Bookn' with Friends: poetry and stargazing

WPL's adult book club will meet on Monday, April 21 at 6:30pm for a discussion of Written in the Stars, a poetry chapbook produced by Humanities Kansas.  To celebrate both the poetry and the beauty of the night sky, following the discussion at the library, we will relocate to the Black Creek Park area (19th and Wheat Road) at 7:30 for stargazing.  Local astronomy enthusiasts have volunteered their time and telescopes for an entertaining and enlightening experience.  

Copies of Written in the Night Sky are available at the library. According to Humanities Kansas, “Kansans have long looked to the stars to define who we are. Ad astra per aspera, “to the stars through difficulty,” reveals our aspirational visions grounded in a prairie sensibility. Through poetry, Written in the Stars continues this look toward the celestial to find connections and inspiration.  The chapbook features 10 poems that reflect upon the stars and planets of the Kansas night sky with original illustrations by Matthew Willie Garcia. Edited by Megan Kaminski, the chapbook includes poetry by Traci Brimhall, Megan Kaminski, Michael Kleber-Diggs, Hyejung Kook, Ada Limon, Jesse Nathan, Elise Paschen, Naomi Shihab Nye, William Stafford, and Kevin Young as well as essays by Megan Kaminski and Christopher Auner. 

Written in the Night Sky is made possible by the Friends of Humanities Kansas, the Sunflower Foundation, Kansas Tourism, and the Greater Salina Community Foundation.