An irreplaceable Poetry Reading at the Natural History Museum of Utah

A celebration of the publication of irreplaceable:
a collective praise poem for Great Salt Lake.
A free event, everyone is invited!
Wednesday, November 20th 6-7 :30 pm
Natural History Museum of Utah
301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108

Our Program
Screening of the short film irreplaceable, directed by John Meier.
Opening remarks from Lisa Bickmore, Poet Laureate of Utah
Our Readers
Suzy Eskenazi
Jasmine Hennigs-Cornell 
Rachel White
Joel Long
Christy Bills
Abdal Aśik
Sophie McCarron
Amy Brunvand
Jose Arevelo-Rivers
Scott Moore
Sarah May
Chloe Skidmore
Isabelle Ghabash
Scarlett Nunez
Riel Canales
Lara Chho
Linda Dalton Walker
Pablo Gonzaga
Masha Shukovich
Nini Rich

About the Book
The newly published irreplaceable: a collective praise poem for Great Salt Lake, composed by the poet nan seymour, is a community prayer for the replenishment of an ecosystem on a precipice. The book begins with a forward by Terry Tempest Williams which underscores the peril of this irreplaceable refuge and hemispherically essential lake.

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.