What We Can Do Together
Join the Village It Takes
As a disabled and chronically ill artist, my economic survival in our economic system is extremely insecure. For a long time I've thought about how Leonardo had the Medicis and Shakespeare had Queen Elizabeth I, individual wealthy supporters who didn't buy their paintings and plays, but instead gave them enough to live on, so they could produce paintings and plays for everyone to enjoy.
Instead of a single aristocrat, I am interested in finding out whether I can assemble a "collective queen," a thousand people who each agree to send me a small amount of money every month, so that I can cover my basic expenses, and use my limited energy to keep doing the work that people write to me every week and tell me is so important to them. It takes a village to sustain a poet. Read more about the village it takes.
Instead of a single aristocrat, I am interested in finding out whether I can assemble a "collective queen," a thousand people who each agree to send me a small amount of money every month, so that I can cover my basic expenses, and use my limited energy to keep doing the work that people write to me every week and tell me is so important to them. It takes a village to sustain a poet. Read more about the village it takes.
Public Speaking
I'm available to give a limited number of in-person talks and readings within a 2 hour drive of Cambridge, MA, in Puerto Rico, the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle and the Twin Cities. I also offer webinar based readings, lectures and discussions. Click here for details.
Mentoring
I take on a very small number of individual mentoring relationships which can take the form of independent study courses or internships for those in school. We create an agreement about the length, frequency, and purpose of our time together and how I'll be compensated for my time. I only take on projects that feed me personally in some way, and I'm open to work exchanges or in-kind payment. I do not do manuscript editing or sit on doctoral committees.
