Why Trees Stay Outside: Terry Tierney with Sophia Raday (A Litquake Aftershocks Event)
On Thursday, November 7 at 7pm, Books Inc. Berkeley proudly hosts local author Terry Tierney for a celebration of his second book of poetry, Why Trees Stay Outside!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/terry-tierney-at-books-inc-berkeley-tickets-958395866837
In Why Trees Stay Outside, voices emerge from our social, political, and natural environment, including perspectives we thought were inanimate or at least insentient, some human, some spiritual.
Through provocative imagery, they ask how we can save ourselves, find love, and find meaning given our current relationships with one another and the earth. The chorus of questions radiates with occasional remorse, but the poems also flash with redemption and humor. By exposing features of our physical and personal environments, their wealth of perspectives, and our innate desire to create and destroy, these accessible poems dare us to reconsider our assumptions and find a way forward.
Terry Tierney is the author of a poetry collection, The Poet’s Garage, and the novels Lucky Ride and The Bridge on Beer River, all published by Unsolicited Press. His poems, short stories, and reviews have appeared in numerous literary magazines. After serving in the Seabees, he completed his BA and MA at Binghamton University and a PhD in Victorian Literature at Emory University. He taught college composition and creative writing courses, and survived several Silicon Valley startups as a software engineering manager. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and literary mentor, Michaelyn Burnette, their enthusiastic Golden Retriever, and two fluffy cats. More can be learned at http://terrytierney.com
Sophia Raday is at work on a murder mystery featuring women cops going through middlescence in the Bay Area. In the meantime, she celebrates the joy and power of women of experience through her SheFlexx social media accounts on Instagram and Facebook. A proud member of The Writers Grotto, she is the author of Love in Condition Yellow: A Memoir of an Unlikely Marriage, about her ongoing romance with her political opposite. Love In Condition Yellow was selected for the American Bookseller Association’s Indie Next List and as an Indie Hardcover Favorite. Raday’s work has also appeared in various outlets including The New York Times, Slate, and Politico.