Poems You Can Watch
“Bolsa Chica Wetlands”
Hear Nancy read her poem “Bolsa Chica Wetlands” (start at 5:00)
7/28/2023 @ LA Stories, hosted by Mike the Poet (live poetry nights at Grand Performances)
For our 2nd Grand Performances Poetry Night of 2023, host Mike The Poet led us on a journey of honest, humorous & raw takes on LA life and our mosaic of unique neighborhoods and subcultures. Poets featured: Allan Aquino, XochitL-Julisa Bermejo, Lee Boek, F. Douglas Brown, Rocio Carlos, Chiwan Choi, Cory Cofer, Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, Dez Hope, Traci Kato-Kiriyama, Dante Mitchell, Luivette Resto, Esther Tseng, Vickie Vertiz, Pam Ward, Nancy Lynee Woo
“The Line Between”
Nancy reads her poem “The Line Between” with video images.
“Everyday Apocalypse”
Nancy reads her poem “Everyday Apocalypse” over video footage of tree planting in Houghton Park neighborhood, Long Beach. Originally filmed vertically for Instagram.
“Naysaying the Noise”
Poem by Nancy Lynée Woo, Climate Reality Leader Los Angeles. Video compiled by Climate Reality Dallas Fort Worth.
“Naysaying the Noise” was originally published in the Spring 2021 issue of West Trade Review. Read the poem online here: https://www.westtradereview.com/sprin...
Photographs by Marya Salman, CRL DFW Painting by Ishrita Pol , CRL DFW Read by Marya Salman, CRL DFW
“Election Time”
presented by Dirty Patti
(poem starts at 34:27)
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A special poetry video treat for Dirty Pattie’s Humpday Spooktacular!
This video “Election Time” features the poem “What I Thought,” written after Gerald Stern.
Voiced, produced and edited by Nancy Woo.
Featuring Brooke Webber as Poll Pal and Nancy Woo as Sapphire.
Special thanks to Elmast Kozloyan and Kurt Canfield.
“Crazy” at Write Club LA
Write Club LA is a monthly literary charity competition. "2 opposing writers. 2 opposing ideas. 7 minutes apiece. Audience picks a winner. Writers compete for cash going to a charity of their choosing."
Held at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles, CA.
July 9, 2018
“We been together 46 years” with BRIDGES
"BRIDGES" was a multimedia art performance project. "13 Artists, 13 Poets, 13 Composers. One night of building bridges." A visual artist created a piece of art; a poet wrote a poem inspired by the art; the poem was given to a composer; the composter created music inspired by the poem.
Held at the Ruth. B. Shannon Art Gallery in Whittier, CA.
March 29, 2018
Literary Storytelling at How I MADE It
"How I MADE It" is a storytelling showcase that invites makers to share their process behind their creations. "If you like The Moth, This American Life, Snap Judgement, Serial …or just love authentic storytelling, this is the place for you." Literary themed evening hosted by Steven Deeble.
Held at MADE by Millworks in Long Beach, CA.
January 12, 2018
Emerging Voices Final Reading
The PEN America Emerging Voices Fellowship is designed to "provide new writers who are isolated from the literary establishment with the tools, skills, and knowledge they need to launch a professional writing career." This is the final reading with my 2015 cohort.
My performance begins at around 1:00:00.