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Poet Tess Taylor, editor of the new book “Leaning Toward Light: Poems for Gardens & the Hands That Tend Them,” writes that this Labor Day, wherever you are, I hope you find time for some of what Andrew Marvell famously called “a green thought in a green shade.”
"Leaning Toward Light: Poems for Gardens and the Hands That Tend Them," edited by El Cerrito poet and avid gardener Tess Taylor, compiles many poems from classic and contemporary poets that capture the essence of gardening and the connection to the natural world. Taylor, along with local poets Ellen Bass and Danusha Laméris who both contributed to the book, will be at Bookshop Santa Cruz Thursday for readings and signings.
Join fellow gardeners for a free monthly Santa Cruz Garden Exchange from 8 to 9 a.m. Saturday in the parking lot of Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange.
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Changing the Narrative is a research project with a purpose. The program seeks to change the way the general public views the houseless population by creating graphic novels based on the lived experience of people who have experienced houselessness. Dr. Kacy McKinney—a Portland State professor and l