Release Party: The Book of Hulga

A celebration of Flannery O'Connor's birthday and release party for Rita Mae Reese's new book, The Book of Hulga. Poems! Live music! Refreshments! Temporary tattoos! A Room of One's Own will be on hand selling books.

The Book of Hulga is a collection of striking poems inspired by Flannery O’Connor, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Edgar Allan Poe, Simone Weil.

“A mesmerizing imagination at work. The language is pared but rich, philosophical and earthy. These poems are fiercely individual, but dovetail into a narrative bright with revelations and wonder. The Book of Hulga is a triumph.” — Eduardo C. Corral, author of Slow Lightning

Rita Mae Reese

Rita Mae Reese is a recipient of a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award, a Stegner fellowship in fiction, a “Discovery”/The Nation award, and a Pamaunok Poetry Prize, among other awards. An animated video from the title poem of her first book, The Alphabet Conspiracy, was showcased at the Association of Independent Commercial Producers Midwest Trade Show. Her second book, The Book of Hulga, was selected by Denise Duhamel for the Felix Pollak Prize in 2016. She designs Lesbian Poet Trading Cards for Headmistress Press, is a member of the bluegrass band Coulee Creek, and serves as Co-Director of Arts & Literature Laboratory.

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Release Party: The Book of Hulga

Rita Mae Reese

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