“What Does Not Return,” by Tami Haaland. Lost Horse Press, paperback, 65 pages. $18. “The Bluebird Run,” by Greg Keeler. Elk River Books, paperback, 193 pages. Continue Reading →
Tami Haaland
Recent Posts
Bride weds bride; new book appears
|
I have been to a world’s fair, the Grand Canyon and a rodeo. But until the last week, I had never seen a same-sex wedding or attended a book signing at which I was one of the signers. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Craig Lancaster, House of Books, Precious McKenzie, Tami Haaland
Library hosts panel discussion of Montana literature
|
Montana has become known for its rich history of books and writers, but how did that happen? Neighboring states like Wyoming and the Dakotas boast a handful of well-known writers, but with books and stories like “The Big Sky,” “A River Runs Through It” and “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,” Montana established itself early on as a place that produces quality writers. Thursday night, the Billings Public Library will host a panel discussion about some of these writers and books, and panelists will bat around a few ideas of what it is about Montana that inspires such incredible literature. The discussion will start at 6:30 p.m. in the library’s Royal Johnson Community Room, led by local author Russell Rowland. The panel will also feature, High Plains Book Festival founder Corby Skinner, former Montana Poet Laureate Tami Haaland, Last Best News founder Ed Kemmick and MSU-Billings literature professor Rachel Schaffer. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Last Best Blog, Billings Public Library, Corby Skinner, Rachel Schaffer, Russell Rowland, Tami Haaland
Tami Haaland, state laureate, poet of ‘the best lost place’
|
Tami Haaland was 16 when she saw a Calgary Opera Company production of “La Traviata” in Chester, courtesy of the Chester Arts Council. It made a big impression on her, and it helps explain why she has spent so much of her adult life bringing the arts into the lives of others. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Culture, Chester, Danell Jones, Hi-line, Inverness, Joplin, Montana poet laureate, Montana State University Billings
Rough-and-tumble poetry slam set for next week
|
At the fifth annual Billings Grand Slam poetry event next week, you can expect to encounter high sentiments, lovely words — and fierce competition. “People are there to see the blood sport,” said James Hickman, one of the organizers of the slam. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, Culture, Anna Paige, Billings Grand Slam, Corby Skinner, Dave Caserio, High Plains BookFest, James Hickman
A very public poet celebrates new book
|
Dave Caserio is a poet, but he is best known in Billings as a performer of poetry. In the past 10 years he has collaborated with musicians, dancers, actors, painters and other poets to create improvisational amalgams of creativity unlike anything else available in this part of the world. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Culture, Dave Caserio, Festival of the Book, High Plains Book Festival, James Hickman, Jessica Jane Hart, Martin Jude Farawell, Pete Tolton
History for all: Public lecture series looks at World War I
|
Last year, when the Montana State University Billings Library presented a series of lectures marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, no one had any idea how many people would turn out for the Tuesday night presentations. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, Culture, Brent Roberts, Brian Dillon, Gilder-Lehrman Foundation, Humanities Montana, Jen Lynn, John Roberts
‘Winter in the Blood’ — and Hi-Line on the brain
|
LIVINGSTON — On a gorgeous first day of summer, something like 120 people crowded into an auditorium for the Livingston premiere of “Winter in the Blood,” a movie rich in beauty and brutality. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Culture, Montana, 'A River Runs Through It', Alex Smith, Andrew Smith, Clyde Aspevig, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, David Quammen
Livingston arts festival opens with Hi-Line connections
|
LIVINGSTON — Two books, sent to him years ago by his brother, showed pianist and composer Phil Aaberg that “art could be created on the Hi-Line and from the Hi-Line.” (more…) Continue Reading →
