Peacemaker Resources and Dr. Anton Treuer will co-facilitate the Healing Toolbox workshop tomorrow in Bemidji. Structured to connect the dots of adversity, intergenerational trauma and epigenetics while developing strategies for empathetic listening, effective communication and resilience, the workshops goals are to inspire awareness and ultimately build stronger bridges in our communities.
In this surprisingly personal conversation with The “award-winning, million-copy bestselling author Leif Enger,” the lifelong-Minnesotan-turned-Duluthian talks about the dangers of admiration, how radio journalism shaped his fascination with people’s stories, and how “writing is part of the thinking process.”
Jacqueline Briggs Martin and illustrator Larry Day have created a must-read for the Grandma’s Marathon season: how do you fit in when you’re just not built to run?
(If you, too, are curious about Indian Runner Ducks, you can read more about them and see photographs here!)
Duluth’s newly-minted Poet Laureate (not even 24 hours yet) for 2018-2020 shares his thoughts on making poetry “more a part of the everyday fabric of Duluth”: everything from replacing new-business ribbon-cuttings with some poetry read to reflect on community, to starting city council meetings with a poem, perhaps, related to one of the agenda items.