Pulitizer-prize winning poet at Sonoma library

Free event at the library with a big-name poet.|

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and U.S. Poet Laureate (2008-2010) Kay Ryan will be in Sonoma at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, Ryan will be speaking at the Sonoma Valley Library.

Ryan is an accomplished poet who received the MacArthur Foundation’s “Genius” Fellowship in 2011.

In 2011, she also won the Pulitzer Prize for “The Best of It: New and Selected Poems” (Grove Press, 2010), described as “a body of work spanning 45 years, witty, rebellious and yet tender, a treasure trove of an iconoclastic and joyful mind.”

Ryan has written nine books of poetry, plus a limited edition artist’s book. Her books are: “Dragon Acts to Dragon Ends” (1983), “Strangely Marked Metal” (Copper Beech, 1985), “Flamingo Watching” (Copper Beech, 1994), “Elephant Rocks” (Grove Press, 1996), “Say Uncle” (Grove Press, 2000), “Believe It or Not!” (2002, Jungle Garden Press), “The Niagara River” (Grove Press, 2005) Jam Jar Lifeboat & Other Novelties Exposed (Red Berry Editions, 2008), The Best of It: New and Selected Poems (Grove Press, 2010), and Erratic Facts (Grove Press, 2015).

“Having such an acclaimed artist at the library is one more way we can encourage reading and learning this summer” says library manager, Lisa Musgrove, “Ms. Ryan will speak for about 45 minutes and answer questions for 15 minutes. Reader’s Books will have copies of Ms. Ryan’s books available for purchase before and after the presentation”.

Seating is limited.

The library is located at 755 West Napa Street.

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