FEATURED EVENTS

Waste, junk, trash! Join Naomi Shihab Nye on Saturday, July 2nd, as she explores what society throws away in her book, Cast Away: Poems for our time. She prompts readers to think about what we consider to be trash, what happens to trash, and what our trash says about us. In this thought-provoking book, Nye offers candid, inquisitive, witty poems that all center on the concept of trash. This collection of poems is a reminder that we can have more control and intention over what we use and what we cast away, and that these actions have an effect on our planet. This Authors Series program is a wonderful complement to our summer exhibit, Earth Matters. During the Author Visit, Guests will experience a book reading with Nye, Q&A, a hands-on poetry activity, and a book signing.

Waste, junk, trash! Join Naomi Shihab Nye and the San Antonio Writing Project (SAWP) on Friday, July 1st as they read and write about trash from different angles, drawing inspiration from Nye’s book, Cast Away: Poems for our time. This program is designed for teenage and adult audiences. Participants will be asked to think about trash, the trash they find along their neighborhood walks or the trash you throw out from their homes. Nye and SWAP will challenge participants to think about what we consider to be trash, what happens to trash after we throw it out, and what the trash we throw away says about our habits. Participants will consider how to enact change in daily life to contribute to healthier, ecological outcomes. Participants will be prompted to think about their lived experiences and transform them into truthful messages about what we cast away.