“In the Shadow of the Smokestacks”
I recited my poem "In the Shadow of the Smokestacks" for the Freedom to Breathe Virtual Panel and Rally: "Why a Hunger Strike?" held April 2, 2026. As part of the Zero Burn Coalition, I am calling for the incinerator to be shut down by December 2027.
My MN Fringe Festival debut!
I was picked to fill a cancellation at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, so I will be doing five performances at Open Eye Theater in Minneapolis on July 31 and August 2, 6, 9 and 10.
Strange Inequalities: BIPOC & Working Classes vs. Near-Future Automated Oppression
“Strange Inequalities: BIPOC & Working Classes vs. Near-Future Automated Oppression,” presented by Stephani Maari Booker, with talent provided by RARE Productions; Saturday, Aug. 10, 7-9 pm, Minneapolis Urban League, 2100 Plymouth Ave. N., Minneapolis
and Saturday, Aug. 24, 7-9 pm, Capri Theater, 2027 W. Broadway Ave., Minneapolis. Free and open to the public.
Performing for Power to the People
(Content advisory: some foul language)
I read two poems and spit a rap (!) at the Power to the People Stage for Twin Cities Pride on June 24, 2023.
Rappin’ for Danez Smith and the Cave Canem crew
At the Cave Canem “Laboratory Poetics” Minneapolis Regional Workshop reading held at Open Book in Minneapolis, MN May 17, 2023, I recited a humorous rap that was video recorded by National Book Award-nominated poet and workshop teacher Danez Smith.
Sci-fi storytelling at MN POC Pride
My spouse recorded me performing my science fiction monologue “Adjudicated” on the MN POC Pride Festival stage in Minneapolis’ Powderhorn Park this past August. This is the first time the full monologue has been captured on video.
Athena Persephoni Publications Summer/Winter Sale
Along with participating in Smashwords’ annual Summer/Winter Sale, Athena Persephoni Publications is also putting the print versions of Cultural Etiquette: a Guide for the Well-Intentioned by Amoja Three Rivers and my own Secret Insurrection: Stories from a Novel of a Future Time on sale for the month of July.
My star day
Tuesday, December 7, 2021, was my star day, with a session with a photographer for the Minnesota Women’s Press, gracious accommodations made for me by my local library, and an interview on a local radio station that was video-streamed on Facebook Live.