What is ecopoetry and why does it matter? Our three poets will discuss how poetry can explore our connection to the environment. With readings and discussion, they will demonstrate poetry’s ability to reimagine human relationships with the natural world and confront our planet's crises.
| Where: | Student Union Kiva (Seats 100)  |
| When: | Sat, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm |
| Signing area: | Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Main Floor (following presentation)
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| Genre: | Poetry |
| Moderator: | Susan Briante |
| Sponsor: | Session made possible courtesy of Max McCauslin and John Smith |
Alison Hawthorne Deming’s books include "Blue Flax & Yellow Mustard Flower" and the poetry collection "Stairway to Heaven." The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, Stegner Fellowship at Stanford University, National Endowment for the Arts fellowships and Walt Whitman Award, she is Regents Professor at the University of Arizona....
Jenny Irish is from Maine and lives in Arizona, where she teaches at Arizona State University. She is the author of the hybrid collections "Hatch," "Common Ancestor," and "Tooth Box," the short-story collection "I Am Faithful," and the chapbook "Lupine....
Saretta Morgan was born in Appalachia and raised on military installations. Her work engages the ecologies and forms of intimacy that develop in the wake of United States militarization. She is author of the chapbooks "Feeling Upon Arrival" and "room for a counter interior....
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