 10/6/12: . “Refiguring the Book”– panel on Chapbooks and Guerrilla Publishing at the Nevada Museum of Art Book Festival. 11:00-3:00. Reno, NV.
- 10/5/12: Poetry reading with David Abel, Amaranth Borsuk, and Brent Cunningham at Sundance Books. 6:00pm. Reno, NV.
- 8/26/12: Poetry reading at the Sumarr Reading Series. Atwater Village, CA.
- 5/4/12: Panel Presentation: “Erasure, Perishability & The Appropriated Book” on the panel “Towards a Poetics of Perishability,” at the UCSC poetics conference Emerging Communities in Contemporary Experimental Writing Santa Cruz, CA.
- 4/21/12: Book signing at the Red Hen Press booth at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. 1-2pm. Los Angeles, CA.
- 3/23/12: Joining forces with USC writers, composers, and singers for The New and the Newer: An Evening of World Premiers at Boston Court. Pasadena, CA.
- 3/16/12: Poetry reading w/Jared Stanley at Sundance Books. 6:30pm. Reno, NV.
- 3/13/12: Poetry Reading at the Decker Writing Studio, Southern Oregon University. 7pm. Ashland, OR.
- 3/2/12: Panel presentation on “Chapbook Publishing in the 21st Century” at AWP! With publishers and editors from Dancing Girl Press, Slash Pine Press, Gold Line Press, The Offending Adam’s Chapvelope Series, and (of course) Toad Press — 4:30pm. Chicago, IL.
- 1/22/12: Reading at the Claremont Library poetry series, 2 pm. Claremont, CA.
- 1/18/12: Poetry reading and class visit at The University of La Verne, La Verne, CA.
2011
- 10/18/11: Poetry reading with Red Hen Press authors at Vroman’s Bookstore. Pasadena, CA.
- 10/9/11: Poetry reading at the Ruskin Art Club. Los Angeles, CA.
- 10/2/11: Poetry reading and book signing at the West Hollywood Book Fair.
- 9/22/11: Poetry reading and book launch at The Mountain Bar in Chinatown. Los Angeles, CA.
- 4/21/11: Paper Presentation. “The 21st Century Appropriated Book: Mary Ruefle’s A Little White Shadow, Jen Bervin’s Nets, and Janet Holmes’s THE MS OF M Y KIN” presentation at the SWTX PCA/ACA. San Antonio, TX.
2010
- 5/7/10: Interview and Discussion. The Moe Green Poetry Poetry Discussion on BlogTalkRadio. The internets.
2009
- 11/12/09: Poetry Reading with The Loudest Voice series at The Mountain Bar in Chinatown. Los Angeles, CA.
- 2/13/09: Poetry Reading at Mrs. Maybe Launch Party at Columbia College. Chicago, IL.
- 2/12/09: Panel Presentation: “Hands On: Chapbook Making in the Classroom” panel presentation at AWP. Chicago, IL.
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