POETRY
Then Come Back : The Lost Neruda Poems
by Pablo Neruda, translated by Forrest Gander
Water and Salt
by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha
available now, paperback, Copper Canyon Press
available now, paperback, Red Hen Press
Neruda’s lost poems, never before translated, are presented in a SpanishEnglish edition and illustrated with full-color reproductions of handwritten originals. Then Come Back presents Neruda’s mature imagination and writing: signature love poems, odes, anecdotal narratives, and poems of the political imagination. Written on any paper imaginable — napkins, playbills, receipts — and found scattered throughout the Neruda Estate, these poems offer heartache, Chilean pride, and hope found in the changing of the seasons.
Tuffaha is an American poet of Palestinian, Jordanian, and Syrian heritage. She now lives in Redmond, WA. Her poems speak of a place that is mysterious to most of us but she writes from the heart and her voice celebrates her land and the people that live there. –Kelly E.
A Dog Runs Through It : Poems by Linda Pastan
available now, hardcover, W.W. Norton
Pastan’s poems are profound meditations on the meaning of life, family, and the passage of time… and then, along comes a dog in each one to remind us to not take life too seriously and to always love deeply. This book is a tribute to our furry friends, the way they give our lives meaning and are always in our hearts. –Hannah
Sisters’ Entrance
Join us for a FREE EVENT with poet
by Emtithal Mahmoud
available now, paperback, Andrews McMeel
2015 World Poetry Slam Champion and Woman of the World Co-Champion Emtithal "Emi" Mahmoud presents her defiant and empowering debut poetry collection. Brimming with rage, sorrow, and resilience, this collection traverses an expansive terrain: genocide, diaspora, survivor's guilt, racism and Islamophobia, the burdens of girlhood and the solace of sisterhood. Sisters' Entrance explores how to speak the unspeakable.
Join us for a FREE EVENT with poet
Harvey Schwartz Saturday, June 7, 7pm at Village Books in Fairhaven Join us as we welcome local poet Harvey Schwartz to the Readings Gallery to read from his collection, Hampden Road. Harvey will be accompanied by musical guests Paul and Allison Anders, a father/ daughter duo.They will be singing and playing the mandolin, guitar, fiddle — starting before the reading at 6:30pm.
Jordan Bubin Slam Poetry!
Thursday, June 14 , 7pm at Village Books in Fairhaven
Naughty Mouse & Fine White Powders 60
Summer 2018
Jordan Bubin is a slam poet and teacher based in Phoenix. He hops on microphones as Naughty Mouse to educate, and entertain, and he has floored audiences from Los Angeles to Boston.
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