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  • ABOUT
  • +HYBRID WORKS
    • Instrument/Traveler's Ode
    • You Will Always Be Someone From Somewhere Else
    • We Were Meant To Be a Gentle People
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    • Music Releases
    • Wild Nights EP
    • Redux
    • Traveler's Ode
    • Sense EP
    • East/West (song-cycle)
  • +VISUALS
    • Installations
    • Instrument/Traveler's Ode (video poems)
    • You Will Always Be Someone From Somewhere Else (visuals)
    • The Fragments (video poetry)
  • +WRITINGS
    • Books
    • Hybrid Poetries
    • Essays, Etc
  • PRESS
  • EVENTS
  • {at sea}
 

Dec
3
7:00 PM19:00
Literary

"THE REFUGEE EXPERIENCE" : Reading & Panel Discussion with Vu Tran, Dao Strom, Olivia Olivia @ Literary Arts

  • Thursday, December 3, 2015
  • 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 19:00 21:00
  • Literary Arts (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Tell It Slant Reading Series + Late Night Library present "The Refugee Experience," a reading and panel discussion with Vu Tran, Dao Strom, and Olivia Olivia. 

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Oct
23
7:00 PM19:00
Music, Literary

Late Night Library Presents "ALL FINES FORGIVEN" : a book-themed variety show

  • Friday, October 23, 2015
  • 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 19:00 21:00
  • Clinton Street Theater (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Late Night Library (www.latenightlibrary.org) presents a book-themed variety show. With: Arthur Bradford (host), Carola Dibbell, Amelia Gray, Natalie Graham, Whitney Monge, Dao Strom.

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Oct
17
7:30 PM19:30
Literary

Reading: She Who Has No Master(s) @ LITCRAWL SF

  • Saturday, October 17, 2015
  • 7:30 PM 8:30 PM 19:30 20:30
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Reading Event as part of LITCRAWL SF. A collective of "Viet-feminine" voices, featuring members of the Vietnamese diasporic women artists/writers collective She Who Has No Master(s). Readers: Angie Chau, Bich Minh Nguyen, Thao P. Nguyen, Aimee Phan, Dao Strom, Julie Thi Underhill.

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Oct
9
7:30 PM19:30
Literary, Image-Text, Visual Art

Press Otherwise Books Launch Party @ Likewise Art Bar

  • Friday, October 9, 2015
  • 7:30 PM 8:30 PM 19:30 20:30
  • Likewise Art Bar (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Book launch party for Press Otherwise (aka imprints: MPMP & Paperdoll Works) publications. With works by Jacob Paul & Mariano Hernan Spina/Novoa (Feed Mayonnaise To Tuna), and Dao Strom (We Were Meant To Be a Gentle People + East/West).

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Oct
2
6:00 PM18:00
Music

Music Show @ Jade Lounge: Jenn Rawling, Dao Strom

  • Friday, October 2, 2015
  • 6:00 PM 8:00 PM 18:00 20:00
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Solo music performance, shared bill with Jenn Rawling and Dao Strom.

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Jul
9
7:00 PM19:00
Literary, Music

Mini Lit/Music Series @ Likewise: Barry Brusseau, Cotton, Dao Strom, Jacob Paul

  • Thursday, July 9, 2015
  • 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 19:00 22:00
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Mini Lit & Music Series / Two Thursdays in July:

7.9.15 - music w/ Barry Brusseau, Dao Strom, Cotton
7.16.15 - reading w/ Jacob Paul, Dao Strom

 

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May
12
7:00 PM19:00
Music, Literary, Image-Text, Performance, Visual Art

Tell It Slant Reading Series presents "Fourth Genre Night"

  • Tuesday, May 12, 2015
  • 7:00 PM 10:00 PM 19:00 22:00
  • Alberta Street Pub (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A night of "fourth genre" performance, including performances merging poetry, music, prose, video projection, and graphic novel content. With: Dao Strom, Adam Selzer, Barry Brusseau. Emceed by Danielle Frandina and Erin Ergenbright.

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PAST EVENTS


  • 2025
    • Apr 2, 2025 WILD NIGHTS EP Release :: Dao Strom & Alicia Jo Rabins :: Music + Poetry Night Apr 2, 2025
  • 2024
    • Jun 15, 2024 Word + Song :: Music Performance @ Megalith Collective Jun 15, 2024
    • Jun 6, 2024 – Jul 28, 2024 A Mouth Holds Many Things :: De-Canon Exhibit @ Stelo Arts Jun 6, 2024 – Jul 28, 2024
    • Feb 23, 2024 – Feb 24, 2024 Music + Poetry Performances :: POG Arts / Golden Saguaro (Tucson) Feb 23, 2024 – Feb 24, 2024
  • 2023
    • Nov 29, 2023 Music Performance ~ Show Bar (Portland, OR) ~ opening for Maria BC Nov 29, 2023
    • Oct 26, 2023 "Diaspora Songs" - Ohio State University (Dao Strom + No-No Boy) Oct 26, 2023
    • Oct 19, 2023 – Oct 20, 2023 Hyphens Lecture / Performance - Michigan State University Oct 19, 2023 – Oct 20, 2023
  • 2022
    • Aug 13, 2022 Music Show @ Bunk Bar // Presented by Folk Magik Aug 13, 2022
    • Aug 7, 2022 Poetry Performance @ Pickathon 2022 Aug 7, 2022
    • Aug 6, 2022 Poetry Reading for Separation Anxiety by Janice Lee :: Book Launch at Corporeal Writing Aug 6, 2022
    • Jun 4, 2022 Orcas Island Literary Festival Jun 4, 2022
    • Apr 20, 2022 Poetry Project Reading (Online): Raymond Antrobus & Dao Strom Apr 20, 2022
    • Mar 14, 2022 – Mar 19, 2022 Poetry + Music Event // 2021-22 Amy Marie Sears Memorial Visiting Artist-in-Residence @ St. Catherine's University Mar 14, 2022 – Mar 19, 2022
    • Feb 23, 2022 Brooklyn Rail Radical Poetry Reading: Adams-Santos / Bashir / Lawson / Stevenson / Strom Feb 23, 2022
    • Feb 5, 2022 – Mar 20, 2022 Reverberating Bodies :: Solo Exhibit @ Catherine G. Murphy Gallery Feb 5, 2022 – Mar 20, 2022
  • 2021
    • Dec 5, 2021 Siren Nation Speaks :: Poetry Reading & Process Talk Dec 5, 2021
    • Nov 20, 2021 'A Quiet Transition' Livestream Concert :: Lulling Voices Nov 20, 2021
    • Nov 13, 2021 Portland Book Festival :: Instrument :: Dao Strom In Conversation w/ Alicia Jo Rabins Nov 13, 2021
    • Mar 19, 2021 Accented w/ She Who Has No Master(s): "Tea & Tarot" ~ Convo Event w/ Hoa Nguyen Mar 19, 2021
    • Feb 24, 2021 Poetics Across Genres: Vi Khi Nao and Dao Strom @ SFSU Poetry Center Feb 24, 2021
  • 2020
    • Nov 1, 2020 Instrument Book Release :: A Poetry Reading w/ Dao Strom, Coleman Stevenson, Emily Kendal Frey Nov 1, 2020
    • Sep 26, 2020 – Sep 27, 2020 Time Based Art Festival 2020 :: Instrument/Traveler's Ode Release Sep 26, 2020 – Sep 27, 2020
    • Feb 27, 2020 She Who Has No Master(s) @ SF Asian Art Museum / The Gentle Order of Girls & Boys Feb 27, 2020
    • Feb 19, 2020 Poetry + Performance @ The Powerhouse, Amherst College Feb 19, 2020
    • Jan 17, 2020 She Who Has No Master(s) @ The Factory, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Jan 17, 2020
  • 2019
    • Dec 1, 2019 Powell's Bookstore Reading Event - Dao Strom, Jeff Alessandrelli Dec 1, 2019
    • Nov 15, 2019 Poetry/Art Event :: IPRC Visiting Writers Reading Series :: Nov 15, 2019
    • Nov 14, 2019 She Who Has No Master(s) - Nao/Tran/Strom @ Reed College Nov 14, 2019
    • Nov 8, 2019 LitCrawl PDX: The Gentle Order of Girls & Boys Nov 8, 2019
    • Nov 6, 2019 Elliott Bay Bookstore Book Release Event :: The Gentle Order of Girls & Boys Nov 6, 2019
    • Oct 28, 2019 She Who Has No Master(s) @ Black Mountain Institute (w/ Vi Khi Nao & Stacey Tran) Oct 28, 2019
    • Sep 19, 2019 – Sep 21, 2019 &Now 2019: Points of Convergence / Innovative Writing Festival @ UW Bothell Sep 19, 2019 – Sep 21, 2019
    • Aug 9, 2019 Music Performance @ Fodder Live Album Recording at DISJECTA Aug 9, 2019
    • Jun 13, 2019 – Jun 15, 2019 Creative Capital Artist Retreat 2019, Artist Presentation Jun 13, 2019 – Jun 15, 2019
    • Jun 8, 2019 University of Bothell 2019 MFA Spring Festival, Reading/Performance Jun 8, 2019
    • Apr 4, 2019 Cadence Video Poetry Festival - Seattle, WA Apr 4, 2019
    • Mar 28, 2019 – Mar 29, 2019 AWP 2019 - "VN is a 7-Letter Word" & "Hybrid Forms" Mar 28, 2019 – Mar 29, 2019
  • 2018
    • Dec 30, 2018 Screening Event: Poetry + Video Works @ De-Canon Library Dec 30, 2018
    • Oct 27, 2018 The Switch Poetry Reading Series Oct 27, 2018
    • Oct 20, 2018 East Portland Arts and Literary Festival (EPALF) Oct 20, 2018
    • Oct 17, 2018 She Who Has No Master(s) @ SFPL / One City One Book Oct 17, 2018
    • Sep 29, 2018 Poetics Presentation @ Fall Convergence 2018 Sep 29, 2018
    • Sep 28, 2018 Elliott Bay Bookstore - Convergence Reading Sep 28, 2018
    • Aug 31, 2018 :: SENSE :: Music EP Release @ Beacon Sound Aug 31, 2018
    • Jun 9, 2018 Creative Minds: Vietnamese Writers of the Diaspora Jun 9, 2018
    • Jun 5, 2018 – Jun 11, 2018 DVAN Dialogues at Djerassi Artist Residency Jun 5, 2018 – Jun 11, 2018
    • Jun 1, 2018 – Aug 31, 2018 The Factory 2018 Art Exhibit // Djúpavík, Iceland Jun 1, 2018 – Aug 31, 2018
    • May 12, 2018 – Sep 29, 2018 (dis)place :: de-canon photography exhibit May 12, 2018 – Sep 29, 2018
    • May 12, 2018 DE-CANON LIBRARY OPENING @ ARTISTS' MILEPOST May 12, 2018
    • May 9, 2018 SHAYLA LAWSON BOOK RELEASE PARTY: I THINK I'M READY TO SEE FRANK OCEAN May 9, 2018
    • May 5, 2018 – May 6, 2018 She Who Has No Master(s) @ United States of Asian America Festival 2018 May 5, 2018 – May 6, 2018
    • Feb 24, 2018 Soap for the Dogs :: Stacey Tran // Book Release Party Feb 24, 2018
    • Feb 23, 2018 How to Make Coffee & Other Things w/ She Who Has No Master(s) Feb 23, 2018
  • 2017
    • Sep 12, 2017 Poetry Appearance in SAMIYA BASHIR Collaboration @ TBA Festival // 15m=? Sep 12, 2017
    • Aug 3, 2017 – Aug 26, 2017 De-Canon: A Visibility Project @ UNA Gallery Aug 3, 2017 – Aug 26, 2017
    • May 27, 2017 She Who Has No Master(s) at The American Library in Paris May 27, 2017
    • Apr 6, 2017 Gwen Frostic Reading Series @ Western Michigan University Apr 6, 2017
    • Mar 4, 2017 PURRR "The Vote" : Collaborative Poem Project @ IPRC Mar 4, 2017
    • Feb 3, 2017 WORD + SONG: Benefit Show for IRCO @ Beacon Sound Feb 3, 2017
    • Jan 27, 2017 Portland Art Museum: Artist Talk Jan 27, 2017
  • 2016
    • Nov 5, 2016 Spare Room Reading Series :: Poetry @ Passages Bookshop Nov 5, 2016
    • Oct 6, 2016 Visiting Writers Series @ Reed College Oct 6, 2016
    • Aug 25, 2016 Poetry Is A Beautiful Object @ Workshop Vintage Aug 25, 2016
    • Jul 26, 2016 – Jul 31, 2016 Creative Capital Artist Retreat Jul 26, 2016 – Jul 31, 2016
    • Jul 21, 2016 Motherlover Gentle Spectrum Burp Condition @ Beacon Sound Jul 21, 2016
    • Jun 9, 2016 PANTONE by Shayla Lawson/Book Launch Party @ Literary Arts Jun 9, 2016
    • Jun 5, 2016 – Jun 30, 2016 Image+Text Group Show @ The Pigeons Studio & Gallery Jun 5, 2016 – Jun 30, 2016
    • May 28, 2016 INHERITORS: She Who Has No Master(s) @ Likewise Art Bar May 28, 2016
    • Apr 1, 2016 AWP 2016 Panel Reading: Beyond 40 Years: A Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network reading of Vietnamese American Fiction Writers Apr 1, 2016
    • Feb 10, 2016 Reading/Music Performance @ The Box, Knox College Feb 10, 2016
    • Feb 3, 2016 "Holding Space" @ Holocene: A Social Engagement & Evening of Performance Feb 3, 2016
    • Jan 31, 2016 À READING @ Valentine's Jan 31, 2016
    • Jan 14, 2016 NEUWERK :: a salon night of poets, songwriters & movement @ The Waypost Jan 14, 2016
  • 2015
    • Dec 3, 2015 "THE REFUGEE EXPERIENCE" : Reading & Panel Discussion with Vu Tran, Dao Strom, Olivia Olivia @ Literary Arts Dec 3, 2015
    • Oct 23, 2015 Late Night Library Presents "ALL FINES FORGIVEN" : a book-themed variety show Oct 23, 2015
    • Oct 17, 2015 Reading: She Who Has No Master(s) @ LITCRAWL SF Oct 17, 2015
    • Oct 9, 2015 Press Otherwise Books Launch Party @ Likewise Art Bar Oct 9, 2015
    • Oct 2, 2015 Music Show @ Jade Lounge: Jenn Rawling, Dao Strom Oct 2, 2015
    • Jul 9, 2015 Mini Lit/Music Series @ Likewise: Barry Brusseau, Cotton, Dao Strom, Jacob Paul Jul 9, 2015
    • May 12, 2015 Tell It Slant Reading Series presents "Fourth Genre Night" May 12, 2015