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Happy Earth Day! Carbon Ideologies - 2 volumes - No Immediate Danger - No Good Alternative By William T. Vollman Call Number:  QD 181 .C1 V648 2018 Review from the LA Review of Books Publisher's Description :   Carbon Ideologies is a two-volume work by William T. Vollmann about energy production and the human actions that have led to global warming. In Volume I,  No Immediate Danger , Vollmann lays out the many causes of climate change, and then examines to what extent nuclear power might satisfy energy demand by recounting multiple visits he made over the course of seven years to the contaminated zones and ghost towns of Fukushima, Japan, beginning shortly after the tsunami and the reactor meltdowns of 2011. In Volume II,  No Good Alternative , Vollmann turns to an examination of coal mining and oil and natural gas production, in investigative journeys that take him from West Virginia, Kentucky and Colorado to Bangladesh, Mexico and the United Arab Emirat

April is  National Poetry Month  and tomorrow is Poem in Your Pocket Day   Here at UWSP, we have many champions of Poem in Your Pocket Day. Tomorrow you will see volunteers around campus distributing poems - meant to be read and shared. The Library has a wide selection of  poetry  to choose from. Stop by and browse our collection.  We are excited to again work with our community partners in celebrating this day: The STORE , CREATE Portage County , Portage County Literacy Council , and the Portage County Public Library .  It’s easy to carry a poem, share a poem, or start your own Poem in Your Pocket Day event. Here are some ideas of how you might get involved: Start a poem giveaway in your school or workplace Urge local businesses to offer discounts for those carrying poems Post pocket-sized verses in public places Memorize a poem Start a street team to pass out poems in your community Distribute bookmarks with your favorite lines of poetry Add a poem to your email f

April is National Poetry Month !   Citizen Illegal: Poems By José Olivarez Call number:  PS3615.L56 C58 2018  Review from the Chicago Tribune Publisher's description :  In this stunning debut, poet José Olivarez explores the stories, contradictions, joys, and sorrows that embody life in the spaces between Mexico and America. He paints vivid portraits of good kids, bad kids, families clinging to hope, life after the steel mills, gentrifying barrios, and everything in between. Drawing on the rich traditions of Latinx and Chicago writers like Sandra Cisneros and Gwendolyn Brooks, Olivarez creates a home out of life in the in-between. Combining wry humor with potent emotional force, Olivarez takes on complex issues of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and immigration using an everyday language that invites the reader in. Olivarez has a unique voice that makes him a poet to watch. José Olivarez   is the son of Mexican immigrants. He is a co-host of the podcast, The Poetry

April is poetry and jazz appreciation month!  The Library is celebrating poetry month on  April 18th with Poem in your Pocket day , where we will be distributing poems to be shared with co-workers, friends, family, and strangers in collaboration with the Portage County Public Library , Portage County Literacy Council , The Store , and CREATE Portage County .  " National Poetry Month  was inaugurated by the  Academy of American Poets  in 1996. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world with schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets celebrating poetry’s vital place in our culture." Our library is also chock full of poetry books and books about poetry. Browse the PN call number area on the 4th floor. Also, please check out our seasonal display in the Lobby of Albertson Hall for featured poetry titles and jazz artists.  Here are some other ways to celebrate: Chalk a poem  on the sidewalk. Recreate a poet’s favorite food o