POETRY RESUME

Published Books

• "WORDS BECOME ASHES: An Offering," Bamboo Dart Press, 2021
• "Today in the Forest," Cindy Rinne & Toti O'Brien, Moonrise Press, 2021
• "silence between drumbeats," Written by Veterans, 2021
• “Knife Me Split Memories,” Cholla Needles Arts & Literary Library, 2019
• “Letters Under Rock,” Cindy Rinne & Bory Thach, Elyssar Press, 2019
• “Mapless” Cindy Rinne & Michael Cooper, Cholla Needles Press, 2018
• “Moon of Many Petals,” Novel in Verse, Cholla Needles Press, 2017
• “Listen to the Codex,” Yak Press, 2017
• “Breathe in Daisy, Breathe out Stones,” FutureCycle Press, 2017
• “Quiet Lantern,” Novel in Verse, Turning Point Imprint of WordTech Communications, 2016
• “Spider With Wings,” Chapbook, Jamii Publishing, 2015
• “Speaking Through Sediment,” Cindy Rinne & Michael Cooper, ELJ Publications, 2015

Poetry Performance:

• “Letters Under Rock" - The Little Gallery of San Bernardino Fundraising Brunch by Bory Thach and Cindy Rinne, San Bernardino, CA, 2019
• “Womb as Cosmos” - Takeshi Kanemura & Cindy Rinne at OCCCA based on "Moon of Many Petals" by Cindy Rinne, Santa Ana, CA 2019
• “Cindy Rinne + Friends - Poetry Reading and Performance,” Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH), Lancaster, CA 2019
• "Letters Under Rock" Poetry Performance, LitFest Pasadena, by Cindy Rinne and Bory Thach, Pasadena, CA 2019
• 50/50, FIFTY/FIFTY, The Creative Magic of Collaboration, Group Art Show Curated by Conchi Sanford, Poetry Performance by Cindy Rinne and Bory Thach, Progress Gallery, Pomona, CA, 2018
• “Moon of Many Petals” Poetry Reading/Performance/Music Wendy Hunt, Penny McElroy, Snezana Saraswati Petrovic, Cindy Rinne Inland Empire Museum of Art (IEMA), Upland, CA 2018

Readings

• Poetry Reading, in person, featuring Cindy Rinne and Toti O'Brien + Open Mic, The Metro Gallery, Pomona, CA, 2021
• California Imagism Gallery, in person, Multi-Author Book Release Party + Open Mic, Ontario, CA, 2021
• Rapp Saloon Reading Series, online feature, 2020
• Village Poets of Sunland & Tujunga, online feature, 2020
• Poets on Site, online feature, 2020
• San Gabriel Valley Poets, Featuring Cindy Rinne and Bory Thach + Open Mic, Ontario, CA 2020
• Second Sunday Poetry, Featuring Cindy Rinne and Bory Thach + Open Mic West LA, CA, 2020
• Zine Fest! Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art Patio, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 2020
• Book Launch, “Knife Me Split Memories” by Cindy Rinne & “California Drive” by Ruth Nolan and Open Mic, Hosted by Cholla Needles, Joshua Tree, CA, 2020
• Redondo Poets: Reading - Featuring Cindy Rinne and Bory Thach Plus Open Mic, Redondo Beach, CA, 2020
• Poetry Night at Artlife Gallery (South Bay Poetry) Featuring Cindy Rinne and Bory Thach + Open Mic, El Segundo, CA 2020
• Poetry Apocalypse Featured Authors Cindy Rinne & Bory Thach, Poetry Reading featuring "Letters Under Rock" and Open Mic, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA 2019
• Two Idiots Peddling Poetry Featured Authors Cindy Rinne & Bory Thach, Poetry Reading featuring "Letters Under Rock" and Open Mic, Orange, CA, 2019, 2018
• Moonday - An East Side Reading featuring Cynthia Anderson, Cindy Rinne, + open mic, Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse, La Cañada Flintridge, CA, 2019
• Poetry Reading: Bad Ken and the Desert Imaginaries group reading, Los Angeles Central Library, 5th St. Entrance, LA, CA 2019
• The Poetry Circus, Host Nicelle Davis, group reading, Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round, LA, CA 2019
• Beatnik Cafe Poetry Reading featuring Cindy Rinne + open mic, Hey Hey Tea House, LA, CA, 2019
• “Garden of Verses” group reading, Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden, Claremont, CA 2019
• Poetry Reading - Featured readers Cindy Rinne and others plus open mic, Santa Catalina Branch Library, Pasadena, CA, 2019
• Fourth Sundays Poetry: Michelle Brittan Rosado and Cindy Rinne, Claremont Library, Claremont, CA, 2019
• 100 Vibrant Artists at the Neutra, Poetry Reading at 8pm featuring Cindy Rinne, Don Kingfisher Campbell and Charlotte Innes, Neutra Museum and Art Gallery, LA, CA 2018, 2017
• Redondo Poets: Reading Featuring Cindy Rinne Plus Open Mic, Coffee Cartel, Redondo Beach, CA, 2018
• Meet Your Local Authors - Cholla Needles Arts & Literary Library, Books Available and Open Mic, Hosted by Space Cowboy Books, Joshua Tree, CA, 2018
• Nature ∩ People: Poetry Reading Featuring: Linda Singer and Cindy Rinne Plus Open Mic, bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2018
• Garden Observations Featuring: Cindy Rinne, Jean Sudbury, and Toti O'Brien Art, Music, Poetry, Hosted by Jean Sudbury, Sierra Madre, CA, 2018
• Lyrical Flames - Poetry and More Featuring: Cindy Rinne, Rocio Carlos and Gregory Foster Plus Open Mic, Jones Coffee Roasters, Pasadena, CA, 2018
• Blue Whale Poetry Featuring: Cynthia Anderson and Cindy Rinne Plus Open Mic, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History McVey House, Santa Barbara, CA, 2018
• Unbuckled Poetry in North Hollywood Poetry Performance by Cindy Rinne with Music by Wendy Hunt and Mike Proud, T.U. Studios, N. Hollywood, CA, 2018
• Native Blossoms Poetry Reading - Guest Readers: Nancy Carroll, Anne Yale, Melisa Malvin-Middleton, Cindy Rinne, CLS Ferguson, Hosted by Yak Press Studio C., Claremont, CA, 2018
• CLS Ferguson Book Launch, Tumbleweed: Against All Odds. Guest Readers: Nancy Carroll, Anne Yale, Melisa Malvin-Middleton, Cindy Rinne, Hosted by Yak Press, Chevalier's Books, LA, CA, 2018
• LOBA Poetry Reading Series - Featured Author Cindy Rinne and Open Mic, Ukiah Library, Ukiah, CA 2018
• Nikia Chaney Book Launch: us mouth, Guest Readers: Maurisa Thompson and Cindy Rinne, Bird & Beckett Books, San Francisco, CA, 2018
• “Moon of Many Petals” - Book Launch, Featured Author Cindy Rinne and Open Mic, Hosted by Cholla Needles Press, Sun Alley Shops - Space Cowboy, Joshua Tree, CA 2018
• New Alchemy Poetry Series + Open Mic Featuring Cindy Rinne and Clifton King, Lestat's West, San Diego, CA 2017
• “Listen to the Codex” - Book Launch Featuring Cindy Rinne with guests Nancy Carroll and Melisa Malvin-Middleton, Yak Press at Skylight Books, LA, CA, 2017
• Collaborative Arts Collective Coffeehouse, Poetry Reading by Cindy Rinne and Cynthia Anderson, Plus Other Guests, Redlands United Church of Christ, Redlands, CA 2017
• “Poetry and Tea” Featuring Cindy Rinne, Hosted by Eva Malhotra, Sierra Madre, CA, 2017
• Poetry Reading Featuring Cindy Rinne, Spoken Word Club of Laguna Woods, Laguna Woods Community Center, Spruce Room, Laguna Woods, CA, 2017
• Conversations / Poetry (Book Launch) & Art Night Featuring Cindy Rinne & Sabro Foster, The Threshold Art Gallery, Redlands, CA 2017
• “Native Voices Poetry Festival,” group reading, Dorothy Ramon Learning Center, Banning, CA, 2017, 2016
• “Writers Resist: Louder Together for Free Expression” in Collaboration with Pen America, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 2017
• “Saturday Afternoon Poetry” Poetry Reading by Cindy Rinne,Toti O'Brien and Brian Dunlap, Pasadena Public Library, Pasadena, CA 2016
• PoetrIE Presents: The Reading Featuring Judy Kronenfeld, Cati Porter and Cindy Rinne, Muffin Top Bakery, Redlands, CA, 2016
• “Secret Essence,” Art Exhibit and Poetry Reading by Toti O'Brien and Cindy Rinne, Living Room Gallery, Kathabella and Rick Wilson's Home, Pasadena, CA, 2016
• “Cellar Door Books Presents: Author Reading and Book Signing” Featuring "Quiet Lantern" (Rinne) and "My Skies of Small Horses" (Porter), Cellar Door Books, Riverside, CA, 2016
• Gatsby Books Presents: Author Reading and Book Signing Featuring "Quiet Lantern" (Rinne) and "My Skies of Small Horses" (Porter), Gatsby Books, Long Beach, CA, 2016
• Coachella Valley Art Scene Presents: POETRY FEST Featuring "Quiet Lantern" (Cindy Rinne), Westfield Palm Desert, Palm Desert, CA, 2016
• “Fourth Sundays Poetry,” Cindy Rinne reading from "Quiet Lantern," Claremont Library, Claremont, CA, 2016
• “Weekly Reading Series” Featured Author Cindy Rinne and Open Mic, EP Foster Library in the Topping Room, Ventura, CA 2016
• “Valley Poets Reading Cindy Rinne and Michael Cooper,” reading from "Speaking Through Sediment" and Open Mic, The dA Center for the Arts, Pomona, CA 2016
• “Inlandia@Arts Walks: Literature on the Lawn” with Cindy Rinne and Cati Porter, Reading from "Quiet Lantern,” Downtown Riverside Public Library, Riverside, CA, 2016
• “We Survived AWP 2016,” group poetry reading, Chevalier's Books, LA, CA
• “Literary Showcase Presented by ELJ Publications and Orange Monkey Publishing,” Ham & Eggs Tavern, LA, CA, 2016
• “On the Line: Nature Called Me Home” - Art, Poetry & Dance, Community Event, Arlanza Public Library, Riverside, CA, 2016
• “Rushingwind & Rinne + Guests,” Music and Poetry, Buddhamouse Emporium, Claremont, CA 2016
• “spider with wings,” Artist Talk & Poetry Reading, RCAA, Riverside, CA 2015
• “spider with wings” Community Outreach Poetry Program, Lancaster Museum of Art & History, Lancaster, CA 2015
• “The Ugly Mug,” Featured reader, “spider with wings,” The Poetry Idiots, Orange, CA 2015
• “Spectrum: 140 SoCal Poets,” Don Kingfisher Campbell, editor, Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, CA 2015
• “The Second Poetry Circus,” Nicelle Davis host, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA 2015
• “The 52 Project,” Sue Mitchell host, Guest Lecture, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA, 2015
• “Arts Walk: Literature on the Lawn, Speaking Through Sediment,” Featured Reader with Michael Cooper, Inlandia Institute, Riverside Public Library, Riverside, CA, 2015
• “Lament for the Dead Project,” Carey Wallace host, online, 2015
• “Moonday, An East Side Reading, Featured Reader, Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse, La Canada Flintridge, CA, 2015
• “Speaking Through Sediment” Featured Reader with Michael Cooper and Guests, Buddhamouse Emporium, Claremont, CA, 2015
• “Speaking Through Sediment” Featured Reader with Michael Cooper and Guests, Book Launch by PoetrIE, Redlands, CA, 2015
• “Voices of the Grail” JCF Mythological Roundtable Group of the High Desert, Joshua Tree, CA 2015
• “WordTech Authors Reading,” AWP, Minneapolis, MN, 2015
• “Poets & Verse: An Exploration of Life's Journey,” Invited, Pasadena, CA 2014
• “SGVLitFest,” Featured reader, Pomona, CA 2015
• “Native Voices Poetry Festival,” Banning, CA 2015
• “A Journey of Hope,” Art & Poetry, Loma Linda University, 2015
• “The Run of the Ancient Mariner,” Performance with Nicelle Davis, AWP, Seattle, WA 2014
• “PoetrIE/Orange Monkey” Group Reading, Seattle, WA, 2014
• “Sirens Meditation,” Performance, with Ivonne Gordon, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA 2014
• “An Evening of Poetry with Cindy Rinne,” The Museum of History and Art, Ontario, Ontario, CA, 2014
• “DTLAB#90 for 90,” PoetrIE Group Reading, Union Station, Los Angeles, CA 2014
• “Mapless,” reading with Nikia Chaney, Buddhamouse Emporium, Claremont, CA 2014
• “Celebration of Women Writers,” PoetrIE, Redlands, CA 2014
• “Speaking Through Sediment,” with Michael Cooper, Bunny Gunner Gallery, Claremont, CA 2014
• “Brendan in the Alley,” PoetrIE Group Reading, Redlands, CA 2014
• “between the tables, “ collaboration of my poetry and modern dancers, Back to the Grind, Riverside, CA, 2013
• “52,”Poetry Reading sponsored by Inlandia, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA 2013
• “Redlands 125th Anniversary,” PoetrIE, Ed Hale Park, Redlands, CA 2013
• “Rune of Time,” two-person, Buddhamouse Emporium, Claremont, CA 2013
• “PoetrIE Reading,” Beyond Baroque, Venice, CA 2013
• “Art in the Alley,” PoetrIE reading, 2012-13
• “PoetrIE Reading,” dba Wine Bar & Gallery, Pomona, CA 2012-13
• “As Above, So Below,” PoetrIE ekphrastic poetry reading, Wave Lengths Gallery & Hair Salon, Redlands, CA 2012
• “PoetrIE Reading,” LOFT 204, Claremont, CA 2011
• “CSUSB Poets,” SCA Project Gallery, Pomona, CA 2011
• “Bohemian Salon,” Quinton Bemiller’s Studio, China Town, Los Angeles, CA 2010
• “CSUSB Poets,” Blue Core Gallery, Pomona, CA 2010
• “COLORS 91711,” Solo reading, Claremont, CA 2010
• “The Clouds Touched the Ground,” CSUSB Poets, Augie's Coffee House, Redlands, CA 2009
• “Poets on Site,” Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA 2009
• “Milford Zornes,” Chaffey Museum of Art, Poets on Site, Rancho Cucamonga, 2008
• “Poets on Site,” 10,000 Villages, Pasadena, CA 2008

Grants

• "Fine Arts Lunch Breaks" Cindy Rinne (art & poetry) & Wendy Hunt (guitar), Plaza at the Superior Court Building, San Bernardino, CA, 2016, Sponsored by The James Irvine Foundation
• “Stars Rising with Cindy Rinne and La Sierra University Students,” Riverside Art Make, Riverside, CA, 2015

Interviews

• Poets Cafe in Conversation with Cindy Rinne with Lois P. Jones, On LISTEN LIVE at kpfk.org. September 2018.

Blog Features

• “Cindy Rinne – a special feature, fiber art and poetry,” HOUSEBOAT.blogspot.com
• “Spider with Wings – another park poem,” Hometown-Pasadena, 2015

Workshops

• “Breathe In Daisy Workshop” by Cindy Rinne, Free Poetry Writing Workshop, Santa Catalina Branch Library, Pasadena, CA, 2017
• “Shreds & Fragments Poetry Workshop, The Threshold Art Gallery, Redlands, CA, 2016

Translations

• “Cider Press Review,” Blue Lyra Review,” and “Waxwing Literary Magazine” with Ivonne Gordon, 2015, 2016

Magazines

• “Inspiration – Cindy Rinne,” “Stitches Magazine,” 2015

Newspapers

• “Poetry Bus Magazine, bang on the money,” by Martina Evans, Irish Times, 2016
• “Nature, fantasy inspire fabric artist to spin new web of poetry,” by Penny E. Schwartz, Press-Enterprise, Redlands, CA, 2015
• “Cindy Rinne will show fabric art and read poetry,” Redlands Daily Facts, 2015