Santa Fe River Comes to Life Book launch and reading

Contributors to The Return of the River: Writers, Scholars, and Citizens Speak on Behalf of the Santa Fe River, edited by A. Kyce Bello and recently published by Sunstone Press, will celebrate the book’s release and its namesake river in a reading on Friday, May 6, from 5:30 to 7 pm in the History Museum Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. A booksigning will follow.

Conceived in response to the 2007 designation of the Santa Fe River as Most Endangered River in America, The Return of the River offers an alternative narrative to the dominant story of the river’s ruin by celebrating it as the ecological, historical, and social heart of Santa Fe. The Return of the River includes the words of writers and poets, historians, artists, and ecologists who eloquently and passionately express their hopes for a living river. Their words range from scholarly to deeply personal, from practical to whimsical. The result is a convergence of landscape, community, and creativity that recognizes the interdependence of all three. In a time when the planet faces unparalleled threats, The Return of the River is a testament to the belief that the most damaged places can be healed, and that ordinary voices can be the agent of that change.

Among the contributing poets and writers reading at the May 6 event: Valerie Martinez, Jack Loeffler, Miriam Sagan, Angelo Jaramillo, Barbara Rockman, Santa Fe Living Treasure Melinda Romero Pike, and others.

For interviews and event information, contact Kyce Bello, editor / (505) 474-7998 / akbello@hotmail.com

For review copies, contact Carl Condit / (505) 988-4418 / orders@sunstonepress.com.