Trinity Reading Series: Brittney Corrigan

About the Book: Writer Brittney Corrigan joins us for a reading from Solastalgia, her heart-wrenching and harrowing overview of environmental destruction. Though it is an ominous exploration of the Anthropocene era and the ways humans have contributed to the changing climate, it spends much of its time honoring all the strange and wondrous creatures—"may you outlast us"—that humans, both intentionally and unwittingly, are shoving toward extinction's cliff. Using language as the tool to effect change, this eloquent tribute to all the awe-inspiring species we have failed calls us to do better, be better.

About the author: Brittney Corrigan is the author of the poetry collections Daughters, Breaking, Navigation, 40 Weeks and most recently, Solastalgia, a collection of poems about climate change, extinction, and the Anthropocene Age (JackLeg Press, 2023). Brittney was raised in Colorado and has lived in Portland, Oregon for the past three decades, where she is an alumna and employee of Reed College. She is currently at work on her first short story collection. More information: http://brittneycorrigan.com/. 

The Trinity Reading Series is supported by the Trinity Arts Commission, which enriches the Trinity congregation and the wider community by sharing the artistic gifts of local artists to enhance spiritual development and service to others.