On Sunday, December 8, I’ll be participating in a literary event at Mackenzie Hall that “takes its inspiration from the 1863 Salon des Refusés.” It’s a celebration of writing that was initially rejected as well as a celebration of marginalized communities who often feel rejected by mainstream society. I’ll be joined by Kate Hargreaves, Walter Petrichyn, MA|DE, and many others.

We’ll present works of poetry or prose that have been rejected either a literary journal or competition. After the reading, an open mic event will take place for audience members to share their own rejected writing.

Special thanks to Wayne Johnson for organizing. For further details, check out the website here.

Join me on Sunday, October 27 for a panel discussion with local authors about our publishing experiences and tips. Space is limited to twenty participants and tickets are $40, which includes refreshments and a post-panel author mingle. Register ahead by contacting organizer Vanessa Shields.

I’ll be joined by fiction authors Anne Baldo, Elly Blake, Ainslie Hogarth, and Carlie Jean Poulin for an in-depth conversation about agents, and traditional and self-publishing models.

Indigo St. Clair Shores in Tecumseh is hosting Poetry Live featuring performances from local writers. This free evening of spoken word will be held on Friday, July 26 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. I am honoured to be one of the featured poets and will be sharing fifteen minutes work of material from my in-progress full-length manuscript, tentatively titled Stinging Nettle. I will also have copies of my chapbook, Mayflies, for sale (Finishing Line Press, 2020).

The St. Clair Shores store is located at 194 Commercial Blvd. Special thanks to Ashley Steele for organizing this event, supporting local writers, and bringing more arts programming into our community.

Windsor Public Library is set to release the fourth installment of its literary journal, Pagination, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. This event will take place at Chapter Two Brewing Company, located in Walkerville, from 6 to 8 p.m.

The “Border Issue” features writers from Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan who will be on hand reading pieces at the celebration. My poem, “The Mystery Zone,” will be included in the mag, and I’ll be reading live at the event as well. Join us for this free evening of spoken word and local art.

Special thanks to Dave Konstantino, Pagination’s editor and collage maven, for putting together this collection of voices in print and in person. Read back issues of Pagination here.

A one-hour virtual reading with live Q&A on the Association for Writers and Writing Program’s (AWP) YouTube channel. Register here.

A two-hour non-stop dance party on Zoom featuring electronic, disco, indie rock, dance, pop, and hip-hop.

The fall 2020 virtual reading series kicks off with featured presentations from Cassandra Caverhill (poetry) and Angela Kramer (fiction) on YouTube.

The winter 2020 reading series kicks off with featured presentations from Cassandra Caverhill (poetry) and Angela Kramer (fiction).

Join the first-year poetry cohort of BGSU’s Creative Writing program for a featured reading followed by an open mic.

Participants should bring at least one poem to read/perform, open-mic style. Cassandra Caverhill, Matthew Miller, and other participants will provide feedback and help hone the performance process. Readers need not have been present at the prior session to participate.

With various critical lenses and a dynamic workshop, poets Matthew Miller and Cassandra Caverhill will examine the power of setting and situation as applied to poetry, discovering how constraint informs artistic decisions at the microphone. Included are techniques for preparation, style, and execution.