Happy 56th book giveaway! We had an amazing time hiding 30 copies of Girl Warrior by Joy Harjo last Sunday. If you are “poetry curious” but not yet ready to completely dive in, then this book is for you! It’s largely structured as short memoirs/reflections interspersed with poems – the perfect book for celebrating National…
Tag: National Poetry Month
Girl Warrior by Joy Harjo
Before we share info about this month’s book, we want to recognize that this month’s “Community Kindness Sponsor” (which helps offset the cost of the extra 20 books we hide after scavenger hunt weekend every month – the “random act of kindness” books) is our friends at the University of Arizona Poetry Center! We are…
44th Tome Giveaway (just a little delayed!)
Happy 44th book giveaway (which we, uh, did on April 13 – – – we’re only a few weeks delayed in sharing this recap, LOL). To celebrate National Poetry Month, we hid 30 copies of Promises of Gold by José Olivarez. This book was the perfect read for April – it’s a beautiful volume of…
“Someday the Plan of a Town” by Todd Boss
About the book, from W.W. Norton: “In 2018, reeling from marital, parental, and societal losses, acclaimed poet Todd Boss risked everything to be at one with the world. Boss sold his belongings and began to circle the globe in a series of consecutive housesits. He alternately inhabited thatched-roof farmhouses, hillside estates, urban apartments, and lush gardens…
Guest Post: Joy Harjo on Voca, the University of Arizona Poetry Center’s Audiovisual Archive
Joy Harjo on Voca, the University of Arizona Poetry Center’s Audiovisual Archive By University of Arizona Poetry Center Library Specialist Leela Denver & Marketing Specialist Sarah Gzemski The University of Arizona Poetry Center is a physical library, but we’re also home to an incredible audiovisual archive called Voca. With over 1000 recordings of poets from…
Tucson Tome Gnome 