New Poem for Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month
I wrote a new poem for Jewish Disabilities Awareness and Inclusion Month for a special New CAJE event earlier this month. What a unique honor to be amongst this roster of musicians and storytellers. Check out the whole event in the player below (my poem starts at 32:50) Thanks to Ben Romano for inviting me and Joanie Calem for doing so much work to make this happen! https://youtu.be/q_P9l9C-2TY
Poetry Square Reading
Thanks to Diane Funston for inviting me to read at Yuba Sutter Arts “Poetry Square” event. I got to read with Salvatore Roseo and Craig Czury. Check out the entire event:
It is Raining in Tokyo Today – a new Poem Video from The Tokyo-Van Nuys Express
It is Raining in Tokyo Today – a poem from the book “The Tokyo-Van Nuys Express”
Reminders for the New Year Recording played on the Sunday Simcha Radio Show
Thanks to Joy Katzen-Guthrie for including my spoken word track “Reminders for the New Year” on The Sunday Simcha Radio Show today. Check out the entire 1 hour program which features an ark-full of music from a role-call of Jewish music immortals (along with my track) here.
The Tokyo-Van Nuys Express Publication Event
Watch the publication event for “The Tokyo-Van Nuys Express” which featured me reading poems from the book, along with a haiku/tanka sequence from Deborah P. Kolodji (live from Southern California and Marika Kitakubo (live from Tokyo, Japan), Brendan Constantine reading a selection of Richard Brautigan poems, Addie Lupert modeling a Japanese Yukata, and other video treats!
Video of Mother Poems Included in Library Girl’s “Mama Don’t Allow” series
Thank you Susan Hayden for including this video of me reading a couple of poems for my mother in Library Girl’s virtual “Mama Don’t Allow. Deluxe Mother’s Day show! Watch it here. (You need to be on Facebook, but it’s worth it!)