Author of poetry, fiction, nonfiction.  Instructor in UB, OLLI and CS programs on college campuses.  Producer of literary events, publisher, facilitator, idea consultant.  

Created Living Treasures project -  published writings of four poetic elders in 2005 by Meridien PressWorks™ .

Creator/host for three spoken word series 1994-2004:  award-winning Celebration of the Word™ for ten years, Poetry at the Cosmo, and Word Dancing.  Word Dancing  series was re-created  2007-2009.

Facilitator for monthly writing group, Meridien Writers™ (10 years)  SF; and for weekly writers group at M.I. Library (ongoing).

Judge for literary competitions:
2008, 2012, 2014 -  Arizona State Poetry Society contest;
2010, 2012, 2016 - Scenarios USA (plays);
2013 - Outside Rhymes - Muir Heritage Land Trust.

Poetry published in six ANTHOLOGIES:
Drumvoices Revue, S. Ill. U. (2004); 
Skylights 3, Benicia Poets,  Outskirts Press (2010); 
Poets Eleven 2012, SF Public Library; 
World of Change,  New Way Media (2014);
Poets Eleven 2014, SF Public Library; 
Revolutionary Poets Brigade anthology, 
 vol. 4, Jack Hirschman, editor (2017); 
Revolutionary Poets Brigade anthology, 
vol. 6 (2019).
Authored Rise of Uyghur Ethnic Tensions in China article,  for Peter Lang Publishers (2015).

Upcoming features:  see http://pw.org 

Books:
MY OWN SILENCE - Taurean Horn Press.
WORD DANCING - Taurean Horn Press.
CAROUSEL (Essays) -  Regent Press.
TWO SEASONS - Taurean Horn Press.
DEEPLY NOTCHED LEAVES - Taurean Horn Press.