Victoria Chang says her new collection began with the loss of a neighborhood tree, but eventually grew to encompass a variety of influences, poems and art. Chang, the acclaimed author of books that include “OBIT,” “With My Back to the World” and “Dear Memory,” has just published this collection of poems, “Tree of Knowledge,” that explores a range of experiences that involve trees, art and a ...
Nine years ago, Nicole Sealey was startled to realize she had been so busy writing poetry, thinking about poetry and talking about poetry, she…
Look, it’s happened to all of us: Late one night, you’re on the couch, an overwhelming menu of Netflix shows radiates unwatched on the screen, and you snatch up a handheld repository of short, attention-grabbing items. A poetry collection. That could happen, right? Instead of pawing for your doomscrolling device, you could instead pick up a collection of poems, each one a distillation of ...
Even in the dog days of summer, there's no shortage of exciting things happening in Tucson this July:
It's another hot summer weekend in Tucson. From "Cold Shot" at Reid Park Zoo to night tours on the Sabino Canyon Crawler and summer nights at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, we've compiled our list of nearly 40 fun events happening this weekend to keep you cool.
Newly reviewed books by Southern Arizona authors:
MINNEAPOLIS — It’s no coincidence that all of the protagonists of the 13 stories in Julie Schumacher’s collection, “Patient, Female,” are women. The St. Paul writer and University of Minnesota professor of creative writing and literature hit bestseller lists with three novels about Jason Fitger, a cranky professor of creative writing and literature: “Dear Committee Members,” “The Shakespeare ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- It’s no coincidence that all of the protagonists of the 13 stories in Julie Schumacher’s collection, “Patient, Female,” are women. The St. Paul writer and University of Minnesota professor of creative writing and literature hit bestseller lists with three novels about Jason Fitger, a cranky professor of creative writing and literature: “Dear Committee Members,” “The ...
April is National Poetry Month. From its sights to its sounds, the Sonoran Desert is full of poetic inspiration. Here are four book recommenda…
In his remarkable new memoir, “Reckon,” poet Logan Phillips remembers his 11-year-old self hiking alone one morning in the Huachuca Mountains …
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