Acclaimed poet and essayist Aimee Nezhukum atathil visits the Bexley Public Library to celebrate the release of N ight Owl\, \;her fifth collection of poetry that explores love\, nature\, and the transformative power of the night. Pulitzer Prize winning poet Diane Seuss calls \;Night Owl "meticulously artful\, wi th a steadfast insistence on tenderness and love." Aimee will be joined by Columbus poet\, essayist\, and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib for a poe try reading and conversation.
\nThank you to Gramercy Books for part nering with us on this event to sell copies of \;Night Owl fo r the book signing.
\nAbout the Author:
\nAbout the Moderator:
\nHanif Abdurraqib is a poet\, essayist\, and cultural critic from Columbus\, Ohio. He is a recipient of the MacArthur F oundation &ldquo\;Genius&rdquo\; grant and the author of There&rsquo\;s Al ways This Year\, a New York Times bestseller and winner of the National Bo oks Critics Circle Award\; A Little Devil in America\, winner of the Carne gie Medal and a National Book Award finalist\; The Crown Ain&rsquo\;t Wort h Much\; They Can&rsquo\;t Kill Us Until They Kill Us\; Go Ahead in the Ra in\; and A Fortune for Your Disaster\, winner of the Lenore Marshall Poetr y Prize. He is a graduate of Beechcroft High School. You can follow Hanif' s work on his website.
\nAbout the Book:
\nFro m the \;New York Times \;bestselling author of \;World of Wonders \;and \;Bite by Bite\, Aimee Nezhukumatathil&rs quo\;s fifth collection of poetry explores love\, nature\, and the transfo rmative powers of the night.
\nIn her latest poetry collection\, Aim ee Nezhukumatathil plumbs the depths of nighttime\, crafting a series of n octurnes that explore the magic\, sensuality\, and life that emerge as the rest of the world goes to bed.
\nNight Owl \;navigates question s and concerns for the environment that envelops us. It meditates on our c onnections to family and beloveds\, and explores our position within the b roader beauty of the planet. Just as the night transforms how we see thing s\, love in its many forms shifts our understanding of togetherness and th e natural world. And these poems are deeply suffused with love&mdash\;each an expression of Nezhukumatathil&rsquo\;s captivating responses to the an imals\, plants\, and people who have her heart and enliven her world.
\ nNight Owl \;presents a dazzling vision of nature that cel ebrates the beautiful noises and silences of this planet\, as well as its many complications. Nezhukumatathil provides a singular contribution to wr iting on the natural world\, calling on our sense of love&mdash\;even in t he face of increasing violence to one another and the environment&mdash\;b y focusing on the revolutionary impact of the dark.
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