Hear 24 poems by 13 regional poets & view 40 photos by Catherine Lange & Michael Ruth—all part of the exhibit, “Same Location, Multiple Perspectives.” The poets: Jan Hasselman Bosman, Eric Chandler, Jan Chronister, Naomi Cochran, Yvette Viets Flaten, Crystal Spring Gibbins, Carol Good, Catherine Lange, Howard Paap, Mary Louise Peters, Diana Randolph, Peggy Trojan, & Lucy Tyrrell. The poems, some written to images in the show, appear in the 100-page catalog available for sale at the reading, along with other books by some of the poets.

Alan Brew, Professor of English at Northland College in Ashland, Wisc., and the Executive Director of its Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, says:

Catherine Lange, Michael L. Ruth, “and their poet friends use photos and words to explore what it is that rivers, and experiences with water more generally, say to each of us. In doing so, they help to build bridges that we desperately need in these tumultuous times. Bridges that connect us to the stability of rocks from the basement of time and to the lifeblood that courses through each of our veins. Bridges that close the gaps between us, helping us to understand and appreciate the diversity of our perspectives. And, perhaps most importantly, bridges that transport us into the essential beauty of moving water and flowing words.”