Hey everyone! I will do a presentation on sign language in POETRY and FILM for the REEL Poetry Film Festival, which is entirely ONLINE. I will be on ZOOM.

The festival starts on Wednesday, and my event is on Saturday, Feb 27. I WILL ALSO DROP A BRAND-NEW SHORT POEM VIDEO ON THAT NIGHT THAT NOBODY HAS SEEN! IT HAS GORGEOUS NEW MUSIC WITH STUNNING VISUALS!!!!

You can buy a ticket (any price you can pay) and interact with me, ask me questions, etc... I hope to see some of you...

PROGRAM INFO: http://www.publicpoetry.net/#SE
TICKETS: https://publicpoetry.ticketspice.com/reelpoetryhoustontx2021

I am doing a live Q&A and reading on Zoom tomorrow (February 17, 2021) with three other writers and two editors from the Brown Girl Magazine anthology "Untold."

We will discuss the theme of relationships and discuss our non-fiction pieces about love, family, and friendship.

The event is FREE and will be auto-captioned, making it accessible for Deaf people, including me and you. 

You may register at the Zoom event here! Hope to see you online tomorrow!

I had an incredible opportunity to speak to students at California State University-Northridge in Los Angeles today. I gave a talk about my works as a deaf filmmaker and discussed how I got into filmmaking, and I offered some helpful advice and suggestions. It was great to meet all the professors and students. I feel lucky to share my voice with others. 

On April 5 (Thursday), I will give a talk to college students about my works as a Deaf filmmaker (open to the public).

On April 6 (Friday), I will give a free workshop to deaf artists about brand awareness.
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Lastly, on April 7 (Saturday), I will perform at the deaf festival! Please see the flyers below. 

FACEBOOK EVENT /// DEAFINITIONS WEBSITE

Note: I will also present an interactive workshop on Sunday afternoon about creative expression, storytelling and communication. It is free and open to all students.

I was asked to create and develop three workshops for students at New Mexico School for the Deaf in Santa Fe, New Mexico. They are learning to write poetry over a course of months. Since I am known to be an ASL poet and performance artist, the school asked me to be involved for the Final Day on March 25.

I created a few videos along with a detailed workshop curriculum for the students. My curriculum focused on the elements of performance and using those to analyze and perform poetry.

The workshops were a huge hit and the students greatly enjoyed them! Big thanks to Shira G. for inviting me to participate.