Salamanders in Winter: Reading and Q&A with Joanna Green

About the Event

Join Joanna Green at Buffalo Street Books for the launch of her debut collection of poems, “Salamanders in Winter”, just published by Cayuga Lake Books. Her work explores the conundrum of living life fully in the midst of societal collapse. Before turning to writing and music upon retirement, Green was a pioneer in the field of sustainable agriculture at Cornell University, fighting against the continuing industrialization of farming and the impoverishment of rural communities. In 2010 she founded the non-profit Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming, one of the nation’s first farmer training programs to confront the deep racial inequities embedded in our agriculture and food systems. She now sings and plays vibes and violin in two local jazz bands, and writes regularly as a member of the Cascadilla Writers Group.

This event is free and open to the public. Book signing and reception to follow the reading.

About the Book

In this debut collection, Joanna Green explores the conundrum of living life fully in the midst of societal collapse. Before turning to writing and music upon retirement, she was a pioneer in the field of sustainable agriculture at Cornell University, fighting against the continuing industrialization of farming and the impoverishment of rural communities. In 2010 she founded the non-profit Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming, one of the nation’s first farmer training programs to confront the deep racial inequities embedded in our agriculture and food systems.