Michele reads "The Great Tsunami" at an AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs)
D.C. conference off-site event, February 4, 2011 »here.

Listen to Michele’s interview and poetry reading on the Let’s Have a Renaissance podcast series, posted on June 8, 2026. Michele talks with Itto and Mekiya Outini about her latest poetry collection, Peacocks on the Streets; the key experience that turned her into a poet; how publishing opportunities for poets have changed over the years; and more.

Listen to an assessment of three Peacocks on the Streets poems — “To Orbit the Earth,” “Expecting Snow,” and “Zebras in a Field” — on the Painted Bride Quarterly's Slush Pile podcast "Episode 48: Paper Cranes & Zebras" »here.

Getting a First Look at the Books