“Questions for a Saguaro” on AZ Illustrated

I was thrilled to be part of a collaboration between the UA Poetry Center and AZPM’s Arizona Illustrated. Thanks to David Fenster for the video rendering of my poem “Questions for a Saguaro.”

 

 

 

 

VISIT AHD SUBSTACK “ON THE TRAIL”

YOU CAN FIND MY BRIEF ESSAYS-OF-THE-MOMENT, MUSINGS, UPDATES ON EVENTS, AND A SPECIAL FEATURE OF “BONUS POEMS FOR RESISTING THE COUP” HERE. 

CURRENT POST FEATURES “VERMONT REFLECTIONS.”

 

SYMPOSIUM: Environmental Poetry in the Time of Climate Crisis

Sundog Poetry in Burlington, Vermont hosts me, John Elder, Jane Hirshfield, Jody Gladding, and Nalini Nadkarni for readings and discussion on the complementary power of science and poetry to raise ecological awareness.

OCTOBER 3, 1:30 – 5:30 PM

CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE, BURLINGTON VT 

EVENT IS SOLD OUT BUT SEE LINK TO SEE DETAILS & JOIN WAITING LIST

https://sundogpoetry.org/

WATERSHED SOUNDSCAPE PERFORMANCES May 2025

I’ll be performing this week, as the Watershed Soundscape project comes to fruition, with music by Yuanyuan Kay He and text by yours truly. Check out these Tucson concerts:
 
May 6, 7, & 8. Tucson Symphony Orchestra: Young People’s Concerts, 9:45 AM & 11 AM. Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, Tucson, AZ
 
Tuesday, May 6, Ironwood Ridge High School, 7 PM
 
Sunday, May 11, Tucson Pops Concert at Reid Park, 7 PM
 
Read more about this project bringing together art + science + music to celebrate & conserve our desert waters.