I recently got a chance to do a few public poetry readings. First, was the annual poetry reading at the Richardson Public Library by the Richardson Poetry Group. Six of us read for about 20 minutes each. It was a great turn out and great to be reading in our own community. Second, was the launch party for the journal Havik, published by Las Positas College. They’ve put out a great 2023 issue, chock full of great work. During the event, they had several authors read their work via Zoom. At one point, they asked where we were from, and they got responses from all over the country, and also Mexico.