Alison Swan in conversation with Keith Taylor
Tuesday, June 21, 7:00-9:00 p.m. EST
The Library of the Great Lakes in collaboration with Ox-Bow House is delighted to present Alison Swan reading from her most recent book, A Fine Canopy: Poems. She will be in conversation with Great Lakes poet Keith Taylor, author of Let Them Be Left.
Doors open at 7:00PM for pay-what-you can refreshments.
Alison Swan
Keith Taylor by Doug Coomb
Alison Swan’s fifth book, A Fine Canopy: Poems, was released by Wayne State University Press in 2020. Her first, the edited collection Fresh Water: Women Writing on the Great Lakes (Michigan State University Press, 2006), was named a Michigan Notable Book. Born in Detroit, Swan has been awarded a Mesa Refuge residency and, for her work to protect the Saugatuck Dunes, the Petoskey Prize for Grassroots Environmental Leadership. Her poems and environmental writing have appeared in two chapbooks and in many anthologies and journals. After stints on the east and west coasts of North America, Swan has settled back in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
Keith Taylor is originally from Western Canada, but has lived for the past 45 years in Michigan. He has authored or edited 18 books and chapbooks. His most recent are Let Them Be Left (Alice Greene & Co., 2021) and Ecstatic Destinations (Alice Greene & Co., 2018). His last full-length collection, The Bird-while (Wayne State University Press, 2017), won the bronze award for the Foreword INDIES Poetry Book of the Year. His poems, stories, reviews, essays, and translations have appeared widely in North America and in Europe. He recently retired from the University of Michigan, where he taught creative writing for 20 years.
The Library of the Great Lakes is based on the geologic formation of Lakes Michigan, Erie, Superior, Huron and Ontario, transcending borders and boundaries; a library without walls. The mission of the Library is to inspire and support exploration of the science, history, literature, arts, and cultures of the Great Lakes, as a curated portal, amplifying works of and about the region.
Ox-Bow House is located at 137 Center Street, Douglas, MI and is wheelchair accessible. Main entrance is on Mixer, adjacent to the garden. COVID-19 policy: Masks are encouraged while inside Ox-Bow House, subject to change.
Ox-Bow House is a pilot project by Ox-Bow School of Art located in Douglas, Michigan. Over 2022-2024, Chicago-based architect Charlie Vinz (Adaptive Operations) will be in-residence researching and planning its transformation. Along with our head-office, Ox-Bow House will host exhibitions, public programs, workshops and symposia as well as be the future home of the institution’s archives.