Thank you to New York Parrot Literary TV's Mutiu Olawuyi and Dusting Pickering for featuring me on World Poetry Day. If you missed the live broadcast yesterday -- which includes new work from two rising star poets, Reverie Koniecki and Uche Uwadinachi -- here is New York Parrot's Youtube post: Click here 
And if you want to celebrate poetry without borders, subscribe to their channel. See you there!
#poetrywithoutborders ​#worldpoetryday #newyorkparrot

 Happy Spring, Everyone! Thank you to Willawaw Journal for publishing my poem, "Bolshoi Ballet Tours the West." Of all the poems I have ever written, this is one of my absolute favorites, autobiographical and deeply personal. I am elated to have this poem appear alongside so many other incredible poems. Willawaw's Spring Issue is also exquisitely illustrated throughout with the magical flower paintings of Daniel DeRoux (sample above). Enjoy! 
Helpful Hint: Poetry always reads better on your computer screen, but if you need to see it on your i-phone, remember to turn the screen horizontally. This will help, at least in part, to protect some of the formatting and line breaks of the poem. http://willawawjournal.com/category/journal/page/3/ 
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Thank you to immensely talented author and editor, David Meischen, at Dos Gatos Press, for nominating me for a Pushcart Prize. Mr. Meischen's endorsement of my poetry is a true honor!  It has been a delight to work with him over the past several months. His keen insights, guidance, and support of my work has been priceless.



#pushcartprize   #pushcartprizeforpoetry    #meischenink

Thank you to Italian design house, Max Mara, for celebrating my book, Azaleas on Fire, in this virtual event to benefit the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation.  Because literacy is the foundation of all literary arts, I am proud to donate one-hundred percent of the profits from Azaleas on Fire to this charity! I could not have asked for a more wonderful team for this collaboration, from Jacquelyn Rawlings, Head of Special Events and External Affairs for Max Mara New York; Dani Maxwell, director of the Houston store; Arturo Figueroa, Max Mara's incredibly gifted stylist; Julie Baker Finck, Ph.D., President for the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, and the foundation's dynamic Ladies for Literacy Guild. 
(Note: This dark red dress is part of Max Mara's Fall-Winter 2020 collection. Available here.)
#bushhoustonlit #maxmara  #ladiesforliteracy #championliteracy  #italiandesign  #italianstyle   #azaleasonfire

Thank you to the editors at PULSE for publishing my new poem, "Bone Loss." This journal truly brings "voices from the heart of medicine." I encourage all of my poetry and healthcare colleagues to submit their own medically themed work to PULSE, and to subscribe to their on-line journal!  They publish one new work every week.  In addition to poetry, they also publish personal essays submitted from medical/clinical practitioners working in different fields of healthcare and mental health. Submissions are selected by "blind readings." Subscriptions are free of charge and open to all.  Link to the poem here: https://pulsevoices.org/index.php/poems/bone-loss 

#medicalpoetry     #mentalhealthpoetry     #healthcarepoetry     #voicesfromtheheartofmedicine

I am overjoyed to have been a featured reader at this beautiful library in the heart of old Montrose, the neighborhood where I grew up! What a wonderful crowd! I have never felt so "at home." Thank you to Public Poetry for supporting my work and for "bringing poetry public!"

#azaleasonfire   #houstonpoetryscene   #houstonpoets
#houstonpubliclibrary  #publicpoetry   #ghostpoems

I really cannot speak highly enough of Cindy Huyser and Book Woman. It was an absolute joy to read as their featured poet last night. What an amazing audience!!! I especially love the "call-and-response" style reading that Cindy has developed there, as well as her insightful interview style. Book Woman is a jewel in the crown of Austin's indie spirit, and Cindy Huyser is a phenomenal poet with a peerless reading style of her own. That she goes above and beyond by supporting  the success of other poets speaks volumes about her commitment to the art.
Link to pre-event interview here: https://cindyhuyser.wordpress.com/2019/09/07/a-virtual-interview-with-gabrielle-langley/
#austinpoetry   #bookwoman   #azaleasonfire  #indiebookstores

READINGS AND BOOK SIGNINGS   -  AZALEAS ON FIRE

​September 12th - BookWoman, Austin,TX at 7:15 pm

October 5th - Public Poetry Library Reading Series at 2:00 pm

November 9th - Barnes & Noble​ Gulf Coast Poets Featured Poet
1029 Bay Area Blvd, Webster, TX at 10:00 am

​​#azaleasonfire #flowerpoets  #azaleatrail #houstonpoetry #texaspoets

Loved being able to read a "call and response" at FIX Poetry with the amazing Elina Petrova!!! This reading included poems from our recently published books: my own Azaleas on Fire and Elina's Desert Candles.
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