appearances

Readings and presentations for 2018:

April 10-12 The London Book Fair, Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, Kensington, London, W14 8UX
UK.

April 13, 2018
High Table at Pembroke College, Cambridge. UK.

Readings for 2017:
Paris, France; London, UK; Stockholm, Sweden.

Readings for 2015-2016:
Canto General: Song of the Americas
Miami Festival of Books Invited Reading by translator Mariela Griffor

Pablo Neruda is considered one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century in any language. Now his work can be enjoyed afresh with remarkable new translations for the twenty-first century. Mariela Griffor captures Neruda’s most audacious and ambitious epic poem, Canto General, which chronicles an episodic journey through the history of the Americas.

December 13-20, 2016: I will be signing books at the Miami Book Fair 2016

November 13-20, 2016
Miami Dade College

Date: December 11, 2014 - 07:00 pm

Thursday December 11th a poetry and fiction reading featuring Mariela Griffor, Glen Armstrong, Brian Smith, Michael Lauchlan, John Freeman, and Kelly Fordon.

2014 -April

I will be reading with F. Daniel Rzicznek and Brian Smith  at The Cruel Garters Reading Series at the Gaelic League on April 13th at 4pm. The Gaelic League is located on 2068 Michigan Ave, Detroit, MI 48216

2013
        2013-April

Readings in California with Kjell Espmark and Monica Lauritzen.
January 4, 2013: Thanks to the following journals where poems from my

third collection of poetry have appeared or are forthcoming:
Cerise
Press : "Curls"
Passages North: "The Psychiatrist," "Death in
Argentina";
Éditions
d'art Le Sabord : "Cattys,
"Poetry International: "Death in Argentina,"

Tygerburning Literary Journal: "Sisters,"
Aldebaran
Review : "Exiles," "A Mother Thing";
The Bacon Review : "Daphne and the Non-Profits
in the Western Hemisphere," "Andres the Barbarian," "Chiloe Island,"
The Adroit
Journal : "The Middle of this Goodbye",
2River : "Number 7," "The Friends I Loved and
Left Behind" ;
The Cartier Review : "The Tale Of Two Uncles";

The Café Review : "The Friends I Loved and Left
Behind";
Crack
the Spine : "On Earth", "Vision"
Parthenon West Review ; Badlands; Extracts:
"Wings";
The
Acentos Review : "Edge", "Chiloe Island" ;

The
Hollins Critic : "The Breeze";

Blue Collar Review : "Daphne" "Chiloe Island"
and "Green Bills";

Amoskeag: the
Journal of Southern New Hampshire University : "Crisis."

January 5, 2013: Also many heartfelt thanks to the editors of
Absinthe: New European Writing for accepting two poems, by Kristina Lugn, I
translated from the Swedish into English. The 18th issue of Absinthe is out already. Many thanks to New
Issues Press for including one of my poems, "In Manistee," in their forthcoming
Michigan Anthology. To the editors of the Aldus Journal of Translation thanks
for accepting two poems of Kristina Lugn. Thanks to Eyewear Publishing for
accepting a manuscript to be publish in the Fall 2013 in London. Sincere thanks
to Tupelo Press and its publisher Jeffrey Levine and its editor Jim Schley for
accepting for publication my translation of Canto General by Pablo Neruda into
English, to appear in late Fall of 2013. 2012 was a tough year but not even the
storms of the Midwest could stop the writing! I'm looking forward to sharing
more publications and reading more of the works of fellow writers and to
continuing to write every day and everywhere!
I am pleased to announce that my new translation of the poetry

collection Canto General by Pablo Neruda will appear April 2013 with
Tupelo Press

2009

I am pleased to announce that my poetry collection Exiliana
is among "Popular and Recommended Books for Classes" for 2009 on
SPDBooks website
Release of my collection of poetry House in October 2007 followed the January
release of Exiliana - Right now I share my time between finishing a
third book of poetry and looking for a agent and a publisher for a substantial
memoir on politics and love.

Appointed as of September 23, 2007 the Consul General of Chile in
Michigan. Come see what's happening ... Michigan Consular
Corps.
Recipient of the Wayne County
Council for the Arts, History and Humanties , 'International
Award 2007'! The ceremony will be held on October 4, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. at the
Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, MI
August 30, 2012: I am one of the panel of readers at Tech Town for the upcoming Marick Press
Reading with Keith Taylor, Mariela Griffor and William Olsen.
August 30,
2012
7:00 pm
Tech Town located on 440 Burroughs, Detroit, MI

"Marick Press, a Michigan based literary publisher dedicated to poetry
and creative writing, presents a reading with Poet and publishers Keith Taylor,
Mariela Griffor and William Olsen."
June 15, 2012: I am an invited reader in Paris, FRANCE at the Club
des Poetes on June 15, 2012: Le Club des Poètes accueille
un poète suédois et une poétesse chilienne : Kjell Espmark (poète, romancier et
historien de la littérature, membre de l’Académie suédoise et membre du Comité
Nobel qu’il a présidé de 1988 à 2004), et Mariela Griffor (qui dirige la maison
d’édition Marick Press aux Etats-Unis) dont un recueil va paraître en
traduction française sous le titre : "Ma demeure brûle". Elle est actuellement
Consul du Chili dans le Michigan. Ci-après le poète québécois Guy Jean présente
Mariela Griffor, dont il a traduit les poèmes en Français
June 2, 2012: I will be an invited reader in the Farmington, MI
at the Absinthe
Festival from 7-8 pm, June 2, 2012.
2011
April 7-8, 2011: I will be an invited reader, with Chad Sweeney,
in the Chicago based "Series A" poetry reading at the Hyde Park Art Center from 7-8 pm, April
7-8, 2011.
February 17, 2011: Invited Reader in the 2011 Midwinter Storytelling Festival at the Peter White Public
Library in Marquette, MI at 7 pm, February 17, 2011.
November 11, 2011: I’m happy to announce that I will be part of
the Midnight
Sun Visiting Writers Series on November 11, 2011. For more
information visit the University of Alaska Fairbanks Website
. More information soon. 2010
October 30, 2010: A Day of Poetry - October 2010. Saturday October
30, 2010 , 10:30 to 13:30 at Strindbergrummet, Berns Salonger, Stockholm,
SWEDEN. .
October 11, 2010: Reader at Wellspring Literary Series poetry
reading in Mount Pleasant, MI..
October 6, 2010: 2010 Chicago Calling Arts Festival. Wednesday
October 6, 2010 , 8:00 pm at The Reconstruction Room at the Black Rock Bar,
3614 N. Daman Ave., Chicago, IL 60618. Admission is Free.
“Translating
2010” is a poetry event that is happening during the Rec Roomers series, as
part of the 2010 Chicago Calling Arts Festival. This event explores the theme
of “translations” in its wide range of permutations and possibilities:
translating matter into energy, time into memories, poetry into prose, the
present into the past, the future into the present, the page into the air,
promises into reality, ideals into facts, pencils into sketches into carvings,
frames into motion, clouds into rain and water into ice, sound into words.
Also, some of this event’s participants will present creative re-imaginings of
poetry by Jules LaForgue, the French Symbolist poet who was born 200 years ago.
Participants will include Francesco Levato, Mariela Griffor (via Skype), Dan
Godston, and other TBA individuals. .
October 2, 2010: Reader at Kazoo Books II in Kalamazoo, MI. A poetry
reading with Marick Press writers from far and wide, Robert Fanning, Francesco
Levato, Mariela Griffor—and two of our Kalamazoo poetry stars, Amy Newday and
Scott Bade. .
September 24, 2010: I will be part of the Mayapple Press authors
reading on September 24, 2010. The reading is at 414 Court Street, upstairs -
the Court Street Gallery. 7 p.m. Saginaw, Michigan .
January 21, 2010: Reader at the Scarab Club in Detroit, MI. .
2009
September 25, 2009: Reader at the launch of the The Ambassador Poetry Project to be held at
Grosse Pointe Artists Association .
July 25, 2009: Invited Reader to the Lady Bug Gallery in
the Whitdell Building in Southwest Detroit at 1250 Hubbard, Detroit, MI 48209
in conjunction with the exhibit of art by SWAN members (SouthWest Artists'
Network of Detroit). I will read from forthcoming releases.
June 13, 2009: Reading at the Oak Park Library in Oak Park, MI. Reading
at 7pm.
June 6, 2009: Reading at the Midsummer Nights in Midtown's Lit Fest 2009
at the Scarab Club in Detroit, MI. Reading at 5:30 pm.
May 28, 2009: Reading at the Grosse Pointe Artists Association in Grosse
Pointe, MI. Reading at 7pm. I will read from new releases.
May 17, 2009: Invited Reader at The Broadside Press Poets
Theater. It will meet at U of D Mercy on McNichols and Livernois, May 17
3-6 pm in room 238 in the Commerce and Finance Building. If you enter the
university at the McNichols entrance there is visitor parking on the left and
the Commerce and Finance Bldg is across from the lot. I will read from new
translations of Chilean poets: Neruda, Mistral, Bolano and Lihn.
2008
October 12, 2008: Invited Reader at the BookfestWindsor 2008 in Windsor, ON.
Reading at 7pm. I will read from HOUSE and planned releases in English and
Spanish.
November 12, 2008 Shaman & Drum in Ann Arbor 7pm. I will be
reading from HOUSE and forthcoming work.
July 18, 2008, 6:30pm at the the IV lounge reading series in
Toronto, Ontario
September 7th Reading at the War Memorial, Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
From Noon-5pm
June 28 Reading at the Campus Martius Park, Detroit, Michigan. From
3-5pm
June 20 Reading at The Wharton's home. Aquarious Circle,
Oakland.7pm.
June 2nd Reading at the Brother Rice High School in Birmingham,
Michigan.
Reading on May 21, 2008 at 8pm at the Zeitgeist,Detroit. MI
Reading on May 12, 2008 at 7pm at the Spiritual Center in Bay City,
MI
Register now for workshops at the Marick Press Mini-Literary Festival - May 2-4, 2008
by Peter Conners, Sean Thomas Dougherty, Ilya Kaminsky, Susan
Kelly-DeWitt, G.C. Waldrep and Derick Burleson. This event is supported in part
by Poets & Writers Magazine.
Reading in Homage to Trino Sanchez on April 24, 2008, 6:30
p.m. at the Matrix Theatre on Bagley in Detroit
Presentation Publishing Nuts and Bolts at the Winter Heat Writers Retreat - January 12, 2008 - 2-3
p.m. This event will be held at the Ralph A. MacMullan
Conference Center in Higgins Lake, MI. 2007
Reading at the 2007 Windsor BookFest on November 3, 2007. It
was a 3 day event, magnificent with a closing banquet! Kudos to the Windsor
BoodFest Organizers
October 26, 2007 release of House with Mayapple Press
Saturday 21 and Sunday April 22, 2007 reading at IWWG Big Apple Conference, Scandinavia
House, New York City 58 Park Avenue (at 38th Street) New York City, NY 10016
Monday, February 26, 2007. Lolita & Gilda's Burlesque Poetry Hour. The
Bar Rouge, Washington D.C. More information forthcoming.
POETS FOLLIES April 27th 6:30 p.m.
Sunday March 25th 2pm Reading at the Scarab Club
POETS FOLLIES March 16th 6:30 p.m. Lolita Hernandez, Alex Boyd
POETS FOLLIES February 23rd 6:30 p.m.
January 28th, 2007 Reading at the Book Beat in Royal Oak with Anca Vlasopolos
Friday, January 26, 2007 reading and launch at the GPAA series POETS
FOLLIES at 6:30p.m at the Grosse Pointe Artists Association located on 1005
Maryland Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230 Hannelore Hahn, Mariela Griffor, Peter
Markus, Marsha Carter 2006
Friday, December 15, 2006 reading at Il Piccolo Restaurant, at
7:30p.m. located on 226 Carlton Street, Toronto, Canada.

Quote of the month: “To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act
in accordance with your thinking.” Johan Wolfgang von Goethe