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In the early 90s, during my national poetry performance tours for students, I established The Imaginative Storm Writing Project. This initiative has since been embraced by thousands of educators and writers, revolutionizing the way they approach creative writing. Alongside my creative partner, Allegra Huston, we've broadened the scope of Imaginative Storm Writing. Our expansion includes publishing books, offering online courses, and conducting interactive workshops. What follows will give you an idea of how the Imaginative Storm approach works. If you want to run a race, you don’t just get up off the couch and start running. You train. Same with writing. If you’ve ever tried to write something “real” straight out of the gate, you get what we mean.Think of your imagination as a muscle. The more you work it, the stronger and stretchier it gets. The great thing is, no pain! No groaning and burning! Just play and exploration and surprise.Use our prompts as a gym for your writing muscles, or use them to open a window into a scene or a character. It’s a great strategy for getting your imagination to give you the gifts that you can’t just “think up” with your rational mind. The more you write to Imaginative Storm prompts, the stronger and stretchier your imagination becomes—and the freer and fresher and more authentic all your writing becomes. Try it and see!

Hosting Twice 5 Miles Radio: Fertile Ground for Conversations Worth Listening to and Remembering on WPVMFM- Asheville and KCEIFM-Taos has been my journey since 2016. This show is all about immersive, long-form discussions with a wide array of guests. I'm constantly intrigued by the reasons behind storytelling, the subjects that pique people's interest, and the unique ways they live their lives. Having broadcast over 300 episodes, my fascination with people's stories is as strong as ever. You can find the entire collection of Twice 5 Miles on SoundCloud - it's truly a treasure trove of conversations!

I am honored to be a part of the LEAF Global Arts Project, which aims to unite people and celebrate cultures. LEAF Global Arts bridges cultural divides and nurtures communal bonds through the universal languages of music, art, and dance while preserving traditions and fostering new experiences. LEAF Global Arts believes that sharing art through storytelling, music, teaching, and collaborative celebrations will bring people closer together, creating a more united and understanding world." Since its inception in 1995, I have hosted The LEAF Poetry Slam, renowned as the Southeast's longest-standing professional-level poetry competition. As the host of The LEAF Poetry Slam, my role extends beyond emceeing the event. I am actively nurturing talent within the LEAF poetry community, engaging social media platforms to foster connections, and maintaining a dynamic elder/mentoring presence within our vibrant LEAF Global Arts Community.

TEDxNewYork Salon brought people together in conversations focused on wholehearted ideas that were worthwhile, strong, and essential. As a member of the organizing committee, I facilitated twice a month, greeted guests at the door, and folded chairs when needed.Every Friday, TEDxNew York Salon showcased a TED talk and a group discussion. We aimed to inspire attendees to rethink norms, disrupt their habits, and promote positive change in the world.

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The Taos Poetry Festival welcomed page poets and stage poets, welcomes emerging poets and professional poets, welcomes you, passionate, hungry, curious to absorb the poetics of the world in a time of great change.

The Artist’s Way Creativity Camp, co-founded with Julia Cameron, the acclaimed author of 'The Artist’s Way', marked a significant chapter in the world of creative expression from 1995 to 2001 in Taos, NM. Designed as a crucible for creativity, the camp was built upon the tenets of 'The Artist’s Way', providing an empowering environment for artistic exploration and championing the ethos that realizing one’s creative ambitions is a fundamental right. With its profound impact, the camp consistently welcomed 40-60 participants, leaving a lasting legacy in the creative community.

The inception of Poetry Alive! traces back to 1981, at the National Storytelling Festival in Tennessee, where the idea of narrating traditional poems as stories first struck me. In collaboration with Bob Falls, we initiated a new wave of poetry storytelling, inviting teachers to choose poems for us to theatrically perform in school assemblies and follow-up workshops. This innovative approach led to the formation of a fully-fledged theater company, captivating over 500,000 students yearly. My journey with this groundbreaking initiative concluded in 1991, but Poetry Alive! continued to spread the joy of spoken word poetry, impacting at least 5 million students until its closure in 2016

Masters Of Fine Arts, Poetry

Ba, International Relations