Three distinguished writers known for their words on the West discuss and read from work pertaining to recent fires— exploring ecological ruin, adaptation, and resilience.
Cultural historian D.J. Waldie—best known for Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir—reads from his forthcoming book Elements of Los Angeles: Earth, Water, Air, Fire.
Poet and artist Daniela Naomi Molnar, writes about “ecology, grief, and the illusion of closure,” reflecting on her flight from home in 2020 when her Portland house “was a tinderbox surrounded by flames.”
Rubén Martínez, author of Desert America: Boom and Bust in the New Old West, and one of the foremost chroniclers of migration, delves into our state’s extremes.
Together these three writers will read from their works and share in their experience and art surrounding the ever growing fire seasons of our times.
