The Spring Creek Project

Such a lovely event!!

At the heart of Charles Goodrich's poetry is a quest for a deeper sense of community with the land, the weather, and the waters of his chosen home. Members of the natural world — insects, birds, plants, humans and other mammals — conspire with him in the journey.

Sly, quirky, infused with wry humor and a contrarian spirit, his poems go in pursuit of what Thich Nhat Hanh calls "interbeing," the interwoven interdependence of all things. With their nuanced and varied themes of building and making a home, love of family, and kinship with all creatures, these are, in Clem Starck’s words, "the musings of a latter-day Zen gardener."

Join Spring Creek Project, Grass Roots Books, and EMPTY BOWL Press on April 23, 7 p.m., in PRAx's Toomey Lobby to celebrate his latest collection, Knot House: New & Selected Poems.

Goodrich is the author of four previous volumes of poetry; a book of narrative essays, The Practice of Home; and a novel, Weave Me a Crooked Basket. His poems and prose writings have appeared in Orion, The Sun, Terrain.org, and many other publications. He is also a former director of the Spring Creek Project.

Goodrich will share work from the new collection, and the reading will be followed by a Q&A and book signing. Grass Roots Books will be on hand with copies for sale. Event is free and open to all.