The Huntington Garden
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino,, CA 91108
United States
This program is co-presented with The Huntington; registered guests will have access to The The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens beginning one hour prior to the program, at 2 PM PT. This event is free and open to the public.
Home to a remarkable array of avian life, The Huntington’s gardens serve as the perfect setting for an afternoon of observing, listening, and celebrating birds and other non-human species with readings by Priyanka Kumar, author of Conversations with Birds; Eloise Klein Healy, L.A.’s inaugural Poet Laureate and life-long birdwatcher; and award-winning two-spirit poet Julian Talamantez Brolaski, lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and songwriter for Juan & the Pines.
Priyanka Kumar
Priyanka Kumar is the author of Conversations with Birds. Her essays and criticism appear in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Review of Books, The Huffington Post, and High Country News.
“Birds are my almanac. They tune me into the seasons, and into myself.” So begins this lively collection of essays by acclaimed filmmaker and novelist Priyanka Kumar.