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John Tottenham, Antiepithalamia: And Other Poems of Regret & Resentment

The poetry and sardonic wit of John Tottenham.

Poems read from his collection Antiepithalamia: And Other Poems of Regret & Resentment.

Things We Haven’t Said: Sexual Violence Survivors Speak Out
Things We Haven’t Said: Sexual Violence Survivors Speak Out
Contributors discuss “Things We Haven’t Said,” a powerful new anthology of writing by survivors of sexual violence.

Edited by YA writer and librarian Erin Moulton, “Things We Haven’t Said” collects poems, essays, letters, vignettes and interviews written written by a diverse group of adults who survived sexual violence as children and adolescents.

Erin E. Moulton is the author of FLUTTER, TRACING STARS, CHASING THE MILKY WAY, and KEEPERS OF THE LABYRINTH. Her books have been selected and nominated for national and state award lists, such as the Amelia Bloomer list, the Kentucky Bluegrass Master List and the Isinglass Teen Read Award List. She also works as teen librarian at the Derry Public Library where she maintains a collection of awesome YA books and leads teen programming.

Barbara McLean hid the injuries from a childhood sexual assault for many years and, as an adult, became involved in an abusive relationship. Eventually, Barbara enrolled in a master's program to study social policy with the desire to change how sexual assault survivors perceive themselves. Today, she works for a Violence Intervention and Treatment Program in Brooklyn, NY, and she volunteers on a sexual assault hotline as well as in a local emergency room.

G. Donald Cribbs has written and published poetry and short stories since high school. He is also a drug and alcohol counselor at the Discovery House in Harrisburg, PA, and holds a master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MA). He and his wife and four boys reside in central Pennsylvania where the author is hard at work on his next book, the sequel to his debut novel, THE PACKING HOUSE.

Maya Demri started her artistic life at age 4 when she found the magic of ballet and the freedom in painting. Over the years she studied visual arts, dance, acting and singing professionally. In college she discovered her soul's talent of writing and became an author as well. She believes that arts can truly heal and awaken humanity's consciousness.

Jane Cochrane is a poet and a journalist. Originally from North Carolina, she recently graduated from college in Los Angeles with a degree in creative writing. She now lives in New York City.
Hidden Figures: Discussing the Women of NASA with Margot Lee Shetterly
Hidden Figures: Discussing the Women of NASA with Margot Lee Shetterly
The Library of Congress commemorates Women’s History Month with a special interview about the women of NASA, their courage, leadership and super powers in the history of the American space program. Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden will lead a discussion with Margot Lee Shetterly, author of "Hidden Figures" and Donna Gigliotti, the producer of the film "Hidden Figures".
Edwidge Danticat: The Art of Death
Edwidge Danticat: The Art of Death
Writers are told to "write what you know," yet death is ultimately unknowable. We can witness the moment right before, but the next reality remains elusive and writers unavoidably focus on life. Two-time National Book Award finalist Edwidge Danticat comes to CHF to discuss her astute and intimate The Art of Death, a personal account of her mother's death from cancer and a deeply considered reckoning of how other writers, from Toni Morrison to C.S. Lewis, have approached death in their own work. Tracie Hall Director of Culture Program at the Joyce Foundation, joins Danticat for this profound and moving discussion.
Lesley Nneka Arimah interview at AWP 2018
Lesley Nneka Arimah interview at AWP 2018
Lesley Nneka Arimah is joining us to talk about her book, What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky: Stories. Lesley was selected as a National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 honoree last year.

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

In “Who Will Greet You at Home,” a National Magazine Award finalist for The New Yorker, A woman desperate for a child weaves one out of hair, with unsettling results. In “Wild,” a disastrous night out shifts a teenager and her Nigerian cousin onto uneasy common ground. In "The Future Looks Good," three generations of women are haunted by the ghosts of war, while in "Light," a father struggles to protect and empower the daughter he loves. And in the title story, in a world ravaged by flood and riven by class, experts have discovered how to "fix the equation of a person" - with rippling, unforeseen repercussions.

Evocative, playful, subversive, and incredibly human, What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky heralds the arrival of a prodigious talent with a remarkable career ahead of her.

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