St. Paul, MN —

In person: Michael Bazzett appearing at the University Club of St. Paul featuring Mary Junge, Timothy Young, and Mary Kay Rumme, hosted by Tim Nolan

Join for an evening of Readings by Writers hosted by Tim Nolan. Michael Bazzett’s most recent book is If Today Were Tomorrow a collection of translations of the poetry of Humberto Ak’abal, a K’iche’ Maya poet from Guatemala. He will be joined by Mary Junge, Timothy Young, and Mary Kay Rumme who also have books that have recently been published.

Minneapolis, MN —

In-person: Rebecca Sharpless in conversation with Cani Adan & Nasra Ismail

Please join Milkweed Editions, The Binger Center for New Americans, and The Advocates for Human Rights as we present Rebecca Sharpless, author of Shackled: 92 Refugees Imprisoned on ICE Air, in conversation with Nasra Ismail, the Executive Director U.S. Enterprise at Alight, and Cani Adan, the Executive Director of New Roots Midwest.

 

About the book

Published by the University of California Press, the book documents how in December 2017, U.S. immigration authorities shackled and abused 92 African refugees for two days while attempting to deport them by plane to Somalia. When national media broke…

Arati Kumar-Rao

Arati Kumar-Rao is a National Geographic Explorer, an independent environmental photographer, a writer, and an artist. Her work has appeared in National Geographic, Emergence, BBC, and in leading Indian publications.