We are proud to present a reading by Alison Hawthorne Deming and Sally Ball.

Alison Hawthorne Deming is the author of six books of poetry and five books of nonfiction, with two books coming out in 2025: the poetry collection Blue Flax & Yellow Mustard Flower and the anthology The Gift of Animals: Poems of Love, Loss, & Connection. With Lauret E. Savoy she coedited the anthology The Colors of Nature: Culture, Identity, & the Natural World. She is the recipient of Guggenheim and NEA Fellowships.

Sally Ball is the author of three collections of poems, Hold Sway, Wreck Me and Annus Mirabilis. Professor of English and director of creative writing at ASU, Ball is also the long-time associate director of Four Way Books and a faculty member in the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. Her collaborative artist’s book with Czech printmaker Jan Vičar has been exhibited across Europe, Japan, and the US.

In addition to the in-person reading, most Reading & Lecture Series events are streamed live on our website.