Butterfly Nebula, by Laura Hogan
This is an email from the poet Laura Hogan, a member of the first poetry group I was ever able to join, announcing the publication of her new book, which won the Backwaters Prize in poetry:
Dear friends,
At the beginning of the pandemic, I started writing poems that intersected with science—biology, astronomy, physics, in, for example, sea creatures and butterflies and stars—and then of course, being me, I suppose, the poems started intersecting with identity, the human condition, and questions of faith. That turned into my new collection Butterfly Nebula, which won the Backwaters Prize in poetry last year and will be published by the Backwaters Press, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, on October 1st, although it appears that the book is already shipping. I have received copies and the book is beautiful!
You can order the book through University of Nebraska Press, Bookshop, Amazon, or Barnes & Noble or your local bookstore. I’ll be reading poems from the book in several venues this fall, and if you’re in the Los Angeles area please come out to the book launch at Chevalier’s Books on October 6th at 6 pm, where I’ll be reading with poets Donna Spruijt-Metz, Vandana Khanna, and Chloe Martinez—I would be so happy to see you there! I’ll also read poems at the UCLA Planetarium the evening of October 4th at 8 pm, and after the reading we’ll have a telescope viewing. Or on November 9th please come out to the Village Well in Culver City, where I’ll read with poet Kate Bolton Bonnici. More information about these events, plus other upcoming events, can be found here.
If you know of people who would be interested in reviewing Butterfly Nebula or teaching it in a class, please feel free to send them my way or to the press for review copies.
I want to thank each one of you for the support you have given me over the years—each one of you has, in your own way, helped and encouraged me along this journey, and I am so grateful.
Wishing you a wonderful fall, and I hope to see you soon!
Warmly,
Laura
Laura Reece Hogan