Readings & Workshops
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Readings & Events
Workshop: "Poetry and Silence": St. Andrews on the Sound, Wilmington, North Carolina
Keynote Lecture: "You Are Not Alone," Oregon Poetry Association Annual Conference, Newport, OR
Reading with Janet Steward: Birdhouse Books, Vancouver, Washington
Reading: Union Manor Poetry Series, Portland, Oregon
Paper Gardens Celebration, Chehalem Cultural Center, Newburg, Oregon
Reading: Milwaukie Poetry Series, Milwaukie, Oregon
Reading: Chapparel Bookstore, Portland, Oregon
Poem in Performance: The Common Opus, Winningstad Theater, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Mount Angel Abbey, St. Benedict, Oregon
Paper Gardens Celebration, Chehalem Cultural Center, Newburg, Oregon
Poetry Workshop: Rose Villa, Milwaukie, Oregon
Reading: Union Manor Poetry Series, Portland, Oregon
Reading with Lex Runciman: Studio Series, Portland, Oregon
Conversation with James Crews: Hearthfire Writing Community
Reading: Pendleton Center for the Arts/First Draft Writers' Series, Pendleton, Oregon
Class: Welcoming Poems: Reading and Writing Poems for Your Life (six week course for teachers and
community), Portland Waldorf School
Reading with Fernwood poets Joann Boswell, Bethany Lee, and Paul J. Pastor: Rose City Book Pub
Reading: The Great Word Regatta with Shawn Aveningo-Sanders, Michael Schein, and Matthew
Brouwer, Rose City Book Pub
Reading/Talk: Awakening to Poetry: West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Portland, Oregon
Bilingual Poetry Reading: Arabic/English poetry in partnership with the Iraqi Society of
Oregon, Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here, and the Ledding Library, Milwaukie, Oregon
Reading: Union Manor Poetry Series, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Fordham University
Workshop: Writing with Rumi, Ledding Library, Milwaukie, Oregon
Workshop: Whitman and Dickinson for Writers, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: Prose Poetry: A Friendly Introduction, Portland, Oregon
Reading and Discussion: St Michael's Book Group, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Union Manor Poetry Series, Portland, Oregon
Reading with David Oates: Gallery 114, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: Learning, Walking, Writing on the Oregon Coast, Elderhostel/Road Scholar,
Lincoln City, Oregon
Reading with Sam Roxas-Chua: The Voice of Empathy Reading Series, Tiny Theater PDX
Reading: "Lessons and Carols," Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: The Prose Poem (Part II), Ledding Library, Milwaukie, Oregon
Reading: Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Springfield Poetry Series, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, Oregon
Workshop: Chairs that Fly and Other Wonders, A Friendly Introduction to the Prose Poem,
Ledding Library, Milwaukie, Oregon
Reading: Backstory Books, Fo Po Poetry series, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: Learning, Writing, and Walking on the Oregon Coast Elderhostel/Road Scholars
Lincoln City, Oregon
Reading: Poetry of Presence: An Anthology of Mindfulness Poems, Broadway Books, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Oregon Book Launch for Lantern, Taborspace, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: Chairs that Fly and Other Wonders: A Friendly Introduction to the Prose Poem, Ledding
Library, Milwaukie, Oregon
Reading from Come Shining: Essays and Poems on Writing in a Dark Time, Broadway Books, Portland,
Oregon
Visiting Writer/Book Launch for Lantern, Wells College, Aurora, New York
Visiting Writer, LeMoyne College, Syracuse, New York
Workshop: Neruda for Writers, Mountain Writers, Portland, Oregon
Poetry Workshop for Middle Schoolers: Portland Waldorf School, Milwaukie, Oregon
Reading: Another Read Through Books, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Poems from the Garden: The Pond House at the Ledding Library, Milwaukie, Oregon
Workshop: Poetry at the Coast: Road Scholar/Elderhostel, Lincoln City, Oregon
Reading: Arabic/English Poetry, Al Mutanabbi Street Starts Here: Ledding Library, Milwaukie,
Oregon
Reading: Silverton Poetry Festival, Silverton, Oregon
Workshop: The Good, the Bad, and the Delightfully Strange: A Love Poetry Workshop, Mountain
Writers, Portland, Oregon
Reading: McMinnville Public Library, McMinnville, Oregon
Reading: Annie Bloom's Books, Portland, Oregon
Class: Reading Jane Austen, six week course sponsored by Soapstone, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Plonk Poetry/Prose Series, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Lents Farmers Market, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Timberline Review, Broadway Books, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: Experimenting with Found Poetry: A Hands-On Workshop, Mountain Writers,
Portland, Oregon
Reading: Free Range Poetry, Northwest Library, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: "The Brightness of a New Page: A Poetry Workshop," Road Scholar/Elderhostel,
Lincoln City, Oregon
Reading: International Women's Day Poetry Reading, Concordia University
Visiting Writer, Art Department, Concordia University, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: Poetry and Its Sisters: Writing about Art, Mountain Writers, Portland, Oregon
Reading: James Wright Celebration, Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, Portland, Oregon
Reading/Interview: KBOO 90.7 FM
Reading: Vault Voices, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: Rilke for Writers, Mountain Writers, Portland, Oregon
Visiting Writer, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon
Reading and Talk: "Bridges: Poetry in Translation," Translations of Anglo-Saxon poetry, Tabor
Space, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: The Prose Poem, Mountain Writers, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Milwaukie Poetry Series, The Pond House at the Ledding Library, Milwaukie, Oregon
Poetry at the premiere of Living: Laura Wayte sings Denise Levertov, Music by Nicole Portley, Vie de
Boheme, Portland, Oregon
Reading and launch of The Poetry Box's new anthology Poeming Pigeons, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: Ocean and Imagination, Elderhostel/Road Scholar, Lincoln City, Oregon
Reading: Milepost 5, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: Dickinson and Whitman for Writers, Mountain Writers, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Love Poetry, Another Read Through Books, Portland, Oregon
Reading: VoiceCatcher Journal, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Ghost Town Poetry Series, Vancouver, WA
Reading and Craft Talk: LeMoyne College, Syracuse, New York
Reading: Studio Series, Stonehenge Studios, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: Starting Here: A Workshop of Many Beginnings, Mountain Writers, Portland, Oregon
Interview: KMUZ 88.5 FM with Maureen Clifford
Reading: Third Thursday Poetry Series, Salem, Oregon
Workshop: Small and Beguiling: A Short Poem Workshop, Mountain Writers, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Figures of Speech Reading Series, Portland, Oregon
Reading: The Book Bin, Salem, Oregon
Reading with Paulann Petersen: Daedalus Books, Portland, Oregon
Reading & Discussion: Conversations with Writers, Hillsboro, Oregon
Reading: Grass Roots Bookstore, Corvallis, Oregon
Reading: Mountain Writers Series, Portland, Oregon
Panel: "Transitioning into the Future: Sustaining the Collective Poetry Press," Association of Writers
and Writing Programs Conference, Seattle, Washington
Reading: AWP Conference, Seattle, Washington
Reading: Glyph Cafe & Arts Space, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Tsunami Books, Eugene, Oregon
Reading: Iron String Book Launch, Tabor Space, Portland, Oregon
Reading: White Dog Salon, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Wordstock Literary Festival, Portland, Oregon
Reading: River Rock Writers, Broadway Books, Portland, Oregon
Reading: VoiceCatcher Journal, Stonehenge Studios, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Walt Whitman 150, Tabor Space, Portland, Oregon
Lecture: "Poem in a White Dress: Rethinking Emily Dickinson," Poet's Concord, Newport, Oregon
Reading: Airlie Press, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon
Workshop: First Steps in Creative Writing, OASIS, Portland, Oregon
Reading: William Stafford Birthday Celebration, Annie Bloom's Books, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Moonstruck Literary Series, Lake Oswego, Oregon
Reading: Windfall Journal, Looking Glass Books, Portland, Oregon
Reading: A River and Sound Review's Live Broadcast, Orcas Performing Arts Center, Orcas Island,
Washington
Reading: Mountain Writers Series at the Press Club, Portland, Oregon
Lecture: "The Broken Work of the Past: Translating Anglo-Saxon Poetry," American Literary
Translators Association, Seattle, Washington
Reading: River Rock Writers at Mountain Writers, Portland, Oregon
Keynote Lecture: "You Are Not Alone," Oregon Poetry Association Annual Conference, Newport, OR
Reading with Janet Steward: Birdhouse Books, Vancouver, Washington
Reading: Union Manor Poetry Series, Portland, Oregon
Paper Gardens Celebration, Chehalem Cultural Center, Newburg, Oregon
Reading: Milwaukie Poetry Series, Milwaukie, Oregon
Reading: Chapparel Bookstore, Portland, Oregon
Poem in Performance: The Common Opus, Winningstad Theater, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Mount Angel Abbey, St. Benedict, Oregon
Paper Gardens Celebration, Chehalem Cultural Center, Newburg, Oregon
Poetry Workshop: Rose Villa, Milwaukie, Oregon
Reading: Union Manor Poetry Series, Portland, Oregon
Reading with Lex Runciman: Studio Series, Portland, Oregon
Conversation with James Crews: Hearthfire Writing Community
Reading: Pendleton Center for the Arts/First Draft Writers' Series, Pendleton, Oregon
Class: Welcoming Poems: Reading and Writing Poems for Your Life (six week course for teachers and
community), Portland Waldorf School
Reading with Fernwood poets Joann Boswell, Bethany Lee, and Paul J. Pastor: Rose City Book Pub
Reading: The Great Word Regatta with Shawn Aveningo-Sanders, Michael Schein, and Matthew
Brouwer, Rose City Book Pub
Reading/Talk: Awakening to Poetry: West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Portland, Oregon
Bilingual Poetry Reading: Arabic/English poetry in partnership with the Iraqi Society of
Oregon, Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here, and the Ledding Library, Milwaukie, Oregon
Reading: Union Manor Poetry Series, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Fordham University
Workshop: Writing with Rumi, Ledding Library, Milwaukie, Oregon
Workshop: Whitman and Dickinson for Writers, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: Prose Poetry: A Friendly Introduction, Portland, Oregon
Reading and Discussion: St Michael's Book Group, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Union Manor Poetry Series, Portland, Oregon
Reading with David Oates: Gallery 114, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: Learning, Walking, Writing on the Oregon Coast, Elderhostel/Road Scholar,
Lincoln City, Oregon
Reading with Sam Roxas-Chua: The Voice of Empathy Reading Series, Tiny Theater PDX
Reading: "Lessons and Carols," Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: The Prose Poem (Part II), Ledding Library, Milwaukie, Oregon
Reading: Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Springfield Poetry Series, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, Oregon
Workshop: Chairs that Fly and Other Wonders, A Friendly Introduction to the Prose Poem,
Ledding Library, Milwaukie, Oregon
Reading: Backstory Books, Fo Po Poetry series, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: Learning, Writing, and Walking on the Oregon Coast Elderhostel/Road Scholars
Lincoln City, Oregon
Reading: Poetry of Presence: An Anthology of Mindfulness Poems, Broadway Books, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Oregon Book Launch for Lantern, Taborspace, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: Chairs that Fly and Other Wonders: A Friendly Introduction to the Prose Poem, Ledding
Library, Milwaukie, Oregon
Reading from Come Shining: Essays and Poems on Writing in a Dark Time, Broadway Books, Portland,
Oregon
Visiting Writer/Book Launch for Lantern, Wells College, Aurora, New York
Visiting Writer, LeMoyne College, Syracuse, New York
Workshop: Neruda for Writers, Mountain Writers, Portland, Oregon
Poetry Workshop for Middle Schoolers: Portland Waldorf School, Milwaukie, Oregon
Reading: Another Read Through Books, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Poems from the Garden: The Pond House at the Ledding Library, Milwaukie, Oregon
Workshop: Poetry at the Coast: Road Scholar/Elderhostel, Lincoln City, Oregon
Reading: Arabic/English Poetry, Al Mutanabbi Street Starts Here: Ledding Library, Milwaukie,
Oregon
Reading: Silverton Poetry Festival, Silverton, Oregon
Workshop: The Good, the Bad, and the Delightfully Strange: A Love Poetry Workshop, Mountain
Writers, Portland, Oregon
Reading: McMinnville Public Library, McMinnville, Oregon
Reading: Annie Bloom's Books, Portland, Oregon
Class: Reading Jane Austen, six week course sponsored by Soapstone, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Plonk Poetry/Prose Series, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Lents Farmers Market, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Timberline Review, Broadway Books, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: Experimenting with Found Poetry: A Hands-On Workshop, Mountain Writers,
Portland, Oregon
Reading: Free Range Poetry, Northwest Library, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: "The Brightness of a New Page: A Poetry Workshop," Road Scholar/Elderhostel,
Lincoln City, Oregon
Reading: International Women's Day Poetry Reading, Concordia University
Visiting Writer, Art Department, Concordia University, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: Poetry and Its Sisters: Writing about Art, Mountain Writers, Portland, Oregon
Reading: James Wright Celebration, Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, Portland, Oregon
Reading/Interview: KBOO 90.7 FM
Reading: Vault Voices, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: Rilke for Writers, Mountain Writers, Portland, Oregon
Visiting Writer, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon
Reading and Talk: "Bridges: Poetry in Translation," Translations of Anglo-Saxon poetry, Tabor
Space, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: The Prose Poem, Mountain Writers, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Milwaukie Poetry Series, The Pond House at the Ledding Library, Milwaukie, Oregon
Poetry at the premiere of Living: Laura Wayte sings Denise Levertov, Music by Nicole Portley, Vie de
Boheme, Portland, Oregon
Reading and launch of The Poetry Box's new anthology Poeming Pigeons, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: Ocean and Imagination, Elderhostel/Road Scholar, Lincoln City, Oregon
Reading: Milepost 5, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: Dickinson and Whitman for Writers, Mountain Writers, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Love Poetry, Another Read Through Books, Portland, Oregon
Reading: VoiceCatcher Journal, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Ghost Town Poetry Series, Vancouver, WA
Reading and Craft Talk: LeMoyne College, Syracuse, New York
Reading: Studio Series, Stonehenge Studios, Portland, Oregon
Workshop: Starting Here: A Workshop of Many Beginnings, Mountain Writers, Portland, Oregon
Interview: KMUZ 88.5 FM with Maureen Clifford
Reading: Third Thursday Poetry Series, Salem, Oregon
Workshop: Small and Beguiling: A Short Poem Workshop, Mountain Writers, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Figures of Speech Reading Series, Portland, Oregon
Reading: The Book Bin, Salem, Oregon
Reading with Paulann Petersen: Daedalus Books, Portland, Oregon
Reading & Discussion: Conversations with Writers, Hillsboro, Oregon
Reading: Grass Roots Bookstore, Corvallis, Oregon
Reading: Mountain Writers Series, Portland, Oregon
Panel: "Transitioning into the Future: Sustaining the Collective Poetry Press," Association of Writers
and Writing Programs Conference, Seattle, Washington
Reading: AWP Conference, Seattle, Washington
Reading: Glyph Cafe & Arts Space, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Tsunami Books, Eugene, Oregon
Reading: Iron String Book Launch, Tabor Space, Portland, Oregon
Reading: White Dog Salon, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Wordstock Literary Festival, Portland, Oregon
Reading: River Rock Writers, Broadway Books, Portland, Oregon
Reading: VoiceCatcher Journal, Stonehenge Studios, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Walt Whitman 150, Tabor Space, Portland, Oregon
Lecture: "Poem in a White Dress: Rethinking Emily Dickinson," Poet's Concord, Newport, Oregon
Reading: Airlie Press, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon
Workshop: First Steps in Creative Writing, OASIS, Portland, Oregon
Reading: William Stafford Birthday Celebration, Annie Bloom's Books, Portland, Oregon
Reading: Moonstruck Literary Series, Lake Oswego, Oregon
Reading: Windfall Journal, Looking Glass Books, Portland, Oregon
Reading: A River and Sound Review's Live Broadcast, Orcas Performing Arts Center, Orcas Island,
Washington
Reading: Mountain Writers Series at the Press Club, Portland, Oregon
Lecture: "The Broken Work of the Past: Translating Anglo-Saxon Poetry," American Literary
Translators Association, Seattle, Washington
Reading: River Rock Writers at Mountain Writers, Portland, Oregon
