events
“Ruben's course was well-organized, well-paced, and well-prepared. I usually struggle with generative exercises in 3-hour workshops -- there doesn't seem to have any time, or it's hard to get into the mindspace to write anything. I found that not only Ruben created a safe and supportive space that made writing easy, but his prompts were effective in generating work." Mariko O. Gordon
2024
Poets House
Remote Live Event, “Writing Beyond the Line.”
December 21, 2024: 12pm-3pm (Eastern). Learn more.
Write and experiment with the interplay between the precision of lineated poetry and the expansiveness of prose, paying close attention to language, syntax, and sound. Remote 3-Hour Workshop.
2025
Fine Arts Work Center, 24th PearlStreet
Remote Live Event, “Writing Through the Silence: Reclaiming Your Voice After a Creative Block”
March 3 to March 7, 2025 via Zoom: 7pm-9pm (Eastern). Learn more.
Learn strategies to rebuild your confidence, rediscover your unique voices, and produce new writing that feels fresh and authentic. A blend of generative exercises and personal reflection will guide us back to the page with renewed purpose. Multi-genre.
PAST EVENTS
2024
BGSQD, The LGBT Community Center NYC
NYC KGB Bar, Monday Night Poetry Series
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco LitQuake
San Francisco State University
Library of Congress National Book Festival
Baylor University, Virginia Beall Ball Lecture in Contemporary Poetry
Rutgers University-Camden, MFA Visiting Writers Series
2023
Colorado College
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino
Writers Week, University of California-Riverside
New Trier High School, Literary Festival
2022
University of Illinois-Chicago
San Francisco State University
Woodland Pattern Book Center
2021
University of San Francisco