A very big thank you to Content Bookstore, especially to reading organizer Ellie Ray, and to all the friends who attended my first reading from Geranium Lake last Thursday evening.
Despite the torrential downpour that began half-an-hour beforehand, it was a really good crowd, both in the store and on Content’s livestream via Facebook. I was buoyed up by all of your friendly faces and your excellent questions and comments afterward.
Thank you!
LESLIE
I have just learned that tomorrow evening’s reading at Content Bookstore in Northfield, Minnesota will be livestreamed, and anyone can be in the audience long-distance, as it were. To join me, simply click on this link: https://www.facebook.com/ContentBookstore tomorrow evening (Thursday, October 24, 2024) at 7:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time. The event will last about an hour.
Wishing you a splendid week,
LESLIE
I am so happy to be able to share my work at Northfield’s independent bookseller, Content Bookstore, in Northfield. This is the first time I have read publically from my new collection of poems. It would be lovely to see you there!
LESLIE
Books can now be ordered online from Kelsay Books and Amazon.com. (It amuses me no end that if I go to Amazon and search for “Geranium Lake,” there is a photograph of the cover of my book in a row of artist paints and pigments!!! Take a LOOK.)
In addition, the book can now be purchased at indispensible and always imaginative independent book store, Content Bookstore, located at 314 Division Street here in Northfield, or through their website.
I currently have two readings scheduled: a book launch at Content Book Store in Northfield, Minnesota on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 7:00 p.m., followed by questions and signings, and on Wednesday, December 7, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at Mager and Quinn Booksellers in Minneapolis at 7:00 p.m. The second one will be especially fun and interesting, because the reading will be shared with my dear friend and neighber, Susan Jaret McKinstry, who will also be reading from her amazing new collection of poems titled Tumblehome (Finishing Line Press, 2024.) I was able to read it in manuscript and was bowled over. Susan’s book can be ordered now, in advance of its imminent publication, from Finishing Line Press.
It would be wonderful to see you at one–or both–of these events.
Finally, last summer, when I was at Minnesota’s North Shore with my friend, Ann Lacy, I was delighted to learn that our waterfall hikes led us close to an actual place called the Flute River. Since this is the name of key poem in Geranium Lake, I had to see it. On our detour, Ann kindly agreed to film my reading of this poem with the Flute River behind me (and invisible but voracious mosquitoes swarming all around.) The poem is only sixteen short lines, the video under two minutes, but (for me, with my vestigial webmastering skills) it seems to take a long time to load and play–proceed with patience or disregard same.
Thank you for your enthusiasm! LESLIE
I am very happy to share the news that this book, which has been a long time in the making, is now out in the world. I am just back from the Post Office after mailing some inscribed copies.
Stay tuned for more information on readings and a few other things in the days to come.
For now, just wanted share the good news with all of you!
LESLIE
