Photos From Big Blue Marble—April 11, 2015
Photos by Julieta Salgado
Author: ryka aoki
Gosh. I just got this wonderful note. :D TY Syracuse <3
Emails like this make me so grateful to speak with students. Thank you to Syracuse University, esp. Chase Catalano, for inviting me to speak! “Hi Ryka, You may or may not remember, but you visited Syracuse upon launching Seasonal Velocities, and gave a talk/reading at the university. Afterwards, I had the pleasure of meeting and […]
Travel and Sharing
I am currently waiting for my ride in my hotel lobby. I had no idea I was to be in a hotel lobby. It’s been that sort of a trip so far. Due to bad weather, scheduling difficulties, airline miscommunication, I was laid over in Chicago last night. Not the most pleasant layover. Because we […]
This Month’s East Coast Readings Part 1–Tucson, Swarthmore, Blue Marble, Casa Ruby
It’s been a busy couple of weeks. I had a nasty bug for most of the winter (it might have been two or three bugs in a row–not sure). I suppose that’s the fate of an English teacher; grading papers is not the most germ-free activity. Last week I was in Tucson to visit TC […]
Tomorrow, 4/22 at John Carroll University in Cleveland! :D
Mandel Grant Reading and Q&A by Visiting Author Ryka Aoki Leaving for the airport in just a few hours. I cannot wait to visit and share. Ryka
Tuesday, March 31–Casa Libre in Tucson!
I am starting my Spring 2015 tour in Tucson! Thank you to TC Tolbert for arranging this! Casa Libre Tucson, Arizona 85705 Tuesday, March 31 7pm $5 suggested donation Trickhouse Live is an integrative arts series that brings together people working with words, images, sounds, videos, and a variety of performances. The series serves as […]
Thank you to Cat and Topside Press for selecting from Why Dust Shall Never Settle Upon This Soul as your first Poem of the Week!
Why Dust Shall Settle Upon This Soul has had a very quiet opening–I suppose that part of it has to do with the fact that I’ve been working on my taxes and the forthcoming tour for He Mele A Hilo. Some of it, though, is that poetry is very different from novels. The subject matter of this […]
Interview About Seasonal Velocities with Elliot Deline :)
Thank you Elliot, for this interview! <3 Ryka Ryka Aoki on Poetry, Performing, and Publication
(Video) Models of Pride 20 Plenary Panel Speech
I was honored to give a plenary speech to an auditorium full of amazing LGBT youth at Models of Pride 20. I was also thrilled to meet and share the stage with Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.