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Mary Oishi to discuss new collection of poems at Bookworks on June 5
AT BOOKWORKS
Mary Oishi discusses reads from her new collection of poems, “Sidewalk Cruiseship,” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, at Bookworks. The collection is separated into 11 short sections by traditional Japanese tankas. Tankas are 31-syllable poems traditionally written in single, unbroken lines.
Oishi’s poems respond to the war in Ukraine, the pandemic and the charged political climate. They also invite readers to witness intimate moments of people and scene within the poet’s beloved city of Albuquerque. Oishi served as Albuquerque Poet Laureate from 2020 to 2022.
Bookworks is located at 4022 Rio Grande Blvd. NW.
Mary Oishi to discuss new collection of poems at Bookworks on June 5
AT TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS & GIFTS
Treasure House Books & Gifts hosts two author events this week.
Albuquerque author Ronn Perea will sign copies of two of his books — “How I Got My Kicks on Route 66,” which is a retitled second edition of a book initially published as “Smiles, Giggles and Laughs”; and “Elsie and Elsa.” The signing is from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2.
Cindy Sloan Butts will sign copies of her third Derek Taylor Mystery Novel “The Albatross, the Anarchists and Alamogordo” from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8.
Treasure House is at 2012 South Plaza St. NW, Old Town.
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— Compiled by David Steinberg For the Journal
