Autobiographical

My full-length book, Where We Think It Should Go, can be yours via Octopus Books, Small Press Distribution, or Amazon. We better celebrate these hard copies while we can. When I'm not writing poetry, I teach amazing young people who are blind. I believe in a healthier future.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Reading at SF State & downtown SF March 24th

I’ll be giving two poetry readings on Thursday, March 24, 2011 for The Poetry Center at San Francisco State.  Please consider attending. Details below; both readings are free.

Thursday MAR 24: Jennifer Martenson (Providence, RI) and Claire Becker (San Francisco)

3:30 pm @ the Poetry Center, Humanities Building, Rm. 512, SFSU
1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco, CA 94132
1680 Market St. (at Gough), San Francisco, CA 94102

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

When I'm reading in D.C. during AWP this weekend if I make it there over the snow.

Two readings on the same night.  Maybe I'll see some of you there!

Reading #1

1913 * Action Books  * Letter Machine Editions * Octopus Books
Friday, February 4
4:00pm - 6:00pm

at Comet Ping Pong
5037 Connecticut Avenue
Washington, DC
www.cometpingpong.com

Please join us for a reading AWP OFF-SITE reading celebrating the release of new books from Action Books, Letter Machine Editions, and Octopus Books, as well as the new issue of 1913 a journal of forms.

Action: Lara Glenum, Abe Smith
Letter Machine Editions: Juliana Leslie, Farid Matuk, Sawako Nakayasu

Octopus: Cynthia Arrieu-King, Claire Becker

1913: Julie Carr, Joe Hall, Jeff T. Johnson, Kathleen Ossip,
Ric Royer, Ronaldo Wilson

For more info visit http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=171785542864436

 READING #2

Switchback Books, Coconut Books and Horse Less Press Reading
On the heated rooftop! Plus, come early and catch the Lame House/Binge Press reading at 6:00!

Friday, February 4
7:00pm - 9:30pm

Madam's Organ
madamsorgan.com
2461 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC

- Becca Klaver
- Brian Foley
- Bruce Covey
- Cathy Park Hong
- Christopher Salerno
- Claire Becker
- Daniela Olszewska
- Gina Myers
- Jennifer Tamayo
- Jen Tynes
- Marisa Crawford
- Natalie Lyalin

For more information, visit the Facebook Event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/create.php?eid=119112604822644