ITS POETRY NIGHT AT THE GARDEN.
Join us for a night of poetry cultivating our collective urge to grow, tend, and help launch the new poetry anthology Leaning toward Light: Poems for Gardens & the Hands That Tend Them. Alongside notable contemporary poets Robert Hass, Brenda Hillman, Forrest Gander, Jane Hirshfield, Genine Lentine, Brynn Saito, Maw Shein Win, Alan Chazaro, Katie Peterson, and others, editor Tess Taylor invites gardeners, plant lovers, and readers alike to a magical night of poetry and music in the Redwood Grove. Poems will be paired with live music by Steven Emerson & Son to celebrate this beautiful collaboration of some of most imaginative contemporary poets of our time.
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About the book:
Much like reading a good poem, caring for plants brings comfort, solace, and joy to many. In this new poetry anthology, Leaning toward Light, acclaimed poet and avid gardener Tess Taylor brings together a diverse range of contemporary voices to offer poems that celebrate that joyful connection to the natural world. Several of the most well-known contemporary writers, as well as some of poetry’s exciting rising stars, contribute to this collection including Ross Gay, Jericho Brown, Mark Doty, Jane Hirshfield, Ada Limón, Danusha Laméris, Naomi Shihab Nye, Garrett Hongo, Ellen Bass, and James Crews. With a foreword by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, author of the New York Times bestseller World of Wonders—it includes reflective pauses and sometimes whimsical recipes by the poets themselves.
Tess Taylor, an avid gardener, is the author of five acclaimed collections of poetry including Work & Days, which was named one of the 10 best books of poetry of 2016 by the New York Times. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Kenyon Review, Poetry, Tin House, The Times Literary Supplement, CNN, and the New York Times. She has also served as on-air poetry reviewer for NPR’s All Things Considered for over a decade. Taylor lives in El Cerrito, where she tends fruit trees, kale, and backyard chickens.
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CONCERT INFORMATION AND TICKET POLICIES
All tickets are by registration "will call list"; no physical tickets available.
Your name will be on the check-in list available at the Kiosk and Grove Gate.
Parking at the Botanical Garden is NOT guaranteed. The adjacent UC parking lot ($1.50/hr) has only 51 spaces - rideshare and carpooling is highly recommended. UC Berkeley campus shuttle available every 30 minutes.
Ticket includes admission to the main Botanical Garden collections before it closes at 5:00pm.
Redwood Grove Gate opens at 5pm. Show starts promptly at 5:30pm.
Seating is general admission amphitheater. Stadium chairs ok; no lawn chairs. Please contact us in advance if you will need a wheelchair accessible spot.
Picnics welcome. No concessions provided.
Warm clothes recommended.