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spring 2010 schedule : click here

Complete list of Michael Mack's shows, productions, features, and appearances for Spring 2010.

artist resume : click here

Curriculum vitae (CV) of Michael Mack's past events — performances, awards, publications, workshops, residencies, and education.

spring 2010 schedule

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Jan 2010

Dance Freedom, Brookline, MA
Friday, January 1
9:00pm
Michael Mack performs seasonal poems and sketches between dance sets – 1615 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA

Newton High School, Newton, MA
Tuesday, January 19
7:00pm
Mack performs selections from Hearing Voices (Speaking in Tongues) for Newton Community Education class "Residency in the Asylum – The Poets of McLean Hospital" exploring poetry and mental illness, Newton High School South, 140 Brandeis Road, Newton Centre, MA

Feb 2010

Savoury Lane, Acton, MA
Saturday, February 27
7:00pm-9:30pm
Mack joins folk singer JB Sweeney and friends for an evening of poetry and song at Savoury Lane restaurant, 251 Arlington Street, Acton, MA

Mar 2010

MGM Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT
Thursday, March 25
2:15–3:45pm
Michael Mack premieres his new solo show Kingdom of Busted Furniture for Healing the Generations, the 2nd Annual Family Violence and Trauma Conference – co-sponsored by New Haven's Clifford Beers Guidance Clinic and the Mashantucket Tribal Nation at the MGM Foxwoods Resort Casino Mashantucket, CT REGISTER HERE.

Apr 2010

Saint Paul Catholic Church, Cambridge, MA
Monday, April 12
5 :30–7:00pm
Michael Mack is guest presenter for Caring for the Soul, a group meeting monthly to discuss mental health and mental illness in the context of spirituality. Mack will present selections from his one-man play Hearing Voices, Speaking in Tongues, then moderate the discussion to follow. Saint Paul Catholic Church in Harvard Square, 29 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA
Information 617-666-2855
FREE and open to the public

Blacksmith House, Cambridge, MA
Friday, April 16
7:30pm
Mack brings his signature work Hearing Voices, Speaking in Tongues to the Cambridge Center for Adult Education for a 10-year anniversary encore performance at the Blacksmith House, 42 Brattle Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
Information 617-547-6789
$15   TICKETS HERE or call 617-547-6789

Crotched Mountain Center, Greenfield, NH
Thursday April 22
3:30pm
Sponsored and hosted by the Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center, Michael Mack presents Hearing Voices, Speaking in Tongues for the Center's Hilliard Series of performances and lectures, 1 Verney Drive, Greenfield, NH
Information 603-547-3311, ext. 1481
Free & open to public

Be Live, Cambridge, MA
Sunday, April 25
7:00pm
Michael Mack interviewed by Michael Koran on A Human Among Humans, CCTV channel 9, Cambridge, MA

May 2010

Pierre Menard Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Thursday, May 6
7:30pm
In partnership with the Grolier Poetry Bookshop, Mack presents Hearing Voices, Speaking in Tongues at the Pierre Menard Gallery, 10 Arrow Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
Information 617-547-4648, or visit the Grolier Poetry Bookshop
$15   Suggested Donation

Somerville Museum, Somerville, MA
Sunday, May 9 – Mother's Day
3:00pm
Michael Mack honors his mother's life and struggle with schizophrenia with his one-man play Hearing Voices, Speaking in Tongues at the Somerville Museum, One Westwood Road, Somerville, MA
Information 617-666-9810
$15   Tickets

Saint Paul Catholic Church, Cambridge, MA
Friday, May 14
7:30pm
Sponsored by the Saint Paul Artist Group, Caring for the Soul, and Homeless Outreach, Michael Mack performs his solo play about love and schizophrenia Hearing Voices, Speaking in Tongues at Saint Paul Catholic Church in Harvard Square, 29 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA
Information 617-666-2855
$15   Suggested Donation

Chelmsford Public Library, Chelmsford, MA
Saturday, May 22
2:30pm
In partnership with the Lowell Poetry Network, Michael Mack presents his one-man verse play Hearing Voices, Speaking in Tongues at the Chelmsford Public Library, 25 Boston Road, Chelmsford, MA
Information 978-256-5521
Free and open to the public

- artist resume -
poet & performer michael mack

highlights

performances

publications & awards

education

Michael Mack performing "Hearing Voices (Speaking in Tongues)"

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resume highlights

(see tables that follow for complete resume)

Oct 2009

Boston City Hall, featured poet, The Laureate Series, Boston, MA

Jun 2009

Yale University, performance of Hearing Voices, New Haven, CT

Apr 2009

Writers Circle, First Prize, 2009 Writers Circle National Poetry Competition

Oct 2008

Miami University, performance of Hearing Voices, Oxford, OH

Oct 2008

National Conference—Psi Beta National Honor Society in Psychology, keynote performance of Hearing Voices, Westminster, MD

May 2008

Mechanics Hall, performance of Hearing Voices, Worcester, MA

Nov 2007

Spirit & Place Festival, 3 performances of Hearing Voices, Indianapolis, IN

Sep 2007

Best Catholic Writing 2007, poem "Confession" published in Best Catholic Writing 2007 (anthology)

Oct 2006

Rochester Psychiatric Center, performance of Hearing Voices for patients and staff, Rochester, NY

May 2006

Times Square Arts Center, 6-week run Off-Off-Broadway, performance of Hearing Voices, New York, NY

Oct 2005

US Library of Congress, Mary Pickford Theater, performance of Hearing Voices, Washington, DC

Sep 2005

Best Catholic Writing 2005, poem "Our Lady of Sorrows" published in Best Catholic Writing 2005 (anthology)

Jun 2005

Massachusetts Cultural Council, Artist Grant—Playwriting & New Theater Works

May 2005

Harvard University, Harvard Memorial Church, performance of Hearing Voices, Cambridge, MA

Nov 2005

McLean Psychiatric Hospital, performance of Hearing Voices, Belmont, MA

May 2004

Mixed Blood Theater, 3 performances of Hearing Voices, Minneapolis, MN

Apr 2004

Museum of Fine Arts, performance of Hearing Voices, Boston, MA

Mar 2004

Journal of the American Medical Association, poem "Tardive Dyskinesia" published in JAMA, March 10, 2004

Jun 2002

National Conference—National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), performance of Hearing Voices, Cincinnati, OH

Mar 2002

Hackensack University Medical Center, Hekemian Auditorium, performance of Hearing Voices, Hackensack, NJ

Jul 2001

National Conference—American Mental Health Counselors Association, performance of Hearing Voices, Chicago, IL

college & school performances

Jun 2009

Yale University, performance of Hearing Voices, New Haven, CT

May 2009

Community College of Baltimore County, performance of Hearing Voices, Catonsville, MD

Nov 2008

Endicott College, featured poet, Beverly, MA

Oct 2008

Carroll Community College, performance of Hearing Voices, Westminster, MD

Oct 2008

Miami University, performance of Hearing Voices, Oxford, OH

May 2008

Lasell College, performance of Hearing Voices, Newton, MA

Nov 2007

University of Indianapolis, performance of Hearing Voices, Indianapolis, IN

May 2007

McDaniel College, 3-show run, performance of Hearing Voices, Westminster, MD

Oct 2005

Goucher College, performance of Hearing Voices, Baltimore, MD

May 2005

Harvard University, performance of Hearing Voices, Cambridge, MA

May 2005

Cambridge College, performance of Hearing Voices, Cambridge, MA

May 2005

Case Middle School, performance of Hearing Voices, Watertown, NY

Oct 2003

Aurora University, performance of Hearing Voices, Williams Bay, WI

Oct 2002

State Fair Community College, performance of Hearing Voices, Sedalia, MO

May 2002

University of Arkansas, performance of Hearing Voices, Fayetteville, AR

Apr 2002

University of Texas, performance of Hearing Voices, Austin, TX

Apr 2000

Lesley University, performance of Hearing Voices, Cambridge, MA

Mar 2000

Boston University, performance of Hearing Voices, Boston, MA

Feb 2000

Boston College, performance of Hearing Voices, Boston, MA

Jan 2000

Cambridge Center for Adult Education, featured poet, accompanied by the Jeff Robinson Trio, Cambridge, MA

Dec 1999

Cape Cod Community College, Tilden Arts Center, performance of Hearing Voices, West Barnstable, MA

Sep 1999

Mount Holyoke College, poetry showcase, South Hadley, MA

Apr 1999

Mount Ida College, poetry showcase, Newton, MA

Dec 1998

Woodville Elementary School (K-12), poetry showcase, Wakefield, MA

Nov 1998

Endicott College, performance of Hearing Voices, Beverly, MA

conference performances

Oct 2008

Annual Synergy Conference — Psi Beta National Honor Society in Psychology, keynote performance of Hearing Voices, Westminster, MD

Oct 2008

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Cambria County, Pennsylvania, annual conference, performance of Hearing Voices, Johnstown, PA

Jan 2008

Arts from the Heart, regional conference using the arts to raise awareness about mental illness, Middleboro, MA

April 2006

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of NYC, "Caring for Parents: How to Help, How to Cope," performance of Hearing Voices, New York, NY

May 2005

Samaritan Health & Mental Health Association of Jefferson County co-sponsoring performance of Hearing Voices for "Mental Health through the Lifespan," an educational lecture series, Watertown, NY

Oct 2004

Illinois Statewide Conference, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), performance of Hearing Voices, Chicago, IL

Oct 2004

Regional Conference, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Lancaster, performance of Hearing Voices, Lancaster, PA

Sep 2004

Annual Conference, Ottawa County Mental Health, performance of Hearing Voices, Holland, MI

Apr 2004

Annual Conference, Boston Institute for Psychotherapy, performance of Hearing Voices, Boston, MA

Oct 2003

Project Awareness, performance of Hearing Voices, Wichita, KS

Sep 2003

Washington Statewide Conference, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), performance of Hearing Voices, Seattle, WA

Jun 2002

National Conference, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), performance of Hearing Voices, Cincinnati, OH

May 2002

Arkansas Statewide Conference, Arkansas Mental Health Counselors Association, performance of Hearing Voices, Fayetteville, AR

May 2002

Fellowship Health Resources, Board of Directors presentation, performance of Hearing Voices, Providence, RI

Apr 2002

Leadership Training, Fellowship Health Resources, performance of Hearing Voices, Providence, RI

Jul 2001

National Conference, American Mental Health Counselors Association, performance of Hearing Voices, Chicago, IL

May 2001

Mental Health Association of SE Pennsylvania, regional conference, performance of Hearing Voices, Philadelphia, PA

Oct 2000

Pennsylvania Statewide Conference, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), plenary performance of Hearing Voices, Harrisburg, PA

Jun 2000

Boston District Court, leadership training, performance of Hearing Voices, Boston, MA

Apr 2000

Massachusetts Statewide Conference, Mental Health Counselors Association, keynote performance of Hearing Voices, Auburn, MA

Mar 2000

Massachusetts Statewide Conference, Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership, performance of Hearing Voices, Boston, MA

Feb 2000

Campbell Advertising Group, leadership training, featured poet, Baltimore, MD

Sep 1999

South Bay Mental Health Center, regional conference, performance of Hearing Voices, Plymouth, MA

May 1999

Massachusetts Statewide Conference, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), performance of Hearing Voices, Fitchburg, MA

May 1999

Massachusetts Statewide Conference, Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership, performance of Hearing Voices, Boston, MA

hospital performances

Nov 2009

Hoboken University Medical Center, performance of selections from Hearing Voices for staff and patients, Hoboken, NJ

May 2007

Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, performance of Hearing Voices for patients and staff, Greystone Park, NJ

Oct 2006

Rochester Psychiatric Center, performance of Hearing Voices for patients and staff, Rochester, NY

Nov 2005

McLean Psychiatric Hospital, performance of Hearing Voices for National Council, Belmont, MA

Nov 2003

Christian Hospital, annual conference, performance of Hearing Voices, St. Louis, MO

Mar 2002

Hackensack University Medical Center, Hekemian Auditorium, performance of Hearing Voices, Hackensack, NJ

Oct 2000

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, grand rounds performance of Hearing Voices, Boston, MA

May 2000

South Shore Mental Health Center, grand rounds performance of Hearing Voices, Quincy, MA

Nov 1999

Cambridge Hospital, grand rounds performance of Hearing Voices, Cambridge, MA

stage performances

May 2008

Mechanics Hall, performance of Hearing Voices, Worcester, MA

Nov 2007

Wheeler Arts Center, performance of Hearing Voices, Indianapolis, IN

Oct 2006

Rochester Auditorium Center, performance of Hearing Voices, Rochester, NY

May 2006

Times Square Arts Center, 6-week run Off-Off-Broadway, performance of Hearing Voices, New York, NY

May 2006

Carroll Arts Center, 1-week run, performance of Hearing Voices, Westminster, MD

Oct 2005

US Library of Congress, Mary Pickford Theater, performance of Hearing Voices, Washington, DC

Oct 2004

Williamsburg Library Theater, performance of Hearing Voices, Williamsburg, VA

May 2004

Mixed Blood Theater, 1-week run, performance of Hearing Voices, Minneapolis, MN

May 2003

Boston Center for the Arts, 3-week run, performance of Hearing Voices, Boston, MA

Nov 2002

DC Arts Center, 1-week run, performance of Hearing Voices, Washington, DC

Sep 2002

Mum Puppet Theater, performance of Hearing Voices, a Philadelphia Weekly "A-List" pick, Philadelphia, PA

Feb 2002

DC Arts Center, 1-week run, performance of Hearing Voices, Washington, DC

May 2001

Ruth Gordon Amphitheater, performance of Hearing Voices, Quincy, MA

Mar 2001

The Blacksmith House, 2-week run, performance of Hearing Voices, Cambridge, MA

Dec 1998

Lyric Stage, poetry slam showcase, Boston, MA

Dec 1997

Mobius, poetry showcase, Boston, MA

Apr 1997

Kresge Auditorium, poetry slam showcase, Cambridge, MA

Apr 1997

Mobius, Works-In-Progress #40, performance of Hearing Voices, Boston, MA

festival performances

Nov 2007

Spirit & Place Festival, performance of Hearing Voices, Indianapolis, IN

Jul 2006

First Night, Hynes Convention Center, poetry showcase, Boston, MA

Jul 2004

Midtown International Theater Festival, 1-week run, performance of Hearing Voices, New York, NY

Sep 2002

Philadelphia Fringe Festival, weekend run, Philadelphia, PA

Jun 2002

Frederick Festival of the Arts, performance of Hearing Voices, Frederick, MD

Apr 2002

Austin International Poetry Festival, featured poet, Austin, TX

Jun 2001

Columbia Festival of the Arts, performance of Hearing Voices, Columbia, MD

Apr 2001

Boston Poetry Festival, featured poet, Boston, MA

Dec 2000

First Night Boston, poetry showcase, Boston, MA

Dec 1999

First Night Boston, BCA, poetry showcase, Boston, MA

Aug 1999

Brockton Festival of the Arts, featured poet, Brockton, MA

Aug 1999

National Poetry Slam, representing Boston, Chicago, IL

Dec 1998

First Night Boston, poetry slam showcase, Boston, MA

Sep 1998

South End Open Studios, poetry showcase, Boston, MA

Aug 1998

National Poetry Slam, representing Boston, Austin, TX

Oct 1997

Boston Globe Book Festival, featured poet, Boston, MA

church performances

May 2009

Middleboro Unitarian Universalist Church, performance of Hearing Voices, Middleboro, MA

Nov 2007

Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Cathedral, performance of Hearing Voices, Indianapolis, IN

Nov 2007

All Saints Episcopal Church, performance of Hearing Voices, Indianapolis, IN

May 2006

First Religious Society Unitarian Church, performance of Hearing Voices, Newburyport, MA

May 2005

United Methodist Church, performance of Hearing Voices, Franklin, VA

Nov 2004

Middle Street Baptist Church, performance of Hearing Voices, Portsmouth, NH

May 2004

Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, performance of Hearing Voices, Philadelphia, PA

May 2000

Unitarian Church of Barnstable, performance of Hearing Voices, Barnstable, MA

club & café performances

Aug 2009

Java Room, featured poet, joining folksingers JB Sweeney and Kathryn Kaufman, Chelmsford, MA

Aug 2009

Savoury Lane, featured poet, joining folksingers JB Sweeney and Kathryn Kaufman, Acton, MA

Sep 2008

The Poetry Session at O'Shea's Olde Inne, featured poet, West Dennis, MA

May 2008

Reflections Cafe, featured poet, Providence, RI

Oct 2007

Cantab Lounge, poetry slam reunion showcase, Cambridge, MA

Apr 2007

Lizard Lounge, poetry showcase, Cambridge, MA

Aug 2003

Cornelia Street Cafe, featured poet, New York, NY

Apr 2003

Gallery Diablo, featured poet, Mission Hill Poetry Series, Boston, MA

Oct 2002

Mad Poets Cafe, featured poet, Warwick, RI

Jul 2002

XandO Slamicide, featured poet, Baltimore, MD

Mar 2002

Bean Zee's 203 Cafe, featured poet, Hanover, MA

Aug 2001

XandO Cafe, featured poet, Baltimore, MD

Jun 2001

Cafe Myth at Teaism, featured poet, Washington, DC

May 2001

Daily Grind Coffeehouse, featured poet, Bridgewater, MA

May 2001

Cantab Lounge, poetry slam team showcase, Bridgewater, MA

Apr 2001

MIT Coffeehouse, opening act for poetry slam, Cambridge, MA

Nov 2000

Paloma's, featured poet, Baltimore, MD

Nov 2000

Cafe Myth at Teaism, co-feature with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Henry Taylor, Washington, DC

Nov 2000

Chili Peppers Bar & Grill, featured poet, Roanoke, VA

Nov 2000

XandO Cafe, featured poet, Baltimore, MD

Nov 2000

Mud Puddle Cafe, featured poet, Frederick, MD

Jul 2000

Daily Grind Coffeehouse, featured poet, Bridgewater, MA

May 2000

Down City Slam, poetry slam team showcase, Providence, RI

Apr 2000

Daily Grind Coffeehouse, featured poet, Bridgewater, MA

Feb 2000

Paloma's, featured poet, Baltimore, MD

Dec 1999

Moonstruck Cafe, featured poet, Charlton, MA

Nov 1999

Free Street Taverna, featured poet, Portland, ME

Oct 1999

Cafe Myth, featured poet, Washington, DC

Aug 1999

The Blue Note, National Poetry Slam, Chicago, IL

Aug 1999

The Subterranean, National Poetry Slam, Chicago, IL

Aug 1999

Chopin Theater, National Poetry Slam, Chicago, IL

Aug 1999

Lizard Lounge, poetry slam team feature, Cambridge, MA

Jun 1999

Blackthorn Tavern, featured poet, Easton, MA

Mar 1999

Cantab Lounge, Grand Slam Poetry Jam, Cambridge, MA

Feb 1999

The Middle East, Audible Visions performance series, Cambridge, MA

Aug 1998

Electric Lounge, National Poetry Slam, Austin, TX

Aug 1998

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, National Poetry Slam, Austin TX

Aug 1998

La Zona Rosa, National Poetry Slam, Austin, TX

Aug 1998

Cantab Lounge, East Coast Regional slam competition, Cambridge, MA

Aug 1998

AS220, poetry slam team feature, Providence, RI

Aug 1998

Club Passim, poetry slam team feature, Cambridge, MA

Aug 1998

Java Hut, poetry slam team feature, Worcester, MA

Jul 1998

Providence Cafe, featured poet, Providence, RI

Jul 1998

Cantab Lounge, poetry slam team feature, Boston, MA

Oct 1997

Phoenix Coffeehouse, featured poet, Cambridge, MA

Sep 1997

Middle East, Ruby Slipper performance showcase, Cambridge, MA

May 1997

MIT Coffeehouse, featured poet, Cambridge, MA

May 1997

Middle East, Ruby Slipper performance series, HV, Cambridge, MA

Jan 1997

Cantab Lounge, featured poet, Cambridge, MA

special venue performances

Oct 2009

The Piano Factory, Art-2-Art performance showcase series, Boston, MA

Oct 2009

Boston City Hall, featured poet, The Laureate Series, Boston, MA

May 2009

The Piano Factory, Art-2-Art performance showcase series, Boston, MA

Apr 2009

Providence Public Library, featured poet, Providence, RI

Apr 2009

The Piano Factory, Art-2-Art performance showcase series, Boston, MA

Mar 2009

Boston Rescue Mission, performance showcase for shelter residents, Boston, MA

Jan 2009

The Piano Factory, Art-2-Art performance showcase series, Boston, MA

Nov 2008

The Piano Factory, Art-2-Art performance showcase series, Boston, MA

Sep 2008

Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium, featured poet, a Boston Globe "Best Bet," Newton, MA

Jun 2008

Stone Soup Poetry Series, Out of the Blue Gallery, poetry m/c, Cambridge, MA

May 2008

Lasell Village, retirement community, performance of Hearing Voices, Newton, MA

May 2008

Middleboro Public Library, Larry Carver Mental Health Series, performance of Hearing Voices, Middleboro, MA

Oct 2007

Borders Books, featured poet, Boston, MA

Sep 2007

Walden Pond Poetry Series, featured poet, Concord, MA

Apr 2007

Jimmy Tingle's Off-Off-Broadway, poetry showcase, Boston, MA

Jul 2005

Brockton Public Library, featured poet, Brockton Poetry Series, Brockton, MA

Apr 2005

Parlin House, performance showcase, Everett, MA

Apr 2004

Museum of Fine Arts, performance of Hearing Voices, Boston, MA

Apr 2003

Brookline Booksmith, Brookline Poetry Series, performance of Hearing Voices, Brookline, MA

Jun 2002

C. Burr Artz Library, performance of Hearing Voices, Frederick, MD

Apr 2002

Barnes & Noble, featured poet, Boston, MA

Mar 2002

Brookline Booksmith, performance of Hearing Voices, Brookline, MA

Aug 2001

Borders Books, featured poet, Braintree, MA

Jul 2001

Boston Public Library, performance of Hearing Voices, Boston, MA

May 2000

Atlantic Clubhouse, performance of Hearing Voices, Boston, MA

Apr 2000

Borders Books, featured poet, Boston, MA

Dec 1999

Zeitgeist Gallery, featured poet, Cambridge, MA

Oct 1999

Amherst Public Library, performance of Hearing Voices, Amherst, MA

Oct 1999

Jamaicaway Books & Gifts, poetry showcase, fundraiser for Volunteers of America, Jamaica Plain, MA

Sep 1999

Barnes & Noble, featured poet, Framingham, MA

Aug 1999

Fuller Art Museum, featured poet, Brockton, MA

Aug 1999

Newport Public Library, poetry slam showcase, Newport, RI

Jun 1999

Brookline Booksmith, featured poet, Brookline, MA

Apr 1999

Lynn Center for the Arts, poetry showcase, Lynn, MA

Apr 1999

Brookline Booksmith, featured poet, Brookline, MA

Apr 1999

Holyoke Center, Harvard Square, poetry showcase, Cambridge, MA

Apr 1999

Fuller Art Museum, featured poet, Brockton, MA

Feb 1999

Evan Studios, featured poet, Allston, MA

Feb 1999

Museum of Fine Arts, The Amazing Slam, 3-team poetry slam, Boston, MA

Dec 1998

Museum of Fine Arts, poetry slam showcase, Boston, MA

Nov 1998

Arlington Public Library, performance of Hearing Voices, Arlington, MA

Oct 1998

Borders Books, featured poet, Framingham, MA

Oct 1998

7th Annual Writers Harvest: The National Reading, poetry benefit, Salvation Army, Cambridge, MA

Oct 1998

Central Square Public Library, performance of Hearing Voices, Cambridge, MA

Sep 1998

South End Open Studios, poetry showcase, Boston, MA

Jul 1998

Fuller Art Museum, regional poetry slam championship, Brockton, MA

Jan 1998

Institute for Contemporary Art, poetry slam showcase, Boston, MA

Jul 1997

Waltham Studios, Worldwide Building, poetry showcase, Waltham, MA

Mar 1997

Waterstones Bookstore, Faneuil Hall, featured poet, Boston, MA

broadcast media (interviews)

Jun 2009

WTNH–TV, ABC Television, Connecticut Style, New Haven, CT WATCH (6:17)

Jun 2009

WQUN–AM, CBS News Radio, The Morning Show with Ray Andrewsen, Hamden, CT LISTEN (mp3, 12:38)

Nov 2007

WFYI–FM, National Public Radio, Sound Medicine, Indianapolis, IN LISTEN (mp3, 8:10)

Nov 2007

WISH–TV, CBS Television, News Live at Noon, Indianapolis, IN

Sep 2006

WUMB–FM, National Public Radio, Commonwealth Journal, Boston, MA LISTEN (mp3, 15:00)

May 2004

WCCO–AM, CBS News Radio , Kim Jeffries Show, Minneapolis, MN

Nov 2002

WAMU–FM, National Public Radio, Kojo Nnamdi Show, Washington, DC

Aug 2002

WHYY–FM, National Public Radio, Radio Times, Philadelphia, PA
LISTEN - PART 1
(mp3, 11:02). LISTEN - PART 2 (mp3, 18:34). LISTEN - PART 3 (mp3, 17:02)

May 2002

SCAT–TV, Somerville, MA

Mar 2001

WBUR–FM, National Public Radio, Here and Now, Boston, MA

Mar 2001

WBIX–AM, Around Town, Boston, MA

Feb 2001

CCTV–TV, Cambridge, MA

Oct 2000

KACU–FM, National Public Radio, Theme and Variations, Abilene, TX

Dec 2000

WJIB–AM, Mental Health Today, Cambridge, MA

Dec 2000

BNN–TV, Mental Health Update, Boston, MA

Dec 2000

KACU–FM, National Public Radio, Theme and Variations, Abilene, TX

Jul 2000

BNN–TV, Mental Health Update, Boston, MA

Aug 1998

WERS–FM, Emerson College Radio, Live at Passim, Boston, MA

Oct 1998

WNSH–FM, Endicott College Radio, Straightforward Radio, Beverly, MA

Jun 1997

Media One Cable TV, Channel 2, Standpipe, South Shore, MA

publications

2010 (forthcoming)

Writers' Circle 2009 (anthology), publication of the prize-winning poem "Becoming Annie"

2008

Legendary: Stories We Tell Today, Stories Our Children Will Tell Tomorrow (anthology), publication of the poem "Spartacus Speaks"

2007

Best Catholic Writing 2007 (anthology), publication of the poem "Confession"

2005

Best Catholic Writing 2005 (anthology), publication of the poem "Our Lady of Sorrows"

2004

America, September 13, 2004, publication of the poem "Our Lady of Sorrows"

2004

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), March 10, 2004, publication of the poem "Tardive Dyskinesia"

2003

Portland Review, Fall 2003, publication of the poem "Boy at Night"

2003

Portland Review, Fall 2003, publication of the poem "Letters from Uncle Bill"

2002

Beloit Poetry Journal, Summer 2002, publication of the poem "Homework #3"

2002

Dancing on Water (anthology), 2002, publication of the poem "Moth"

2002

DiverseCity (anthology), 2002, publication of the poem "Blizzard"

2001

Asheville Poetry Review, Spring 2001, publication of the poem "Moth"

1997

Boston Phoenix Literary Supplement, September 1997, publication of the poem "Slaps and Kisses"

1992

New York Quarterly, Issue 47, publication of the poem "How These Things Happen"

1990

Mississippi Valley Review, Spring/Summer 1990, publication of the poem "Spartacus Speaks"

1990

Southern Poetry Review, Spring 1990, publication of the poem "Feeding"

1989

Cumberland Poetry Review, Spring 1989, publication of the poem "Mama's Stigmata"

1988

Without Halos, 1988, Volume 6, publication of the poem "Janet's Aviary"

1988

Widener Review, 1988, Volume 5, publication of the poem "Dead Drunk"

1988

The Cathartic, Spring 1988, publication of the poem "Going Back In"

awards

2009

Writer's Circle National Poetry Competition, First Prize

2006

Gulf Coast Prize in Poetry, Semifinalist, Gulf Coast magazine

2005

Artist Grant - Massachusetts Cultural Council, Grant Winner, Playwriting & New Theater Works

2004

Foley Poetry Prize, Finalist, America magazine

2002

Sawtooth Poetry Prize, Finalist, Ahsahta Press

2002

Wordworks Miller Cabin Poetry Series, 1st Place Finalist

1999

Boston Poetry Slam, Champion, represented Boston at the 1999 National Poetry Slam

1999

Boston Poetry Awards, Best Slam Poet

1998

Boston Poetry Slam, Champion, represented Boston at the 1998 National Poetry Slam

1988

Wellesley Writing Prize, Winner, Wellesley College

1988

Robert A. Boit Poetry Prize, Winner, MIT

1988

Eloranta Summer Fellowship, Grant Winner, Polaroid Corporation/MIT

education & residencies

1988

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Science in Humanities (Creative Writing), Cambridge, MA

1988

Tyrone Guthrie Centre for the Arts, Annaghmakerrig, Ireland

1997

William Joiner Center Writing Workshop, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA

1998

William Joiner Center Writing Workshop, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA

1999

William Joiner Center Writing Workshop, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA

2000

William Joiner Center Writing Workshop, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA