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I’m launching a public poetry campaign on April 1 for The City of Seattle’s ARTS office in my role as Civic Poet. The campaign will feature the work of poets Bryan Wilson, Kathya Alexander, Bryna Antonia Cortes, Cindy Luong, and Joe Nasta and involve taking over 7 sites around the city, including:

• Wa Na Wari
• Slide Gallery
• Seattle Public Library (downtown and Southpark)
• Friends of Little Saigon
• Bureau of Fearless Ideas
• Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery

This public poetry program is made possible by the Academy of American Poets with funds from the Mellon Foundation. This project was also supported by The Windrose Fund.

My co-author Amy Wong Hope and I will be doing a program at the Alchemist’s Kitchen in NYC on April 13. Details and ticketing here.

I’m at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor this week with Chenxing Han, Bryan Thao Worra, and other Buddhist writers for a knowledge share and convening.

I created a new guided journal with licensed therapist Amy Wong Hope for anyone ready to embark on their own microdosing journey. SMALL DOSES OF AWARENESS is a 12-week companion guide to deepening your reflections and integrating the knowledge gained through your microdosing experiences. Each of the twelve weeks has a different focus—from journeying inward, to questioning and deconstructing self-limiting beliefs, to aligning with your values and exploring your identity, to harnessing the power of mindfulness and creativity, and more. It’s out in February, but available now for pre-order: https://smarturl.it/SmallDosesofAwareness

I’ll be signing copies of Less Desolate at Mam’s Bookstore in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District on Saturday at 3 pm. Drop by and see me!

Bushwick Bookclub Seattle invited me to curate this year’s Ink Aloud! showcase with Seattle poets. Come out next Saturday at 7:30 pm for music from Joe Kye, Drea Marilyn, Leanna Keith and more.

Earlier this year, I had a chance to sit down with En Ning to talk to her about my work for a feature story for the Seattle Design Festival website. View the story here.

Thanks to everyone who came out during Georgetown Art Attack to celebrate with us!

Thanks to Jas Keimig for writing about my new haiku comics collection Less Desolate from Blue Cactus Press in South Seattle Emerald. Buy it here.