Alison Hawthorne Deming
Poet and essayist, Regents professor, and Agnes Nelms-Hari Chair of Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona. Former director of the Poetry Center.
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Jul 1, 2020 • 32min
Alison Hawthorne Deming: The Big Story of Life on Earth
Alison Hawthorne Deming, a prestigious poet and professor, discusses the deep connections between poetry and life on Earth. She shares the poignant themes in Diane Ackerman's extraterrestrial love poem and Cornelius Eady's reflection on gratitude amid racial strife. Deming recounts a memorable moment with Georgia O’Keeffe through N. Scott Momaday's work and introduces her own poem, 'Territory Drive,' born from the solitude of quarantine, exploring isolation and the enduring beauty of nature.
