Leave it in the Ground: Poems and Drawings

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Date/Time:Sunday, 19 Feb 2023 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location:Brunnier Art Museum
Cost:Free
URL:https://www.museums.iastate.edu/calendar...ve-ground/
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Phone:515-294-3342
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Debra Marquart, Distinguished Professor and Iowa Poet Laureate, will read from her in-progress book-length poem, "Leave it in the Ground," and share images created in collaboration with visual artist Tom Rice. Together, the book and art will examine the true cost of oil extraction to the planet.

Leave it in the Groundis about the oil boom in Marquart's home state of North Dakota. She will share images of Rice's large-scale drawings that depict the visual narrative of her words. Together, the book and art will examine the true cost of oil extraction to the planet.

Brunnier Art Museum
295 Scheman Building
1806 Center Drive, Ames, IA

In conjunction with the exhibition Telling Tales: Exploring Narrative Art in the Permanent Collection at the Brunnier Art Museum January 17-July 23, 2023.