“Our civilized, single-use world—Reese’s Pieces, potato salad in plastic, suburban sprawl, mass surveillance, and mass loneliness—sickened him.”

From 'What Would E.T. Do?' a new original essay by Greg Wrenn.

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I've admired poet and literature professor Greg Wrenn since we were high school theater nerds in NE FL back in the late '90s 😂What a delight to interview him about Mothership, his lyrical memoir about nature and psychedelic healing, for New Books Network 📚

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Books that blend environmental reporting and memoir recommended by Greg Wrenn, including Florence Williams, Camile Dungy, Elizabeth Rush, and more.
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We're honored to be participating in UVA Sustainability's community-wide celebration for Earth Month, which will include clean ups, clothing swaps, book talks, & more. Don't miss Greg Wrenn's book talk on 4/13 for his memoir Mothership! See the full lineup: sustainability.virginia.edu/earthmonth2024

We’re super excited to show you our creative nonfiction panelists! You may see some familiar faces in this line up!

Join us April 20th to talk memoirs, Hip-Hop, and more!

Dr. Gina Mae | Megan Volpert | Worge Goshington | Greg Wrenn

Get your tickets today: Redclayconference.org

#NYC ! My book launch is in a week! Come to P&T Knitwear | Books and Podcasts on the Lower East Side on Tuesday, 3/26 at 7pm. Acclaimed writer and Stanford professor Kirstin Valdez Quade will be moderating. Find out what #coralreefs , #ET , and #ayahuasca have in common 😀

I’m so happy to share the cover art for my novel ALL THE WORLD BESIDE, forthcoming March 2024. The book is made of impossibilities made possible: queer Puritans and Capital-G God. Please consider preordering (preorders determine the success of every book): bit.ly/45pR5gx

Cover reveal for my memoir Mothership now up @lithib — here’s to the power of #coralreefs and #ayahuasca to heal #cptsd !

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First time holding my book as a book(ish)!
BOY ERASED was a book I had to write; ALL THE WORLD BESIDE (3.26.24) is the book I wanted to write. I dared myself to do more: the ambition, the fact it’s
a full blown Romantic novel with some serious spirituality and sex—

BREAKING NEWS: Cormac McCarthy, a preeminent voice in American literature over the better part of the past half-century, died today at his home in Santa Fe, N.M., his publisher, Knopf, confirmed. He was 89. Full obit to follow.

This cover has youth & experience locking eyes, a sculpture in Oslo that moved me to tears, and the Gowanus Canal. So...my whole soul. So psyched Literary Hub wanted to unveil it. Out next Feb. 🙏🔥
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Come join me this summer in a poetry workshop I’m teaching through Stanford Continuing Studies. “The Apprenticeship: Transform Your Poetry by Learning from the Masters.” Registration opens today! #poetry #poetry lovers #poetry twitter

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Happy Pub Day, Bethanne Patrick Is Still Writing! Can’t wait to read! #lifebmemoir #counterpointpress #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #depression #doubledepression #hope #healing

'Every semester I find myself lowering class expectations, in fear of too many Fs as final grades.'

— #AJOpinion by Greg Wrenn ⤵️ aje.io/h25v8n

Important read to think about the dangers of social media addiction. Calling it a problem with attention span is an oversimplification.

Greg Wrenn I definitely agree.

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What an article by Greg Wrenn for Al Jazeera PR!

He asks: In this numb blur of a cyborg life on an overheating world, what would it take to be happier?

Read the full article here:

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TikTok US #ADHD #attention #student #academia Academic Chatter™

We have a climate crisis — and a crisis of attention… my op-ed now live on Al Jazeera English

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