More than 40 people gathered to share their work and process emotions during National Poetry Month.
Books
Kelly Halpin’s New Children’s Book Nudges Us Outside
Kelly Halpin spent her childhood outside. It had a profound effect on the author and illustrator. “My parents were very big on allowing me and my sister...
The Weight of Impermanence – Alexandra Fuller on ‘Travel Light, Move Fast’
“I will write my way out of this” is a sign Alexandra Fuller tacked above her desk when she was facing some of the loss she recounts in her new memoir,...
An Antidote for the Ages: Megan Griswold’s ‘The Book of Help’
At a time when people are on constant quests for self-improvement, The Book of Help—A Memoir in Remedies by Megan Griswold seems rather relevant at first...
Messages for Our Time – Matt Daly on Poetry as Activism and Response
Poetry fills a space that other written mediums cannot. “What I love about writing poetry and reading poetry is that it can hold multiple points of view...
Author Captures Unheard Voices, Experiences of Chicanas in the West
In “Sabrina and Corina,” Kali Fajardo-Anstine explores cultural, personal identity while peeling back the layers of history and place for Indigenous Latinas of the American West.
A Natural Love — Pam Houston on New Book ‘Deep Creek’
The rural American West has a certain magnetism. It is at once nurturing and disorienting. It pulls people in and eradicates their tolerance for crowds...
Author Captures Humanity, Homelessness, Compassion for Young Audience
Ten years ago author Nanci Turner Steveson found herself spending her days in an intensive care unit where her son was on life support. Every morning at...
