Catherine Jagoe

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These poems are ‘an act of witness,’ says Madison author Catherine Jagoe.

Catherine Jagoe’s new book of poetry, Praying to the God of Small Things, grew out of two things: “tremendous climate anxiety” and the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. While every poem in this collection has a connection with nature, the effect is far from ecstatic. Nature, long a calming force, is now a worry. The threat of climate change hovers over these poems. She will be joined by Heather Swan, whose new book, Where the Grass Still Sings, combines art and essay to consider insects, our connection with them, and their fast disappearance. To RSVP or join the Crowdcast livestream, visit mysterytomebooks.com.