In my two-year residency at the University of Houston’s Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts, I have the opportunity to work on a subject, What Is Home?, and...
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15 Feb, 2013
a visit to portland state university…
15 Feb, 2013
Hosted by a graduate art student, Erica Thomas, I spend two nights in Portland, visiting Harrell Fletcher’s graduate program Engaging a Community Through Art project with Portland State University,...
Read more23 Oct, 2012
blog posts on poets & writers…
23 Oct, 2012
Check out my new blogposts on Poets & Writers. My blogs will be appearing online for the month of October. October 1 October 9 October 14 October 22
Read more25 Aug, 2012
a midnight drive
25 Aug, 2012
Gordita’s altar, Galveston, TX; Photo by Oskar Sonnen Past Midnight We press our backs On flat cement, Cradled by black sky Above, a shooting star flickers. Behind us: Gushing...
Read more21 Jun, 2012
21 Jun, 2012
Today is May Day and the most parts of the world are using today to take time off from jobs and instead, celebrate workers’ rights. In solidarity, I am...
Read more28 Jan, 2012
op-ed in the houston chronicle
28 Jan, 2012
On January 27, 2012 my op-ed Observing social change, in Houston and Karachi appeared in the Houston Chronicle.
Read more15 Jan, 2012
a room of one’s own…
15 Jan, 2012
Collaboration can be fabulous but working alone is often under-rated. Susan Cain’s op-ed in Sunday’s New York Times reminds us of how creativity is connected to solitude.
Read more19 Mar, 2011
18 Mar, 2011
visiting NY
18 Mar, 2011
It’s been a few years since I’ve spent time in New York. This time, I am here to participate in a panel and give a reading / screening at...
Read more31 Jan, 2011
think global / act local
31 Jan, 2011
My Op-Ed appeared in the Houston Chronicle; the title I submitted – “think global / act local” – is a little different from the version that ran in print:...
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