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Celebrating Literary Excellence: Ross Gay to Headline Sierra Poetry Festival. Nevada County Library is proud to announce that award-winning poet Ross Gay will be delivering a poetry reading and author
“West: A Translation” by Paisley Rekdal, was recently named the 2024 recipient of the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. Rekdal, a three-time finalist for the award, received news of her selection via a phone call from the judges a Tufts tradition a call she described as “a fantastic and career-defining moment.” The Kate Tufts Discovery Award, which recognizes a first book by a poet of unusual promise, went to Jacqui Germain’s collection, “Bittering the Wound.” Photo/courtesy of CGU
The biennial Princeton Poetry Festival, organized by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon, returns with a full day of readings, panel discussions and a lecture featuring poets from around the world: Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Joyelle McSweeney, Valzhyna Mort, John Okrent, Roger Reeves, Padraig Regan, Philip Schultz, and Luci Tapahonso. Day-long festival runs 10:30 AM – 5:30 PM. Free and open to public; no tickets required.