We’re getting close to this year’s Willamette Writers Conference in Portland. Please say “hi” if you’re attending the in-person portion. I’ll be speaking on Saturday, August 3rd with Christopher Luna and Ellis Bray on the panel “Poetic Techniques to Challenge, Inspire, and Transform You (and Your Work!).”
I’m also happy to share that my poem “Ghosted by Pac-Man” got a shoutout in Critical Distance.
One last poetry tidbit (not about me), Seattle Worldcon 2025 announced they’ve appointed Brandon O’Brien as their poet laureate! Brandon is super talented and a wonderful advocate for speculative poetry. I don’t think I’ve heard of a conference having a poet laureate before, so let’s hope this development continues and grows! (The Willamette Writers Conference, by the way, will kick off with an opening poem by Alex Dang.)
