Celebrating the Release of "Leaning Towards Light"!

Date and Time for this Past Event

Thursday, Oct 12, 2023 5pm - 6pm

Location

Virtual Event run by Old Firehouse Books in Old Town

Details

Old Firehouse Books is thrilled to welcome authors Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Laura Moseley, Cleopatra Mathis, Matt Radar, Laura Villareal, and Arthur Sze to our virtual event space! They'll be joining us to celebrate their newest book release, Leaning toward Light: Poems for Gardens & the Hands That Tend Them on Thursday, October 12th at 5 pm MT. The event will be streaming to the Old Firehouse Books Facebook page, and is free.

MORE ABOUT LEANING TOWARDS LIGHT:

This beautiful poetry anthology offers a warm, inviting selection of poems from a wide range of voices that speak to the collective urge to grow, tend, and heal—an evocative celebration of our connection to the green world.

Much like reading a good poem, caring for plants brings comfort, solace, and joy to many. In this new poetry anthology, Leaning toward Light, acclaimed poet and avid gardener Tess Taylor brings together a diverse range of contemporary voices to offer poems that celebrate that joyful connection to the natural world. Several of the most well-known contemporary writers, as well as some of poetry’s exciting rising stars, contribute to this collection including Ross Gay, Jericho Brown, Mark Doty, Jane Hirshfield, Ada Limón, Danusha Laméris, Naomi Shihab Nye, Garrett Hongo, Ellen Bass, and James Crews. A foreword by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, reflective pauses and personal recipes from some of the contributing poets, along with original, whimsical illustrations by Melissa Castrillon, and a ribbon bookmark complete this stunning, hardcover gift format.

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