Poetry in Letterpress

I have always loved the look of letterpress -- it has such a beautiful crispness to it. So of course I was thrilled to find one of my favorite lines of poetry ever ("Do I dare / Disturb the universe? / In a minute there is time / For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.") printed on letterpress here. Heaven!

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Fire on Her Tongue

Here's a sneak peek at something I've been very lucky to be a part of. Fire on Her Tongue: An eBook Anthology of Contemporary Women's Poetry is an anthology containing work from over 70 amazing contemporary female poets.

Kelli Agodon and Annette Spaulding-Convy, the talented editors behind Crab Creek Review, are in charge of this project, which looks to be really wonderful. You can see more information and a full lineup of the women featured in the anthology at twosylviaspress.com.

As an e-Book, Fire on Her Tongue was produced with zero carbon footprint. Every part of it was done electronically in a commendable effort to save trees. Slated for e-Book release in late fall.

Watch TEDxRedmond on Livestream

Hello!

Since many of you don't live in or near the Seattle area, we've created a way for you to still watch TEDxRedmond 2011 (www.tedxredmond.com) even though you can't be here in person.

We'll be streaming the event live tomorrow (in pretty good quality) at www.tedxredmond.com/live/.

The livestream begins at 1 PM PST sharp, so be sure to log on! :) And, of course, let me know what you thought of it at the end.

Hope you all can make it to the livestream tomorrow!

Sign up to attend TEDxRedmond

If you'll be in the Seattle/Redmond area on September 10th, TEDxRedmond is an event you won't want to miss. Click the button below to register to attend. (You MUST register in order to attend.) P.S. Priya and I will be co-hosting!



If you can't be there in person, watching it via livestream is the next-best thing. Click HERE to access the livestreaming page. Currently, there's a placeholder video, but on September 10th at 1 PM PST, the livestream will begin.

Let me know if you'll be there (or will be watching via livestream)!

August firsts

We just got back from our Cancun vacation just a few days ago. It's an absolutely beautiful place, and there is so much to do there. It was a memorable trip for me because it was the first time I...

• went parasailing.
• touched (and kissed) a dolphin.
• saw and played on a white sand beach.
• went in a submarine.
• saw stingrays and sea turtles.
• went to Mexico.
• heard a Michael Jackson song (yes, shame on me).
• tasted saltwater.
• set foot in the ocean.
• went to a restaurant where there were no prices on the menu.
• stayed at an all-inclusive hotel (which explains the previous statement).
• drank a Shirley Temple (and lots of them, might I add).
• sat under a beach umbrella.
• held a baby sea turtle (and released it into the ocean).
• swam with a life jacket on.
• went to a water theme park outside the U.S.
• tried a habanero pepper salsa (bad decision).
• and rode the Mexican public bus.

 Did you travel anywhere this summer? How was it?

Happy Birthday!

Happy sixteenth birthday to my amazing sister! She is the funniest, sweetest, and most talented person I know, and I hope her sixteenth year (and every year to come) is incredible for her.

In this moment

A suitcase is
a temporary beginning.
I listen to you fold
your clothes in,
stacking piles of armor.