Local Authors Past and Present
Work in progress here -- the field is richer than first envisioned. We hope to incorporate past authors (Marianne Moore, Jean Craighead George, Hugh Henry Brackenridge, and so on), present authors/illustrators (Amy Bates, Megan Lloyd-Thompson, Adrienne Su, Kim van Alkemade, Sherry Knowlton, and so on), and books from authors who knew the Valley well and wrote about events here (Lois Lenski, Lois Lowry, Conrad Richter, and so on). We will organize them with category headers for better searching and annotate them with the particulars as we work on this. Keep checking!
These Two Hands
These Two Hands
Tatum Mann’s excitable old soul is revealed in bright glimpses in her debut book of poetry. "These Two Hands" ponders small, everyday miracles ranging from intimate moments shared beneath burning skies to nebulous recollections dream states and lucid recall of childhood memories. Her poems unravel seemingly insignificant moments, promptly weaving their core elements back together into striking lyrical landscapes. In drawing nearer to her own self through deeply personal, self-reflective writing, Mann uncovers the nuances and limitations of human emotion. Mann’s comfort with ambiguity is balanced by sharp and vivid prose, resulting in a true melange of poems, some of which arrive ceremoniously at profounds truths, while others are placated by the knowledge that “there are times when these two hands / are meant for nothing more than to carry light / from one room into the next.”