UPCOMING
TBA
PAST EVENTS
2026
March 25
Ambient Night – Sound Art presented by KWUR 90.3FM & Monika Weiss (Poetry/Sound Art Performance) WashU St. Louis, MO
February 21
The Connection with SIUC and WashU MFA faculty & students (Reading) The Chapel St. Louis, MO
2025
July – August
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) (Writing Residency) Amherst, VA
July 13 – 19
Tin House Summer Workshop with Diana Khoi Nguyen (Writing Residency) Reed College Portland, OR
June 14
Mail Art: Collage and Poetry Workshop (Workshop) The Arts League Philadelphia, PA
June 21
Mail Art: Collage and Poetry Workshop (Workshop) The Arts League Philadelphia, PA
April 28
Spit Poetry (Reading) Upstairs at Abyssinia Philadelphia, PA
April 1
Michigan Quarterly Review Spring Issue Launch with Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, Aline Mello, Julio Cesar Diaz, Afua Ansong (Reading) Virtual
April 1
Conversation with Riverwards Chapbook Series with Nora E Luks, Manuela Guillén, Gabriel Ramirez, Phthalo, Rushawn Stanley (Reading & Artist Talk) Taller Puertorriqueño Philadelphia, PA
March 30
Scribes on South with Cole Solis Jativa (Reading) Tattooed Mom Philadelphia, PA
March 2 – April 19
Creative Journaling: Beauty in the Everyday (Workshop) The Arts League Philadelphia, PA
February 21
Adverse Abstraction with Alison Lubar, Jiordan Castle, Olivia Zarzycki, Amelia Gorman (Reading) Otto’s Shrunken Head New York, NY
February 14
“Descent of Alette” Group Reading organized by Katie Bennett and Stephanie Cawley (Reading) Spruce Hill Community Association Philadelphia, PA
2024
November 8
Riverwards Arts & Letters Chapbook Release Celebration with Nora E Luks, Manuela Guillén, Gabriel Ramirez, Phthalo, Rushawn Stanley (Chapbook Release and Reading) american grammar Philadelphia, PA
November 1
PORT – A Sustainable Fashion Show Model for Dara Benno’s collection (Fashion Show) Asian Arts Initiative Philadelphia, PA
September 26
Wendy’s Subway Writing Night (Workshop) Wendy’s Subway Brooklyn, NY
September 22
discount guillotine reading with Ash Strange, Olivia Braley, Gabrielle Wooley, Corey Qureshi, Alina Pleskova (Reading) Philadelphia Small Works Philadelphia, PA
August 19
Summer Workshop Showcase with Rachelle Toarmino (Reading) Brooklyn Poets Virtual
August 14
Summer Emotional Historians Reading Hosted by Jon Sands (Reading) Virtual
June 25
An Evening with So Many Queer Poets with Alison Lubar, Darla Himeles, Elliott batTzedek, Mónica Gomery, Sean Hanrahan, Zach Ozma, Amy Beth Sisson, and Adam Gianforcaro (Reading) Main Point Books Wayne, PA
June 9 – 15
Kenyon Review Writers Workshop with Airea D. Matthews (Writing Residency) Kenyon College Gambier, OH
June 2
Backyard Poetry Reading – Pride Edition with Samya Abu-Orf , Darla Himeles, Alison Lubar, Lauren Yates (Reading) Hilltop Books Philadelphia, PA
May
AAPI Power Players 2024 (Interview) Metro Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
April 4
Thursdays on the Stoop: Stoop Shake (Writing Workshop) Blue Stoop Virtual
March 17
Spit Poetry with Myene Yanu, Ryan Skrabalak, Michael Joseph Walsh (Reading) Upstairs at Abyssinia Philadelphia, PA
March 14
Poetry for Real Life People (Writing Workshop) Main Line Art Center Haverford, PA
February 28
Voicemail Poems Winter Release Party with Noah David Roberts, Amy Beth Sisson, Kaleigh Spollen, Peter Webb, Patrick Rodgers (Reading) The Monkey Club Philadelphia, PA
February 9
Love poems for all hearts (Writing Workshop) Main Line Art Center Haverford, PA
January – May
Residency for Emerging Artists Project (REAP) Mentoring Amalia Colón-Nava (Writing & Dance Residency) Leah Stein Dance Company Philadelphia, PA
2023
December 8, 2023 – January 26, 2024 125th Annual Adult Student Exhibition Curated by Gerard Silva (Art Exhibition) Fleisher Art Memorial Philadelphia, PA
November 17 Riverwards Arts & Letters Salon with Manuela Guillén, Miriam Saperstein, Lou, Lauren Elizabeth, Vriddhi Vinay, and Holly Jansen (Reading) The Head & The Hand Books Philadelphia, PA
November 1, 2023 – March 1, 2024 PRINT SCREEN Curated by Roopa Vasudevan and Walker Tufts (Art Exhibition) The Wrong Biennale Virtual
August 18
Personal Velocity with Sham-e-Ali Nayeem and Blanche Brown (Reading) The Head & The Hand Books Philadelphia, PA
July 27
Thursdays on the Stoop: Sacred Monsters: A Discovery Session (Writing Workshop) Blue Stoop Virtual
July 13 – August 20 PRINT SCREEN Curated by Roopa Vasudevan and Walker Tufts (Art Exhibition) Icebox Project Space Philadelphia, PA
June 25 – July 1
VONA Summer Workshop with Oliver de la Paz (Writing Residency) University of Miami Miami, FL
March 8
You Can’t Kill a Poet: A Reading for Queer and Trans Poets with Gabriel Ramirez, Janiel, Karyn, Ari Villeda Martinez, and Elijah Faye (Reading) Tattooed Mom Philadelphia, PA
February 19
Second Sundae (Dance Battle) Silk City Philadelphia, PA
2022
November 30 Wednesdays on the Stoop: Gimme Shell-ter: Hermit Crab Forms (Writing Workshop) Blue Stoop Virtual
November 11
PAPA Ensemble: Gather Together in Their Name with Shavon Norris, Jungwoong Kim, Liana Irvine, Meena Chen, and Jo Lin (Dance/Poetry Performance) Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival Asian Arts Initiative Philadelphia, PA
October 31 - November 6 Healing Verse Poetry Line Curated by Trapeta B. Mayson and Yolanda Wisher (Reading) Philadelphia Contemporary Call in at 1-855-POEMRX2
October 1
Morality Play with Lauren Hilger and Cassidy McFadzean (Reading) A Novel Idea Philadelphia, PA
September 16
Asian & Pacific Islander Writers with Chiyeung Lau and Ayoung Lee (Reading) Book Harvest Philadelphia, PA
May 13
UMA SHOWS UP Choreography by Ricky “Glytch” Evans (Dance Performance) Fringe Arts Philadelphia, PA
2021
November 13
Philly Zine Fest (Art Exhibition) The Rotunda Philadelphia, PA
October 10
Living Marks with Songyi Kim, Jiyoun Lee-Lodge, Kristen Mitchell, Alicia Pugh, and T. Carlis Roberts (Art Workshop) virtual care lab Virtual
June 5 - 27
The Divine: Beyond the Bounds of Queerness Curated by Eileen Jiminez and Carlos Martinez (Art Exhibition) Nepantla Cultural Arts Gallery Seattle, WA
