The Silver City Public Library will host a Winter Poetry Challenge in partnership with the current poet laureate of Silver City and Grant County, Heather Frankland, in December 2024 and January 2025! The poet laureate program is housed within the Southwest Word Fiesta. Challenge bingo cards will be available at the library, and participants will […]
Western New Mexico University (WNMU) is hosting a special event for Banned Books Week on September 17, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM at Miller Library. This event is an opportunity to highlight the importance of freedom of expression and explore the stories that have been banned or challenged throughout history. This year’s theme, “Freed […]
On Saturday, September 21, 2024, poetry enthusiasts and animal lovers alike will gather at the Church of Harmony for a special event with acclaimed Santa Fe poet Wayne Lee. The event, titled “Writing the Animal Within,” marks the launch of Lee’s latest book, Buddha’s Cat, and features a poetry reading, open mic session, and a […]
This September, Silver City welcomes an extraordinary voice in contemporary poetry, as Josephine LoRe brings her deeply resonant works to an intimate gathering on September 6th from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. LoRe’s poetry is a celebration of the natural world and the enduring bonds of family, woven together with a lyricism that has captivated […]
As we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Gila Wilderness in 2024, the Gila River Festival will not only celebrate this important milestone in protecting America’s first Wilderness River, but will also look to the Gila’s future. By exploring themes of long-term protection, climate resilience, cultural exchange, and stewardship, we will envision together the Gila […]
Heather Frankland was proclaimed Silver CIty and Grant County’s sixth Poet Laureate last evening at the Town Council Meeting by Mayor Ladner on May 14, 2024. Frankland teaches at Western New Mexico University, and she is also active in the community organizing poetry events. She has served in the Peace Corps and Peace Corps Response […]
We respectfully acknowledge that the entirety of southwestern New Mexico is the traditional territory, since time immemorial, of the Chis-Nde, also known as the people of the Chiricahua Apache Nation. The Chiricahua Apache Nation is recognized as a sovereign Native Nation by the United States in the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Friendship of 1 July 1852 (10 Stat. 979) (Treaty of Santa Fe ratified 23 March 1853 and proclaimed by President Franklin Pierce 25 March 1853).
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