writing

As a  W R I T E R

you can find past and current work in my
o n l i n e    S u b s t a c k    p u b l i c a t i o n,

B O D Y   M E M O I R

found at
coketani.substack.com

​​p  u  b  l  i  c  a  t  i  o  n  s    &    r e a d i n g s

My poems have appeared in
Rattle, Spillway, ONTHEBUS, The Junkyard, and
Moving Pictures: Nine Los Angeles Poets.

​My chapbooks have included
Voices in the Night, The Hearing Place,
Open House/Not for Sale, and tiny rituals.

My essays have appeared in
Under Her Skin:
How Girls Experience Race in America,
Collective Wisdom,
and Discover Nikkei.

I have read my work at
Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 
Taper Auditorium / Los Angeles Central Library,
Litquake / Litcrawl Literary Festival,
Arc Studios & Gallery,
Inspiration House of KPFK-FM,
Black Oak Books, Modern Times Bookstore,
JANM's World AIDS Day,
and Portrait of a Bookstore


n  e  x  t

I am presently re-igniting a book-length project.
Stay tuned!

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​​C U R I O U S ?

If you or your group would like to
 book a reading,
or a creative writing workshop,
contact me at [email protected]