Appearances

I’m honored to have one of my poems, “Traveling Light,” on exhibit at the Orlando International Airport. “Words in Flight: A Celebration of Orlando Area Poets” pairs poems inspired by flight, travel and transformation with airport photographs. Words in Flight exhibit at Orlando International Airport

Twelve other local poets including Orlando Poet Laureate Susan Lilley, former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins and two teen writers are represented.

The exhibit is on the airport’s third level in the Main Terminal near the checkpoint for Gates 70-129 (by the Starbucks) through Sept. 30.

I’m grateful to the airport and the city of Orlando for recognizing that art has never been more necessary. Check it out if you can.

I’m happy to share that my poem “Hurricane Season” won the Orlando History Center’s Accidental Historian Poetry Contest.

The poem is part of the Accidental Historian exhibit, which is based on the premise that people who document the world around them can accidentally become historians. The exhibit will be open through Jan. 19, 2020.

I’ll read “Hurricane Season” at the History Center’s Historically Poetic reading on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 6 p.m. The lovely Susan Lilley, Orlando’s poet laureate, will share some of her gems about Florida, and the free exhibit will be open before and after the reading. Visitors can create 19th-century “tweets” and step into a larger-than-life, Instagrammable photo station.

The Orlando History Center is at 65. E. Central Blvd.

Thursday, Nov. 7, 6 p.m.

I’m excited to be leading a narrative poetry workshop at the Florida State Poets Association‘s spring convention in Orlando on May 18. I’ll share some of my top poetry tips and read a few of my poems, too.

The group was kind enough to feature me (and my photos) in an article in their recent newsletter.

Is there a better way to start a weekend than this? I can’t think of any.

Reading at Timucua White House

September 19, 2018

I’ll join my pal Susan Lilley, Orlando’s poet laureate, for my first time on the Timucua White House stage for “Susan Lilley and Friends” on Sunday, Oct. 7. Other poets who will read are Laura Sobbott Ross, Ashley Inguanta, Amy Watkins, Terry Ann Thaxton, Cecilia Milanes and Obi Nwakanma.

Please bring food or wine to share.

The Timucua concert hall is at 2000 S. Summerlin Ave., Orlando.

Sunday, Oct. 7, 7:30 to 9 p.m.