I greatly enjoyed my live stream reading and conversation with Taylor Garcia, which was hosted by Rosalia Scalia and sponsored by Unsolicited Press. Taylor is engaging and fun.

I read a selection of poems from my upcoming collection, Why Trees Stay Outside, and we chatted about writing, inspiration, and encouraging young authors.

Check out the video:

My new poetry collection, Why Trees Stay Outside, will be published 10/1/24 by Unsolicited Press. Unlike my previous poetry book and novels, which have words extending back thirty years or more, these poems were written in the last 5-6 years with echoes of our contemporary social, political, and natural environment along with flashes of romance and humor. There’s more information HERE

The title poem was inspired by a question our son John asked me when he was a preschooler. You can check out the poem in the literary journal Rust + Moss, where it first appeared.

You can preorder the collection from the publisher and from most book retailers, including your local bookstore, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or bookshop.org. Posting a review on Amazon or Goodreads will bring my undying gratitude.

Here are a few celebratory events for those of you in the SF Bay area, and I would be thrilled to see you there. There are more appearances listed on my Events page, and I also plan to schedule some zoom events.

Great Good Place for Books
Sunday 10/6/24, 6 pm
In conversation with Susan Ito
6120 La Salle Avenue
Oakland, CA 94611

Green Apple Books on the Park
Thursday 10/17/24, 7 pm
with Anna B. Moore and J.J. Eliott
1231 9th Ave. (@ Lincoln Way)
San Francisco, CA 94122
https://greenapplebooks.com/event/2024-10-17/9th-ave-jj-elliott-anna-b-moore-terry-tierney

Books, Inc.
Thursday, 11/7/24, 7 pm
In Conversation with Sophia Raday
1491 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94709
https://booksinc.net/event/2024-11-07/terry-tierney-books-inc-berkeley