Reading event showcases Jean Ross Justice family stories
Jan Weissmiller of Prairie Lights hosts an Iowa City reading of Jean Ross Justice Family Feeling. Lan Samantha Chang James Galvin Mary Szybist Charles D Ambrosio Bennet Sims will read from the novella and stories in a portrait of mid century domestic life. Justice will sign copies after the event. she lives in Iowa City.
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Jan Weissmiller
Prairie Lights
Iowa Writers’ Workshop
Lan Samantha Chang
James Galvin
Mary Szybist
Charles D’ambrosio
Bennet Sims
Jean Ross Justice
Justice
Yale Review
Antioch Review
Oxford American
Shenandoah
Iowa City
Uncommon Prayer Poet Kimberly Johnson Reads in Iowa City
Writers' Workshop graduate Kimberly Johnson reads from her third poetry collection Uncommon Prayer at Prairie Lights in Iowa City. Johnson, an associate professor at Brigham Young University, discusses language as a vehicle for rapture and desire, with prior works and publications noted.
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Kimberly Johnson
Prairie Lights
S. Dubuque St
Iowa City
Writers’ Workshop
Johnson
The
New Yorker
Slate
Iowa Review
Milton Quarterly
Modern Philology
Guggenheim Foundation
NEA
Utah Arts Council
Mellon Foundation
Brigham Young University
Iowa City and Cedar Rapids Authors Readings and Signings
Iowa City native Oliver Bendorf reads from The Spectral Wilderness at Prairie Lights 15 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City. Marilyn Schuler signs Giraffes on a Cruise and Mia's Night Adventure at Barnes & Noble Cedar Rapids. Cynthia Tobias leads two book sessions at River of Life Ministries Cedar Rapids with a parent workshop and co author discussion. registration via incaanline.org.
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Oliver Bendorf
Prairie Lights
S. Dubuque St
Iowa City
Kent State University Press
Mark Doty
Wick Poetry Prize
Bendorf
Blackbird
Indiana Review
Jubilat
University of Wisconsin Madison
Lambda Literary Foundation
Vermont Studio Center
Madison, Wis
Marilyn Schuler
Barnes & Noble
Collins Rd
Cedar Rapids
Mia
Cynthia Tobias
River of Life Ministries
Blairs Ferry Rd
Tobias
Incaanline. Org
Peter Yarrow Reflects on Fifty Years With Peter Paul and Mary
Author Peter Yarrow discusses the collaborative book Fifty Years in Music and Life co authored with Noel Paul Stookey. The memoir reflects on civil rights anti war work and other advocacy intertwined with the trio s career. It honors Mary Travers and the group s lasting legacy beyond music.
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Mary
Noel Paul Stookey
Mary Travers
Yarrow
Stookey
Englert Theatre
Peter Yarrow
Peter Paul
Peter Yarrow Reading at Cedar Rapids Barnes & Noble
Peter Yarrow reads from Peter Paul and Mary Fifty Years in Music and Life at Barnes & Noble Cedar Rapids at 4 p.m. Saturday with free admission. Yarrow notes major labels seek not the next Bob Dylan and praises Cedar Rapids store as creative and independent in a flood relief memory.
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Peter Yarrow
Peter Paul and Mary
Barnes & Noble
Collins Rd
Cedar Rapids
Bob Dylan
Yarrow
United States
Peter Paul and Mary Fifty Years in Music and Life review
The trio’s retrospective chronicles their music and activism through collaboration by Peter Yarrow Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers with Travers posthumous writings. It blends humor and stark social passion, using photos cartoons and onstage anecdotes to reflect a world changing impact yet remains a thoughtful call for music and principles guiding future inquiry.
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Peter Paul and
Mary
Peter Yarrow
Noel Paul Stookey
Mary Travers
Travers
Virginia
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