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News: The Animals of My Earth-School Institute

I am very delighted to announce that my poetry collection, The Animals of My Earth-School Institute, is forthcoming from Terrapin Books, 2023.  You can read a sample—Factors—published on poets.org.    

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June Poetrio Libation

Excited once more to introduce three wonderful poets reading in June  Join us for our monthly poetry event featuring three poets hosted by yours truly. This month, we welcome Angela Narciso Torres, Caridad Moro-Gronlier, and Jehanne Dubrow. Click here to RSVP. On the day of the event, we will send a reminder email with the link required […]

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“…a relentless attempt to express the inexpressible.” 

May Highlights: 1. Finishing strong in spite of… (whichever way you interpret that). 2. Mating turkeys. The thrill of joy to watch strutting turkeys in my yard, full of pride (shame has no place here). 3. Mildred Barya in Conversation with Michael Hettich. I have the greatest pleasure to share with you this comprehensive interview titled: […]

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Mildred Barya with Malaprop’s March POETRIO Poets: Jesús Sepúlveda, Gianna Russo, and Aditi Machado

If you missed this wonderful reading, here’s the live recording, March 7, 2021 Click this link Brief Intros via their works Gianna Russo, One House Down. Gianna unsettles the past in One House Down. The poems in this book are packed with stories, filled with voices of people and their ghosts. History comes to life […]

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March Poetrio is lined up for you, how exciting!

Join us once more on March 7, 2021 – 3:00pm EST Poetrio: Jesús Sepúlveda, Gianna Russo, and Aditi Machado   Join us for our monthly poetry event featuring three poets. This month, we welcomeJesús Sepúlveda, Gianna Russo, Aditi Machado. Click here to RSVP for this event. On the day of the event, we will send a reminder […]

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“Coming Home to North Carolina: A Virtual Reading”

Save the Date: Thursday, November 5 at 6:00 p.m. 2020 Linda Flowers Literary Award Winner   I am delighted! Y’all welcome to attend:  https://fb.me/e/cFV3nCZrE YouTube stream: https://youtu.be/3jhbxhbL_q0 Looking forward to this event.

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Reading coming up October 6 @ my fav bookstore, Malaprop’s

I recently started coordinating Poetrio Events with Malaprop’s, which means every first Sunday of the month you can find me hanging out with three poets who have published new books. We invite three different poets to read at the bookstore and I’m excited to be reading as well and also getting introduced to the public […]

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Shuddering Expansion/Where home is

When love ends, It becomes a memory.   If it abides, It never ends.   My unending/abiding inquiry into the complex understanding of home, interwoven with love, is now housed in Asymptote’s July issue. It includes an audio version of the hybrid essay, Shuddering Expansion/Where home is, read by yours, truly. If you’re curious about […]

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Glad Tidings–a good start and other events lineup

On a Sunday afternoon, I was honored to share some of my work on 103.3 Asheville FM. Here’s the recording for you to listen to at your convenience. I’ve now accepted that lizards and insects are prominent in my poetic hybrids. Imagine my delight when a few days after reading a hybrid that features lizards regenerating […]

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Announcing two Readings: Sausalito Library and Adobe Books, CA.

Friends and book lovers, I’m wrapping up my one-month residence in California with two readings: One at Sausalito Library (Wednesday June 28 at 7pm) and the second at Adobe Books in San Francisco (Thursday June 29 at 7 pm). See the details below. It will be my pleasure to have your presence. Looking forward to seeing […]

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