#FlashbackFriday to reflections on the power of poetry in civic discourse: Robert Frost’s...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9c5a2PfxjI&t=1764s A magical night with the creative team of “Waiting for Snow in Havana,” a musical in development that I am working on as co-lyricist. We shared demos of several songs, talked about the creative process, and next...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PEnYtG34HY Last week, I read poems on the lawn of the historic Longfellow House. I left with a renewed sense of hope for humanity — inspired by all who shared the space and placed their faith in words, in a shared vision of the America...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=TLGG_RONGBoOINQyODA3MjAyNQ&v=LTBzdEV18iY&feature=youtu.be Grateful for the meaningful conversation with Sean Murphy on the "Some Things Considered" Podcast about the power of poetry to bear witness, the role of art in...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lphRpjWv2kA Thank you to Karen Svoboda for inviting me onto the Defense of Democracy podcast—and for holding space for such vital conversations. We spoke about poetry, democracy as a verb (not a noun), and the role of language in...

  Grateful to share my poem, “Uncertain - Sea Principle” - a contrapuntal ode inspired by Werner Heisenberg—with UNESCO’s Quantum Year 2025 and the Brilliant (Quantum) Poetry Contest, open through June 30, 2025. This contest celebrates both the International Year...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGNcOVw3YyY A belated note of gratitude to composer Oliver Caplan for his choral composition of my poem "CLOUD ANTHEM," and to the New Hampshire Master Chorale with Juventas New Music Ensemble for their dulcet tones. This performance,...

Last month, I was honored to unite with all who attended the "Procession of Angels for Radical Love and Unity"; neighbors, poets, historians, musicians, puppeteers, et al who walked the 2.5 miles through the streets of East Harlem, a.k.a. El Barrio in solidarity for a...

I'm humbled to contribute to the groundbreaking, Latino Poetry | The Library of America Anthology. Edited by Rigoberto Gonzalez, it celebrates the work of over 180 poets including Jose Martí and many of my peers, mentors, and friends. Here I am reading from the...

  "Like thirst, like hunger, we ache with the need to save ourselves, and our country from itself." Robert Shetterly unveiled a portrait of me at...