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Celebrate two Vermont-based poets at the “Guess Who’s in Town” poetry reading series. Husbands James Crews and Brad Peacock will be sharing from their bestselling book, Love Is for All of Us: Poems of Tenderness & Belonging from the LGBTQ+ Community & Friends<\/em><\/a>, in Central Library’s lovely Fireplace Room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Crews<\/strong> is the author of Turning Toward Grief: Reflections on Life, Loss & Appreciation<\/em>, and Breathing Room: Poems for Rest & Retreat <\/em>as well as five other poetry collections. He is editor of several bestselling anthologies, including The Wonder of Small Things<\/em> (winner of the New England Book Award), The Path to Kindness<\/em> (winner of the Nautilus Award), and How to Love the World<\/em>, which has sold over 100,000 copies to date. Learn more at: jamescrews.net<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brad Peacock <\/strong>is a veteran, organic farmer, and photographer. He is co-editor of Love Is for All of Us<\/em>, a bestselling anthology of LGBTQ+ love poems. He is also a published author, and has been featured in The Washington Blad<\/em>e, Vox Populi<\/em>, and other newspapers throughout the country. He lives with his husband on land that he is rehabilitating with native plants and flowers, slowly returning the ecosystem to a paradise for pollinators and all wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, May 8, 5:30 – 6:30 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fireplace Room, SB Public Library, 40 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free and open to the public <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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