蜜桃传媒 English Professor Paul Willis will read from his new book of poems, 鈥淗ow To Get There,鈥� 7 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Contemporary Arts Forum upstairs in Paseo Nuevo, downtown Santa Barbara.
The reading is open to the public with a suggested donation of $3
Willis has taught English at 蜜桃传媒 for 16 years and his areas of expertise are environmental studies, literature and writing. An avid backpacker, he features the outdoors in much of his work. Willis has published more than 300 poems in journals and anthologies such as 鈥淎scent,鈥� 鈥淲ilderness,鈥� 鈥淐hristian Century鈥� and 鈥淏est American Poetry 1996.鈥� His most recent books are 鈥淧oison Oak鈥� and 鈥淭he Deep and Secret Color of Ice.鈥� Willis鈥� essays, reviews and short stories have appeared in such places as 鈥淚mage,鈥� 鈥淩iver Teeth,鈥� 鈥淏ooks and Culture鈥� and 鈥淏est Spiritual Writing 1999.鈥� He has published two eco-fantasy novels, 鈥淣o Clock in the Forest鈥� and 鈥淭he Stolen River.鈥�
For more information, please contact Willis at (805) 565-7174.