Upcoming Events

Poetry Night in the Garden
Jul
11

Poetry Night in the Garden

Lee will read with Adela Najarro, Aideed Medina, Angela Drew, Diosa X, Gillian Wegener, Juan Luzuriaga, and Stella Bertalis. Music by Anne Martin. Doors at 6:30 pm. Reading at 7:00 pm. Drinks and appetizers. Modesto, CA. Text 209-872-5139 for the address.

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Maria Shriver in Conversation with Anne Lamott
Apr
15

Maria Shriver in Conversation with Anne Lamott

Lee is a special guest, along with Jack Kornfield, for this special occasion, Maria Shriver in conversation with Anne Lamott. This event is sold out, but some tickets may be available. There will be a stand-by line.

For details and more information: https://iammariabook.com/

Tuesday, April 15, 7:00 pm
20 Olive Ave.
Dominican University of California, Angelico Hall
San Rafael, CA 94901

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AWP Los Angeles
Mar
27
to Mar 29

AWP Los Angeles

Lee will be at AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) in Los Angeles, March 27-29, at the following:

Panel
Thursday, March 27, 1:45 - 3:00 pm
Los Angeles Convention Center, Concourse Hall 153 ABC, Level 1
Celebrating the Golden State: A Reading by Poets Laureate from California
Tongo Eisen-Martin, Lee Herrick (moderator), Joseph Rios, Yosimar Reyes, Lynne Thompson

Panel
Thursday, March 27, 3:20 - 4:35 pm
Los Angeles Convention Center, Room 515A, Level 2
Voices from the "Other" California: A Sense of Place, Belonging & Divisions
Juan Felipe Herrera, Lee Herrick, David Mas Masumoto (moderator), Isabel Quintero, Susan Straight

Book signing
Friday, March 28, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
AWP Bookfair
University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe booth

Anthology Launch
Friday, March 28, 7:00 pm
Anthology launch for Poetry Goes to the Movies, Edited by Suzanne Lummis, readers TBA
Beyond Baroque
681 N. Venice Blvd.
Venice, CA 90291

Reading and Workshop
Saturday, March 29, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Glendale Central Library - Auditorium
222 E. Harvard Street
Glendale, CA 91205
Open to the public, with Glendale Poet Laureate Raffi Joe Wartanian
Registration encouraged but not required. Register here.

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Bakersfield, One Book Celebration
Nov
14

Bakersfield, One Book Celebration

Lee will read from and sign copies of In Praise of Late Wonder: New and Selected Poems and speak about his adoption from Korea as part of Bakersfield’s One Book Celebration of Nicole Chung’s All You Can Ever Know.

Beale Library, 701 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA. Free and open to the public.

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Selected Past Events

  • Write America, online

  • Zen and the Art of Writing, online

  • Sierra Poetry Festival, online

  • Adoptee Literary Festival, online

  • Association of Writers and Writing Programs conferences in New York City, Boston, Denver, Seattle, Minneapolis, Washington DC, Chicago, Los Angeles, Portland

  • Association of Asian American Studies Conference, Chicago, IL

  • Korean Adoptee Mini Gatherings in Honolulu, HI, San Francisco, CA, Boston, MA, and Seattle, WA

  • Association of Korean Adoptees, SF, 10th Year Anniversary, San Francisco, CA

  • Boston Korean Adoptees, 10th Anniversary, Boston, MA

  • KoRoot, Seoul, South Korea

  • Association of Asian American Studies Conference, San Francisco, CA

  • Yosemite Conference, Oakhurst, CA

  • John Natsoulas Art Gallery, Davis, CA

  • The Loft, Minneapolis, MN

  • Brooklyn Poets, Brooklyn, NY

  • Rutgers University, Camden, NJ

  • Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD

  • Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV

  • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • University of California, Riverside

  • University of California, Berkeley

  • University of California, Davis

  • University of California, Merced

  • St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN

  • Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN

  • University of Texas, El Paso

  • University of Texas, Austin

  • California State University, Stanislaus

  • California State University, Fresno

  • San Francisco State Poetry Center, SF, CA

  • University of Nevada, Reno, Visiting Writer, Reno, NV

  • Reedley College, Reedley, CA

  • Fullerton College, Fullerton, CA

  • Evergreen Valley College, San Jose, CA

  • Merced College, Merced, CA

  • Modesto Junior College, CA

  • Clovis Community College, Clovis, CA

  • Mission College, Santa Clara, CA

  • Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA

  • Fresno High School, Fresno, CA

  • Washington Union High School, Fresno, CA

  • Davis High School, Modesto, CA

  • Bakersfield College, Bakersfield, CA

  • Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD

  • Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV

  • University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

  • University of Washington, Tacoma

  • Asian American Writers Workshop, New York City, NY

  • English Council of California Two-Year Colleges, Long Beach, CA

  • The Korea Society, New York City, NY

  • Verlaine, New York City, NY

  • American Library Association Conference, San Francisco, CA

  • Alliance for the Study of Adoption and Culture Conference, Oakland, CA

  • KoRoot, Seoul, South Korea

  • Port Antonio, Jamaica

  • Kundiman, New York City, NY

  • The Democracy Center, Cambridge, MA

  • Fresno Poets' Association, Fresno, CA

  • LitHop, Fresno, CA

  • EP Foster Library, Ventura, CA

  • Mission Poetry Series, Santa Barbara, CA

  • Watershed Environmental Festival, Berkeley, CA

  • Lyrics and Dirges, Oakland, CA

  • World Series of Poetry, San Francisco, CA

  • Valley State Prison, Chowchilla, CA

  • Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA

  • Fresno Arts Council, Fresno, CA

  • Respite By the River, Fresno, CA

  • Modesto Stanislaus Poetry Center, Barkin Dog, Modesto, CA

  • The Ruskin Art Club, Red Hen Press, Los Angeles, CA

  • Civic Center Studios, Los Angeles, CA

  • The Last Bookstore, Los Angeles, CA

  • Beyond Baroque, Venice, CA

  • Fig Garden, Woodward Park, Betty Rodriguez, and Downtown Library Branches, Fresno, CA

  • Eastwind Books, Berkeley, CA

  • Owl and Company Bookstore, Oakland, CA

  • Pegasus Books, Berkeley, CA

  • Literary Arts, Portland, OR

  • Lincoln Center, New York City, NY

  • New Orleans Poetry Festival, New Orleans, LA

  • Little Casa Theater, Los Angeles, CA

  • LitQuake, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, SF, CA

  • LitCrawl, San Francisco, CA

  • Writers by the River, San Marcos, TX