Don Bullis to discuss, sign copies of 'Badman of The New Mexico Badlands'

AT TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS & GIFTS

Don Bullis of Rio Rancho will talk about and sign copies of his history book “Badman of The New Mexico Badlands: Gus Raney, Multiple Killer. His Legend and Life” from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 5, at Treasure House Books & Gifts.

Raney, was believed to have been born in Uvalde, Texas, in 1902. For many years he lived in Grants and he presumably died in 1983.

Treasure House Books & Gifts is located at 2012 S. Plaza St. NW, Old Town.

Don Bullis to discuss, sign copies of 'Badman of The New Mexico Badlands'

AT COLLECTED WORKS IN SANTA FE

Collected Works presents the Santa Fe Youth Poet Laureate Program at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 5, as the program celebrates its 5th anniversary with the publication of the anthology “Through Lines.”

At 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, Albuquerque poet Mary Oishi will be in conversation with former Albuquerque Poet Laureate Melissa Otero. They’ll be chatting about Oishi’s latest poetry collection “Sidewalk Cruiseship.” Oishi is herself a former Albuquerque poet laureate.

Collected Works is at 202 Galisteo St., Santa Fe.

AT SOMOS IN TAOS

Cynthia Jurs and Mirabai Starr will discuss their recent books at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, at SOMOS Salon & Bookshop.

Jurs is the author of “Summoned by the Earth: Becoming a Holy Vessel for Healing Our World.” In 1990, Jurs met an “old wise man in a cave” high in the Himalayas. He was a venerated lama. She asked him how we could bring healing and protection to Earth. The lama told her to procure sacred earthenware vases made of clay and potent medicine based on ancient practice from Tibet. She was told to fill them with prayers and symbolic offerings and plant them around the world to relieve suffering in trouble lands. The book tells of Jurs’ pilgrimage.

Starr is an award-winning author of creative nonfiction and of translations of sacred literature. She taught philosophy and world religions at the University of New Mexico-Taos for 20 years. Starr is a certified bereavement counselor. Her most recent book is “Wild Mercy: Living the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics.”

Starr and Jurs live in northern New Mexico.

SOMOS Salon is located at 108 Civic Plaza Drive, Taos.

— By David Steinberg / For the Journal