Events

Forthcoming events in green. Completed events in black.

2022

December 3, 2022, 1-2:30pm ET: Online book introduction and conversation
November 30, 2022, 6-8pm: Fundraiser & Book Presentation for Franciscan Sisters of the Poor Foundation, NYC
November 20, 2022: Presentation at Killam’s Point, Branford CT with Palabra Counseling and Training Center
November 5, 2022: Online book introduction and conversation
November 2, 2022: Book presentation at Westport Writers Workshop, Westport, CT
October 15, 2022: Online Book Launch for Healing America’s Narratives: The Feminine, the Masculine, & Our Collective National Shadow
October 2022: Release of Healing America’s Narratives: The Feminine, the Masculine, & Our Collective National Shadow
April-July 2022: Co-facilitator with Kent Frazier: Fully Human at Work: a 21st-Century Imperative. 6-session, 12-hour, live online program. Cohort #9.
Program description and registration: https://fullyhumanatwork.com/programs

2021

October-December 2021: Co-facilitator with Kent Frazier: Fully Human at Work: a 21st-Century Imperative. 6-session, 12-hour, live online program. Cohort #8.
June-August 2021: Co-facilitator with Kent Frazier: Fully Human at Work: a 21st-Century Imperative. 6-session, 12-hour, live online program. Cohort #7.
April-June 2021: Co-facilitator with Kent Frazier: Fully Human at Work: a 21st-Century Imperative. 6-session, 12-hour, live online program. Cohort #6.
January-March 2021: Co-facilitator with Kent Frazier: Fully Human at Work: a 21st-Century Imperative. 6-session, 12-hour, live online program. Cohort #5.

2020

October-December 2020: Co-facilitator with Kent Frazier: Fully Human at Work: a 21st-Century Imperative. 6-session, 12-hour, live online program. Cohort #4.
June-August 2020: Co-facilitator with Kent Frazier: Fully Human at Work: a 21st-Century Imperative. 6-session, 12-hour, live online program. Cohort #3.
April-June 2020: Co-facilitator with Kent Frazier: Fully Human at Work: a 21st-Century Imperative. 6-session, 12-hour, live online program. Cohort #2.
January-March 2020: Co-facilitator with Kent Frazier: Fully Human at Work: a 21st-Century Imperative. 6-session, 12-hour, live online program. Cohort #1.

2019

September 25, 2019: Co-facilitator with Kent Frazier: “Mental Fitness in an Age of Not Enoughness: An Evolutionary Imperative.” Online conversation and exploration via Zoom video. 10-11 AM ET. Details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/406324486691983/
May 4, 2019: Presenter/Featured Reader, “Poetry Reading and Guidelines for Adult Conversation – How to Disagree and Agree,” Unitarian Society of New Haven, 10:00am – 1:00pm. 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden, CT. $20.00 requested donation. Handout PDF (password required)
April 7, 2019: Featured Reader, Speakeasy Poetry Series, at the Noelke Gallery, 7 pm, Torrington, CT.

2018

September 14, 2018: Presenter, “Narrative Healing: Transcending the Illness Narrative,” Angst Gallery, Vancouver WA. Use passcode from workshop to download slide deck here.
September 13, 2018: Featured Reader at Ghost Town Poetry, Angst Gallery, Vancouver WA
September 9, 2018: Interview with John McMullen, 7:00 PM ET: on http://www.blogtalkradio.com/johmac13/2018/09/09/johnmac-radio-show
September 1, 2018: Publication date for Killing America: Our United States of Ignorance, Fear, Bigotry, Violence and Greed.
August 17, 2018: Featured Reader, Hudson Valley Writers Center, Sleep Hollow, NY.
August 5-19, 2018: Fundraiser to send Killing America to each U.S. Senator, Representative, Supreme Court Justice, the President, and Vice President
April 7, 2018: Presenter, “Narrative Healing: Transcending the Illness Narrative,” Hope’s Nest at The Unitarian Society of New Haven, Hamden, CT – 9:45 AM – 3 PM. Slide Deck.

2017

October 15, 2017: Presenter, “Narrative Healing: Transcending the Illness Narrative,” Hope’s Nest at The Unitarian Society of New Haven, Hamden, CT. Slide Deck
August 20, 2017: Presenter, “Narrative Healing: Transcending the Illness Narrative,” TLAN Power of Words Conference, Ferry Beach, Saco, ME. POW Slide Deck
June 20, 2017: Presenter, “Narrative Healing: Story Matters,” National Wellness Conference: Cultivating Cultures That Flourish, RiverCentre, St. Paul MN

2016

July 13, 2016: Presenter, “Engaging Narrative Healing,” CT HOT Schools Summer Institute, Hartford Hilton, CT | 7:15-9:15 PM
June 6-10, 2016: Co-host, with Joel Kreisberg, “The Future of Health Coaching Summit” – a free, online event sponsored by Teleosis Institute
May 14, 2016: Co-featured Presenter, “Change, Changing, Changed – an Inter-community Day Event” Sponsored by Vistar Foundation | Wainwright House, Rye NY | 10:45 AM – 4:45 PM
March 11, 2016: Maryland University of Integrative Health Research Symposium, Poster Presentation: “Use of Healing Narratives in Online Health Coaching Education: Teaching Core Competencies, co-authored with Joel Kreisberg | Laurel, MD | 4-8 PM.
March 8, 2016: Judge for Poetry Out Loud, Southern Regional Semi-finals, Palace Theater, Waterbury CT | 3 PM
February 10, 2016: Living Poems, Writing Lives: A Path to Healing and Wholeness – Presentation at Western Connecticut State University’s Institute for Holistic Health Studies | 12:30 PM | 181 White Street, Danbury CT | White Hall, Room 127
January 10, 2016: Publication date for And Now, Still – Grave and Goofy Poems | Buy on Amazon | Buy from manufacturer and get 30% off using this code: ADXSKKVR

2015

November 7, 2015: Co-featured Poet, Voices of Poetry’s Thanks for the Giving IV, to support Loaves and Fishes Hospitality House, New Milford, CT | details forthcoming
October 1 – November 19, 2015: Instructor, Poetry-as-Healing: an 8-week online course with Teleosis Institute
September 25-26, 2015: Poster Presentation* with Joel Kreisberg at the Institute of Coaching Conference, Boston, MA | *Use of Healing Narratives in Online Health Coaching Education
September 21 – December 14, 2015: Facilitator, with Joel Kreisberg, Online Coaching Clinic with Teleosis Institute
April-May, 2015: Teaching Poet, CT HOT Schools TAC, at Kinsella Magnet High School, Hartford, CT
January 25, 2015: Judge for Poetry Out Loud, Connecticut Southern Regional Final, Masuk High School, Monroe CT
January – April 2015: Mentor Coach at Maryland University of Integrative Health, MA in Health and Wellness Coaching.
January 2015: Joined faculty at Integral Coaching Canada

2014

November 15, 2014: Co-featured poet at Voices of Poetry’s Thanks for the Giving to support New Milford’s Loaves and Fishes Hospitality House, 5-8 PM at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 7 Whittlesley Ave, New Milford, CT
October 12, 2014: Visiting Faculty, An Introduction to AQAL (Integral Theory), The Graduate Institute, MA in Consciousness Studies.
October 4 & 11, 2014: Visiting Faculty, An Introduction to AQAL (Integral Theory), The Graduate Institute, MA in Integrative Health and Healing
September 13, 2014: 11:30 AM – Co-featured poet at Newtown Arts Festival, Newtown CT. I’m reading from 11:30 – 11:50. Poets will be reading in 20-minute intervals all day. Check the Festival link above for more info.
September – December 2014: Mentor Coach at Maryland University of Integrative Health, MA in Health and Wellness Coaching.
July 22, 2014: Guest Faculty, Owning Your AQAL: Embodying and Applying Your Knowledge of Quadrants, Levels, Lines, States and Types to Your Life and Coaching, The Graduate Institute, MA in Consciousness Studies.
May 10, 2014: Co-featured reader at New Milford Public Library’s “From Our Hands to Your Ears,” 1 – 3 PM, New Milford, CT
April 12 and 26, 2014: (“3 Views on Love”), Poet and Facilitator at Healing Newtown’s Poetry From and For the Heart, 10 AM-Noon, Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street, Newtown, CT
April 9, 2014: Facilitator, “Resistance to Change” Part 2, teleseminar/webinar, 7-8 PM in collaboration with Michael Sallustio. Audio recording available: email rmarra@paradoxedge.com for more information.
April 5, 2014: Co-featured poet with Duane Esposito, James Scrimgeour … at Voices of Poetry – House of Books, 10 Main Street, Kent, CT 5-7 PM. More details TBA.
April 2, 2014: Facilitator, “Resistance to Change” Part1, teleseminar/webinar, 7-8 PM in collaboration with Michael Sallustio. Audio recording available: email rmarra@paradoxedge.com for more information.
February 22 (“I Never Told Anyone”) and March 8 and 22 (“Self-Compassion/Acceptance,” Parts 1 & 2), 2014: Poet and facilitator at Healing Newtown’s Poetry From and For the Heart, 10 AM-Noon, Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street, Newtown, CT

2013

December 20, 2013: Host, 3rd-Friday Open Mic, 7:30 PM at Hudson Valley Writers Center, Sleepy Hollow, NY
December 14, 2013: Co-featured reader at New Milford Public Library’s “From Our Hands to Your Ears,” 1 – 3 PM, New Milford, CT
November 8, 2013: Community poet at Hudson Valley Writers Center’s “Poets and Writers on War and Peace” | Featured reader: Fred Marchant, 7:30 PM, Sleepy Hollow NY
September 6, 2013: Co-featured poet at Voices of Poetry – Evening with Tiffany, 6 to 8 p.m. New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington Street, New Britain, CT, featuring poetry by Ira Joe Fisher, Reggie Marra, Joan Seliger Sidney, Neil Silberblatt, Lisa C. Taylor & Mar Walker; music by acclaimed soprano Cheryl Hill & pianist Joanne Archibald
July 11, 2013: Workshop Co-facilitator with Eileen Dulen-Jennings, “Embodied Poetry: Beyond Butterflies and Knots.” Connecticut HOT Schools Summer Institute, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut.
February 20, 27 & March 6, 2013:Visiting Poet, “Poetry Writing From and for the Heart,” a workshop for adults, HealingNewtown Arts Space, Newtown, CT
January 22-31, 2013: Official Book Launch for The Quality of Effort!
January 9 – 31, 2013 (Wednesdays and Thursdays), 2013: Visiting Poet for ASAP Inter-district Writing Project at Waterbury Arts Magnet High School, CT
January 1, 2013: Publication date for the 2013 The Quality of Effort Workbook: Integrity in Sport and Life for Student-Athletes, Parents and Coaches

2012

October 15, 2012:Publication date for the 2012 Revised Edition of The Quality of Effort: Integrity in Sport and Life for Student-Athletes, Parents and Coaches as an Amazon Kindle Book.
October 9, 2012: Facilitator and Host, The Healing Power of Poetry – Workshop and Open Mic at City Lights Gallery, Bridgeport, CT
September 8, 2012: Who Do You Think You Are and What (in the World) Are You Doing? – An Integral Inquiry into YOU | In collaboration with Natural Awakenings’ September Celebration | Free Event – Online registration required: http://whodoyouthinkyouaresept2012.eventbrite.com/
July 31 – September 4, 2012: 6 Tuesdays, 7:00-9:15 PM: “Owning Your Story: Anger, Stress and Healing – A Gathering of and for Men” Palabra Counseling & Training Center, Middlebury, CT | Description and online registration: http://owningyourstory.eventbrite.com/
June 21, 2012: “Who Do You Think You Are…?” Retreat with TEC Canada, Surrey, BC
June 15, 2012: “Who Do You Think You Are…?” Retreat with TEC Canada, Vernon, BC
June 8, 2012: “Who Do You Think You Are…?” Retreat with TEC Canada, Whistler, BC
May 7 – June 17, 2012: Online class, Hey! Who Just Wrote That? And Why? Integrally Informed Writing to Know the Self, offered through the Transformative Language Arts Network (TLAN). This course will be offered again during the 2012-2013 academic year. Stay tuned for updates!
April 10 & 11, 2012: Visiting Poet, “Poetry From the Heart,” Memorial Middle School, Middlebury, CT | Regional School District 15’s Press Release | Voices News Photo from MMS
March 10, 2012: Guest Lecturer, “Expressive Therapies,” College of New Rochelle, School of New Resources, Brooklyn, NY
February 21, 2012: “Who Do You Think You Are…?” workshop with Vistage Key Group, Chicago, IL (workbook PDF available here after 2/21/12 – password is uppercase 6-character group code)
February 15, 2012: “Who Do You Think You Are…?” workshop with Vistage CE Group, Chicago, IL (workbook PDF available here after 2/15/12 – password is uppercase 5-character group code)
January 11 – February 2, 2012: Visiting Poet for ASAP Inter-district Writing Project at Waterbury Arts Magnet High School, CT

2011

August 18, 2011: “Who Do You Think You Are, and What (in the World) Are You Doing?” Workshop for Vistage Key Group, East Brunswick, NJ
August 2, 2011: “Who Do You Think You Are, and What (in the World) Are You Doing?” Workshop for Vistage Key Group, Branford, CT
July 11-15, 2011: Connecticut HOT Schools Summer Institute: The Roots of Innovation, Omni Hotel, New Haven, CT
Wednesday, July 13: 8:00-8:50 AM – Plenary, “And Then Innovation Happens: How Four Basic Roots Tetra-Create Each Other and Our Experience.” Handout | Slides
Thursday, July 14: 3:30-5:30 PM – Workshop, “Innovation Root Canal: The Art of Staying Open” Workshop Handout
May 13, 2011: Facilitator, Connecticut HOT Schools Mini-Institute, Southbury, CT
May 11-13, 2011: Visiting Poet, Clover Street School, Windsor, CT
April 19, 2011: Exhibitor, Waterbury Regional Chamber of Commerce Business Expo, 5-7:30 PM, CoCo-Key Hotel & Convention Center, Waterbury, CT
April 13-14, 2011: Visiting Poet, “Poetry From the Heart” at Memorial Middle School, Middlebury, CT
March 17, 2011: Speaker (Who Do You Think You Are) for Vistage, Morristown, NJ
January 19 – February 10, 2011: Visiting Poet for ASAP Inter-district Writing Project at Waterbury Arts Magnet High School, CT

2010

December 2, 2010: Speaker (Who Do You Think You Are?) for Vistage, New York City
November 3, 2010: Featured Poet at Silas Bronson Library’s Calling All Poets Series, Waterbury, CT
September 30, 2010: Featured Poet, Riverwood Poetry Series, 6:30 PM at Wood Memorial Library, South Windsor, CT
June 24, 2010: Co-featured Poet (with Marianela!) Poetry in the Park, at Julia de Burgos Park, Willimantic, CT
April 15, 2010: Featured Poet at The Poetry Institute, New Haven, CT
April 13-15, 2010: Visiting Poet, “Poetry From the Heart” at Memorial Middle School, Middlebury, CT
March 17, 2010: Featured Poet at Wednesday Night Poetry Series, Newtown, CT
January 27, 2010: Visiting Poet for Poetry Out Loud at Berlin High School, CT
January 8, 2010: Visiting Poet for Poetry Out Loud at Avon High School, CT

2009

September – October, 2009: Visiting Poet for ASAP Inter-district Writing Project at Waterbury Arts Magnet High School, CT
April 17, 2009: Presenter: “Shadow Express” at the annual conference of the National Association for Poetry Therapy, Arlington, VA
April 7-9, 2009: Visiting Poet, “Poetry From the Heart” at Memorial Middle School, Middlebury, CT
March 24, 2009: Co-facilitator,CT Commission on Culture and Tourism, Local Arts Agency Peer-to-Peer Conference, Meriden, CT
January 3, 2009: Facilitator, “Exploring the Inner Depths: Reclaiming Shadow and Embracing Dreams,” Naugatuck, CT

“Confluencia” at Naugatuck Valley Community College

2008

December 15, 2008: Visiting Poet for Poetry Out Loud at Daniel Hand High School, Madison, CT
October 25, 2008: Visiting Poet for the East Haddam Stage Company’s “What’s a Word Worth? – A Day-Long Immersion in Poetry and Theater,” Willimantic, CT
October 16, 2008: Co-featured Poet: Confluence/Confluencia/Confluenza: A Community Gathering to Share the Experiences of Different Cultures via the Written Word at Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT
October 7-22, 2008: Visiting Poet for ASAP Inter-district Writing Project at Waterbury Arts Magnet High School, CT
October 2 & 11, 2008: Visiting Poet at Sloane-Stanley Museum in collaboration with Kent Center School, Kent, CT
September 12-15, 2008: Presenter,”Witnessing Ourselves: Writing Our Owned, Disowned and Transcendent Voices” at the Power of Words Conference, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT
April 8-10, 2008: Visiting Poet, “Poetry from the Heart” at Memorial Middle School, Middlebury, CT
January 8 – February 5, 2008: Poetry Out Loud at Bolton, Berlin, Big Picture, Oxford, Rockville, Wolcott, Newtown, Pathways to Technology, and Wolcott High Schools, CT