• 2nd Annual Bay Area JazzPoetry Festival, Berkeley, Calif.


• 21 Grand, Oakland, Calif.


• Above Paradise Lounge, San Francisco


• The Albion, San Francisco


• Anna’s Jazz Island, Berkeley, Calif.


• At Seventeenth, Oakland, Calif.


• Berkeley Art Museum, University of California


• Berkeley Art Center, Rhythm & Muse Series


• Bison Brewery, Berkeley


• Blondie's, San Francisco


• The Blue Lamp, San Francisco


• The Blue Monkey Cafe, San Francisco


• Borders Books and Music,  many stores, Northern Calif.


• Beyond Baroque, Venice, Calif.


• Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco


• Bud Shank Jazz Workshop, Port Townsend, Washington


• Cafe Gianlucca, New York City


• Cava 555, San Francisco


• The Clarion Cafe, San Francisco


• Club Muse, Albany, Calif.


• Coco Club, San Francisco


• The Coffee Mill, Oakland


• The Coffee Society, Cupertino, Calif.


• Das Klub/1055 Howard, San Francisco


• The Donnell Library, New York City


• E3 Playhouse, Santa Cruz, Calif.


• The Elbo Room, San Francisco


• Folcrom, San Francisco


• Foothill Community College, Los Altos, Calif.


• Hanno's in the Alley, San Francisco


• The Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito


• HEAR Music Store, Berkeley


• The Hotel Utah, San Francisco


• Hyatt on Union Square, San Francisco


• Hyatt Regency, Oakland


• Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco


• Jazz & Blues Company, Carmel, Calif.


• The Jazz House, Berkeley


• Jewish Community Center, Marin County, Calif.


• Kelly’s, Alameda, Calif.


• The Lab Theatre, San Francisco


• La Mama Theatre (La Galleria), New York City


• The Lobby, Oakland, Calif.


• Mason Street Wine Bar, San Francisco


• MIck's, San Francisco


• Montclair Jazz Festival, Oakland, Calif.


• The Luggage Store, San Francisco


• New College of California, San Francisco


• New Delhi Restaurant, San Francisco


• New George’s, San Rafael, Calif.


• New Performance Gallery (ODC), San Francisco


• Paradise Lounge, San Francisco


• Pasand, San Francisco


• Pearl’s, North Beach, San Francisco


• Piaf’s, San Francisco


• Picante, Berkeley


• The Poetry Center, San Francisco


• Quiet Storm, San Francisco


• Rasputin’s Records, Berkeley


• Rasselas, San Francisco


• Redwood City Summer Concert Series, Calif.


• Rising Spirits Cafe, San Francisco


• Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, Calif.


• San Francisco Socialist School


• San Francisco State University


• Santa Cruz Poetry Festival


• Savanna Jazz Club, San Francisco


• Shanghai 1930, San Francisco


• Short on Attitude, San Francisco


• Skyline Community College, Pacifica, Calif.


• Small Press Traffic, San Francisco


• Spike's Speak, San Francisco


• Stanford University


• Tattoo Rose Cafe, San Francisco


• Tropical Haight, San Francisco


• Union Hotel, Benicia


• University of California, Santa Cruz


• Voulez-Vous, Berkeley, Calif.


• The WOW Cafe Theatre, New York City


• The Writer’s Center, Washington, D.C.


• Zebulon’s, Petaluma, Calif.

 Bookstores and Radio Stations

Bonanza Books, Walnut Creek, California

Bound Together Bookstore, San Francisco

Cody’s Books, Berkeley

Diesel Books, Emeryville, California

Different Light Bookstore, San Francisco

Grand Piano Bookstore, San Francisco

Modern Times Bookstore, San Francisco

Talking Leaves Bookstore, San Francisco

Voice of America, International Broadcast

KCSM-FM, San Mateo ~ KPFA-FM, Berkeley ~ KKUP-FM, Cupertino ~ KSCO-AM, Santa Cruz ~  KZSU-FM, Stanford University ~  KALX-FM, Berkeley ~  KPOO-FM &  KUSF-FM, San Francisco ~ KUSP-FM & KZSC-FM, Santa Cruz ~ WLHC-FM, Raleigh, North Carolina

Workshops & Classes 

• "The Singer's Life: Where to Start (and How to Keep Going)": The Jazzschool, Berkeley, Calif., October 2011


• Associate Director of The Poetry Center: San Francisco State University - Two-year term


• Poetry Writing Teacher: Anna Yates Elementary School, Emeryville, Calif., 2nd/3rd/4th Grades, Fall 2007 - present


• Poetry Writing Workshop Leader: Mercy Housing After-School Program, Peanut Butter and Jamm Music Session for Kids, Spring 2010


• Poetry Writing & Performance with Musicians, Workshop Leader: Allendale Recreation Center, Oakland, Calif., Kids Ages 6 - 12 (including Final Performance w/ Paul van Wageningen, drums, and Aaron Shaul, bass!) - Summer 2008


• Vocal & Energetic Techniques for Self-Healing & Finding Your Creative Path, Workshop Leader: Blue Bear School of Music, San Francisco, Workshop for Adults, co-taught w/ Vicki Burns - January 9, 2008


• Guest Poet: Skyline Community College, San Francisco State University, Galileo High School (San Francisco), Soquel High School (Santa Cruz County)


• Workshop Leader/Poet & Performer: Foothill College Writers Conference, two years

Qualifications 

• Grants and/or residencies from the Puffin Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Headlands Center for the Arts, Ucross Foundation, and Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund


• Master's and bachelor's degrees in creative writing/English literature


• 5 CDS with airplay and charting on trade-reporter radio and web stations


• Author of The Transparent Body (Wesleyan University Press) and Anorexia (Five Fingers Poetry)


• Poems published in more than 60 literary magazines