An irreplaceable Poetry Reading at Happy Magpie Book & Quill

A celebration of the publication of irreplaceable:
a collective praise poem for Great Salt Lake.
A free event, everyone is invited!
Friday, November 8th at 7 pm
Happy Magpie Book & Quill
443 27th Street, Ogden, UT, 84401

Opening with a screening of the short film irreplaceable,
directed by John Meier.
Our Readers
nan seymour
Darren Parry
Debbi Fetters
Patrick Ramsay
Sarah May
Isabelle Ghabash
Sunni Brown Wilkinson
Amy May
sarah ann woodbury

About the Book

A collective praise poem for Great Salt Lake, composed by nan seymour, the book is a community prayer for the replenishment of an ecosystem on a precipice. It begins with a forward by Terry Tempest Williams which underscores the peril of an irreplaceable refuge.

Over 400 voices sing their praises in this chorus: sixth graders, brine shrimpers, birders, queer artists, Indigenous elders, scientists, and spell-casters, alongside scores of others who proclaim this lake beloved. The poem is still being written as the vigil keepers write, sing, and dance in celebration of the sacred lake and all of the species she sustains. They dedicate their jubilance, grief, and reverence as they invite readers to join in bearing witness. Every voice counts. Our work will be finished when the lake is replenished and her personal right to flourish is fully protected.